Table 7.
Properties conferred by the “third subunit class” of the receptor
Isoform | γ1 | γ2L | γ3 | δ | ε | π |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conductance | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
GABA EC50 | Medium | Medium (γ2L variant) or moderate (γ2S variant) | Moderate | Low | Medium | Moderate |
Hill coefficient | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Desensitization | Complete and moderately fast | Slow and incomplete | Fast | |||
Deactivation | Medium | Moderately fast | ||||
Activation | Fast | Slow |