title: Evaluation of GABA uptake in subcellular fractions of bovine frontal cortex and brainstem.
abstract: GABA uptake as well as the distribution of GAT-1, GAT-2 and GAT-3 were investigated in bovine brain membrane fractions. GABA uptake was characterised by kinetic constants and IC50-values for a series of known inhibitors in subcellular fractions of frontal cortex and brainstem obtained by subsequent centrifugations on sucrose gradients. Additionally, the immunoreactivity for rGAT-1, rGAT-2 and rGAT-3 antibodies was studied in these fractions. The pharmacological profile for GABA uptake inhibition as well as results from immunoblotting indicated that GABA uptake in a selected subcellular fraction of frontal cortex (P2B) is almost exclusively due to GAT-1 whereas GABA uptake performed with a selected subcellular fraction of brainstem (P2A) in the presence of NNC 711 is mainly attributable to GAT-3.
authors.affiliation: Department Pharmazie, Zentrum für Pharmaforschung, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstr. 7, D-81377 Munich, Germany. georg.hoefner@cup.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Höfner
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Wanner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western / Q000379:methods; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002417:Cattle; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D050485:GABA Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D014179:Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D009557:Nipecotic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D010091:Oximes / Q000494:pharmacology; D012964:Sodium; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D050485:GABA Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D014179:Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors; D009557:Nipecotic Acids; D010091:Oximes; C078793:NNC 711; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D012964:Sodium