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XB-ART-46371
Neuropharmacology 2012 Sep 01;634:761-7. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2012.05.027.
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The pharmacological profile of ELIC, a prokaryotic GABA-gated receptor.

Thompson AJ , Alqazzaz M , Ulens C , Lummis SC .


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The Erwinia ligand-gated ion channel (ELIC) is a bacterial homologue of vertebrate Cys-loop ligand-gated ion channels. It is activated by GABA, and this property, combined with its structural similarity to GABA(A) and other Cys-loop receptors, makes it potentially an excellent model to probe their structure and function. Here we characterise the pharmacological profile of ELIC, examining the effects of compounds that could activate or inhibit the receptor. We confirm that a range of amino acids and classic GABA(A) receptor agonists do not elicit responses in ELIC, and we show the receptor can be at least partially activated by 5-aminovaleric acid and γ-hydroxybutyric acid, which are weak agonists. A range of GABA(A) receptor non-competitive antagonists inhibit GABA-elicited ELIC responses including α-endosulfan (IC₅₀ = 17 μM), dieldrin (IC₅₀ = 66 μM), and picrotoxinin (IC₅₀ = 96 μM) which were the most potent. Docking suggested possible interactions at the 2' and 6' pore-lining residues, and mutagenesis of these residues supports this hypothesis for α-endosulfan. A selection of compounds that act at Cys-loop and other receptors also showed some efficacy at blocking ELIC responses, but most were of low potency (IC₅₀ > 100 μM). Overall our data show that a number of compounds can inhibit ELIC, but it has limited pharmacological similarity to GLIC and to Cys-loop receptors.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: gabarap ptx pxn


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Alqazzaz, Cys-loop receptor channel blockers also block GLIC. 2011, Pubmed