title: Bicuculline-insensitive GABA receptors: studies on the binding of (-)-baclofen to rat cerebellar membranes.
abstract: The binding of [3H](-)-baclofen to synaptic membranes prepared from rat cerebellum was studied. Consistent with pharmacological data that (-)-baclofen is the more active stereoisomer, studies on the binding of [3H](-)-baclofen showed increased specific binding, a higher affinity Kd and a lower Bmax than equivalent studies using [3H](+/-)-baclofen. Divalent metal ions (mercury, lead, calcium and zinc) inhibited the binding of [3H](-)-baclofen. The effects of some conformationally restricted analogues of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) on [3H](-)-baclofen binding indicated that GABA interacts with (-)-baclofen-sensitive binding sites (GABAB) in extended rather than folded conformations, and that folded analogues of GABA may interact with a class of binding site (GABAc?) insensitive to (-)-baclofen and bicuculline.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001418:Baclofen / Q000378:metabolism*; D001640:Bicuculline / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002413:Cations, Divalent / Q000494:pharmacology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D051381:Rats; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013570:Synaptic Membranes / Q000378:metabolism; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002413:Cations, Divalent; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D001418:Baclofen; D001640:Bicuculline