Lecture 2: Membrane Bound Receptors Flashcards
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Resting Membrane Potential Amount
-70 mV
Excitatory
inside of cell approaches 0 mV
Inhibitory
inside of cell becomes more negative
usually lets Cl into cell
Orthosteric antagonist
binds to main binding site of receptor
can be outcompeted
Allosteric antagonist
binds to accessory binding sites
Pore blocker
physically obstructs the channel
Ligand gated ion channels speed and families
fast
cys-loop receptors
ionotropic receptors
Cys-Loop receptor shape
pentamer - up to 5 subunits
Cys-Loop excitatory receptors
nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
serotonin receptors
**Inhibitory receptors
Glycine
GABAa
What obstructs the pore of ligand gated ion channel
second transmembrane domain of alpha subunit
Cys-Loop receptor drugs (nicotinic and GABAa)
nicotinic acetylcholine receptors - nicotine, varenicline (chantix)
GABAa receptors - barbiturates, benzodiazepines, alcohol
Glutamate receptor drugs
NMDA receptors - ketamine
AMPA receptors - Aniracetam
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
NMJ - alpha, beta, delta, gamma
neuronal - alpha, beta
up-regulate in response to chronic nicotine (x2)
**Desensitized state
higher affinity for ligand to bind
E.g. Smoker that’s jittery
administer nicotine to move channel from open to desensitized
Ionotropic glutamate receptor size, type, what do they pass?
tetramers, excitatory, pass Na, K ions
IGlu receptors: NMDA can pass what ions through?
Ca ions
NMDA binding sites
4 sites: 2 glutamate, 2 glycine, all 4 must be occupied
Long term potentiation
IGlu receptors do this.
more often neuron fires, stronger the synapse (learning, memory)
NMDA receptor blockage
blocked by Mg (pore blocker) at resting membrane potential, voltage dependent
When NMDA receptor opens:
Ca passes through, activates CaMKII
AMPAR inserted in synapse, stronger synapse
What are coincidence receptors?
NMDA receptors because you need successive activation
G protein coupled receptor speed and classes
slower than ligand gated ion channels, Class A, B, C