Lecture 5 + 6 Flashcards
four categories of NT
amino acids, biogenic amines, neuropeptdes, nucleosides (lipids and gases)
two main examples of amino acid NT
Glu and GABA
biogenic amine NT
acetylcholine, catecholamines (dopamine and NE), seratonin
important neuropeptide NT
enkephalins
receptors are ___ coded proteins (embedded in plasma membrane)
genetic
three types of gating
ligand and voltage gated, as well as stretch
two basic types of receptors
ionotropic, metabotropic (tied to signaling)
respond to the transmitter released by their own nerve endings
autoreceptors (presynaptic) can regulate NT synthesis and release
NT catergory which has high conc. in brain and is fast, excitatory or inhibitory, short duration
amino acid
principal excitatory NT in nervous system, important in pain and long term memory
GLU
how is glutamate synthesized
byproduct of TCA cycle
high high levels of glutamate are
neurotoxic
glutamate can be made by ____ enzyme from glutamine in cell
glutanimase
VGLUTs pack NT (glutamate) into
synaptic vessicles
glutamate can be cleared by excitatory amino acid transporters (EAATs) on ____ ____ or by astrocytes (will not be recycled as NT, will be broken down to glutamine)
presynaptic terminal
SN1 and SAT2 are proteins which return glutamate to terminal where are they found?
plasma membrane only
glutamate has 4 different type of receptors (all are GLU gates cation channels)
NMDA, AMPA, kainate, mGluR
AMPA and kainate receptors pass primarily __ some _
Na, Ca
NMDA receptor primarily passes
Ca
___ is typically larger and faster out of the GLU channels
NMDA
___ blocks NMDA channels at hyperpolarized membrane potentials
Mg2+
things that have to happen for NMDA to open
- AMPA receptor has to turn on (changes membrane potential, gets rid of Mg)]
- GLU has to bind with a coagonist glycine
increase glutamate leads to neuronal death due to
excitotoxicity
most common inhibitory NT, synthesized by Glutamate
GABA
decrease of glutamate leads to
coma, death
GABA is packaged into vesicles by
VIAAT (vesicular inhibitory amino acid transp.
GABA is removed by ___ can be taken up by astrocytes or presynaptic cells converted to succinate
GATS
three types of GABA receptors dictated by subunits of receptor (bring in mainly Cl-)
a, b, c
regulation of GABA
benzodiaxepines, barbituates, steroids
NT category which regulate many brain functions, mostly behavior
biogenic amines
acetocholine is a ___ amine
quartenary
chatecolamines, histamine and seratonin are
biogenic amines