a(HBP:"alpha-3 beta-2 nAChR")
For instance, prolonged exposure of HEK293 cells to saturating nicotine concentrations increased by 6- and 1.5-fold, respectively, the expression of alpha3beta2 and alpha3beta4 nAChRs.Similarly, while alpha4beta2 nAChRs upregulate strongly, alpha4beta4 nAChRs upregulate poorly in response to continuous exposure to nicotine. PubMed:19126755
At 37°C, the timecourse of the a6b2 and a3b2 up-regulation is essentially complete after 2 h, and no signifi- cant changes were observed with longer nicotine incubations. PubMed:18174175
We first assayed expression of a6b2 or a3b2 receptors by binding the agonist, 125 I-labeled epibatidine (Fig. 1, A and B), to stably transfected a6FLAGb2HA cells and transiently trans- fected a3FLAGb2HA cells. PubMed:18174175
Other ‘‘a3b2-specific’’ antagonists, such as neuronal- or kappa- bungarotoxin and a-CtxPnIA, have also turned out to block a6*- nAChRs [129]. PubMed:21787755
Initially, a-CtxMII was thought to be highly selective for a3b2*-nAChRs [124] and became a useful tool for investigating receptor structure [125]. PubMed:21787755
Other ‘‘a3b2-specific’’ antagonists, such as neuronal- or kappa- bungarotoxin and a-CtxPnIA, have also turned out to block a6*- nAChRs [129]. PubMed:21787755
Other ‘‘a3b2-specific’’ antagonists, such as neuronal- or kappa- bungarotoxin and a-CtxPnIA, have also turned out to block a6*- nAChRs [129]. PubMed:21787755
Also, Endo et al. [141] found naturally-expressed a3b2- and a6b2-nAChRs on superior colli- culus neurons, and these receptors are likely located on pre- synaptic terminals of GABAergic neurons where they modulate GABA release. PubMed:21787755
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