Functional characterisation of human glycine receptors in a fluorescence-based high throughput screening assay

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The human glycine receptor subtypes alpha1beta and alpha2 have been expressed stably in HEK293 cells, and the functional characteristics of the receptors have been characterised in the FLIPR Membrane Potential Assay. The pharmacological properties obtained for nine standard ligands at the two receptors in this assay were found to be in good agreement with those from electrophysiology studies of the receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes or mammalian cell lines. Hence, this high throughput screening assay will be of great use in future pharmacological studies of glycine receptors, particular in the search for novel compound structures acting at them.
Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Journal of Pharmacology
Volume521
Issue number1-3
Pages (from-to)39-42
Number of pages4
ISSN0014-2999
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005

    Research areas

  • Androstanes, Azasteroids, Cell Line, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Fluorescence, Glycine, Glycine Agents, Humans, Membrane Potentials, Patch-Clamp Techniques, Picrotoxin, Receptors, Glycine, Strychnine, Taurine, Transfection, beta-Alanine

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