GIRK Channels as a Target for SSRIs
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GIRK channel modulation by assembly with allosterically regulated RGS proteins.
G-protein-activated inward-rectifying K(+) (GIRK) channels hyperpolarize neurons to inhibit synaptic transmission throughout the nervous system. By accelerating G-protein deactivation kinetics, the regulator of G-protein signaling (RGS) protein family modulates the timing of GIRK activity. Despite many investigations, whether RGS proteins modulate GIRK activity in neurons by mechanisms involvin...
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