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Vol. 55, Issue 2, 248-254, February 1999

The alpha 9 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Shares Pharmacological Properties with Type A gamma -Aminobutyric Acid, Glycine, and Type 3 Serotonin Receptors

Carla V. Rothlin, Eleonora Katz, Miguel Verbitsky, and A. Belén Elgoyhen

Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (C.V.R., E.K., M.V., A.B.E.) and Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires (E.K.), Buenos Aires, Argentina

In the present study, we provide evidence that the alpha 9 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) shares pharmacological properties with members of the Cys-loop family of receptors. Thus, the type A gamma -aminobutyric acid receptor antagonist bicuculline, the glycinergic antagonist strychnine, and the type 3 serotonin receptor antagonist ICS-205,930 block ACh-evoked currents in alpha 9-injected Xenopus laevis oocytes with the following rank order of potency: strychnine > ICS-205,930 > bicuculline. Block by antagonists was reflected in an increase in the acetylcholine (ACh) EC50 value, with no changes in agonist maximal response or Hill coefficient, which suggests a competitive type of block. Moreover, whereas neither gamma -aminobutyric acid nor glycine modified ACh-evoked currents, serotonin blocked responses to ACh in a concentration-dependent manner. The present results suggest that the alpha 9 nAChR must conserve in its primary structure some residues responsible for ligand binding common to other Cys-loop receptors. In addition, it adds further evidence that the alpha 9 nAChR and the cholinergic receptor present at the base of cochlear outer hair cells have similar pharmacological properties.


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