Neurotransmitter Table Flashcards
ACh ionotropic receptor(s)
nAChR
ACh metabotropic receptor(s)
M1, M3, M5
M2, M4
NE ionotopic receptor(s)
N/A
NE metabotropic receptor(s)
α2
β1, β2
α1
L-glutamate ionotropic receptor(s)
NMDA
AMPA
Kainate
L-glutamate metabotropic receptor(s)
mGluR1, mGluR5
mGluR(2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
GABA ionotropic receptor(s)
GABA_A
GABA metabotropic receptor(s)
GABA_B1, GABA_B2
5-HT ionotropic receptor(s)
5-HT_3
5-HT metabotropic receptor(s)
5-HT_4, 5-HT_6, 5-HT_7
5-HT_2A, 5-HT_2B, 5-HT_2C
5-HT_1
Dopamine ionotropic receptor(s)
N/A
Dopamine metabotropic receptor(s)
D1, D5
D2, D3, D4
M1, M3, M5 pathway
Gq
M2, M4 pathway
Gi/Go
α2 pathway
Gi/Go
β1, β2 pathway
Gs
α1 pathway
Gq
mGluR1, mGluR5 pathway
Gq
mGluR(2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8) pathway
Gi/Go
GABA_B1, GABA_B2 pathway
Gi/Go
5-HT_4, 5-HT_6, 5-HT_7 pathway
Gs
5-HT_2A, 5-HT_2B, 5-HT_2C pathway
Gq
5-HT_1 pathway
Gi/Go
D1, D5 pathway
Gs
D2, D3, D4 pathway
Gi/Go
ACh marker(s)
choline acetyltransferase
NE marker(s)
dopamine β hydroxylase
L-glutamate marker(s)
vesicular glutamate transporter
GABA marker(s)
glutamate decarboxylase
membrane GABA transporter
5-HT marker(s)
tryptophan hydroxylase 2
PM 5-HT transporter
Dopamine marker(s)
tyrosine hydroxylase
PM dopamine transporter
Effect(s) of Gq pathway
Inhibit M-type K+ channels (PLC up, PIP_2 down)
Inhibit SK channels (PLC up, Ca2+ sensitivity down)
Increase cytoplasmic Ca2+ (PLC up, IP3 up, IP3R up)
Effect(s) of Gi/Go pathways
Activate GIRK channels (Gβγ up)
Inhibit HCN channels (AC down, cAMP down)
Inhibit pre-synaptic Ca_v(2) channels (Gβγ up)
Effect(s) of Gs pathway
Inhibit SK channels (AC up, cAMP up) Increase Ca_v(1) channel activity (AC up, PKA up) Activate HCN channels (AC up, cAMP up)
Effect(s) of nAChR activation
EPSP
Pre-synaptic exocytosis
Effect(s) of NMDA activation
Synaptic plasticity
Activate post-synaptic CaMKII
Awaken ‘silent’ synapses
Effect(s) of AMPA activation
Excitatory neurotransmission
Effect(s) of kainate activation
Secondary role in EPSP
Effect(s) of GABA_A activation
Predominant IPSP in brain