Pentameric Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Elic is Activated by Gaba and Modulated by Benzodiazepines.
Spurny, R., Ramerstorfer, J., Price, K., Brams, M., Ernst, M., Nury, H., Verheij, M., Legrand, P., Bertrand, D., Bertrand, S., Dougherty, D.A., De Esch, I.J.P., Corringer, P., Sieghart, W., Lummis, S.C.R., Ulens, C.(2012) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109: E3028
- PubMed: 23035248 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1208208109
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2YOE, 4A97, 4A98 - PubMed Abstract: 
GABA(A) receptors are pentameric ligand-gated ion channels involved in fast inhibitory neurotransmission and are allosterically modulated by the anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, and sedative-hypnotic benzodiazepines. Here we show that the prokaryotic homolog ELIC also is activated by GABA and is modulated by benzodiazepines with effects comparable to those at GABA(A) receptors ...