| Assay Method Information | |
| | Electrophysiology |
| Description: | Electrophysiological experiments were performed on days 3 to 5 after the micro-injection of mRNA. During the experiment the oocytes were constantly superfused by a solution containing (in mM) NaCl 90, KCl 1, HEPES 5, MgCl2 1, CaCl2 1 (pH 7.4). Oocytes were impaled by two glass microelectrodes (resistance: 0.4 MΩ) which were filled with a solution containing KCl 1M+K-acetate 1.5 M and voltage-clamped to −80 mV. The recordings were performed at room temperature using the Roboocyte two-electrode voltage clamp system (Multichannelsystem). After an initial equilibration period of 1.5 min GABA was added for 1.5 min at a concentration evoking approximately 20% of a maximal current response (EC20). After another rest interval of 2.5 min GABA was again added evoking a response of similar amplitude and shape. 0.5 min after the onset of this second GABA application the test compound, at a concentration corresponding to approximatively 30 fold its Ki, was added while GABA was still present. Current traces were recorded at a digitization rate of 10 Hz during and shortly before and after the GABA application. |
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