A, Protein extracts from either spinal cord cultures (left) or P2 hippocampi or spinal cords (right) were blotted with an anti-γ-8 antibody, revealing γ-8 immunoreactivity in all conditions, except in γ-8 KO mice.
B, Outside-out patches were pulled from cultured dissociated hippocampal neurons prepared from WT and γ-8 KO mice. The response to a brief application of AMPA in the presence of cyclothiazide was significantly reduced in γ-8 KO mice.
C, Acute hippocampal slices were prepared from P0–1 WT and γ-8 KO mice, and outside-out patches were pulled from CA1 pyramidal neurons. Response to AMPA application in the presence of cyclothiazide was significantly reduced in γ-8 KO mice.