Identifying the role of pre-and postsynaptic GABAB receptors in behavior.

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2015-10
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Although many reviews exist characterizing the molecular differences of GABAB receptor isoforms, there is no current review of the in vivo effects of these isoforms. The current review focuses on whether the GABAB1a and GABAB1b isoforms contribute differentially to behaviors in isoform knockout mice. The roles of these receptors have primarily been characterized in cognitive, anxiety, and depressive phenotypes. Currently, the field supports a role of GABAB1a in memory maintenance and protection against an anhedonic phenotype, whereas GABAB1b appears to be involved in memory formation and a susceptibility to developing an anhedonic phenotype. Although GABAB receptors have been strongly implicated in drug abuse phenotypes, no isoform-specific work has been done in this field. Future directions include developing site-specific isoform knockdown to identify the role of different brain regions in behavior, as well as identifying how these isoforms are involved in development of behavioral phenotypes.

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Kasten, C. R., & Boehm, S. L. (2015). Identifying the role of pre-and postsynaptic GABA(B) receptors in behavior. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 57, 70–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2015.08.007
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