Table 4.

Relative current amplitudes of chimeras between GluR6 and GluR7, and GluR7 mutants coexpressed with wild-type GluR6

CloneMeasured total KA current [%]Measured total Glu current [%]nRatio GLU/KA
GluR6(Q) + H2O100.0  ± 9.7100.0  ± 8.671.6  ± 0.04
GluR6(Q) + GluR7(Q)1.9  ± 0.94.0  ± 2.082.2  ± 0.09
GluR6 + GluR6N–GluR7PC6.5  ± 1.011.9  ± 1.331.9  ± 0.09
GluR6 + GluR6NP–GluR7C1.3  ± 0.43.8  ± 1.633.7  ± 0.3
GluR6 + GluR7N–GluR6PC102.5  ± 7.688.8  ± 9.030.5  ± 0.02
GluR6 + GluR7NP–GluR6C125.4  ± 34.485.6  ± 26.140.7  ± 0.06
GluR6 + GluR6–GluR7FC104.4  ± 10.2106.2  ± 10.241.00  ± 0.01
GluR6 + GluR7–GluR6FC3.0  ± 0.92.7  ± 0.831.2  ± 0.02
GluR6 + GluR6–GluR7L344.7  ± 5.449.8  ± 5.931.10  ± 0.01
GluR6 + GluR7–GluR6L379.2  ± 8.962.9  ± 8.040.8  ± 0.03
GluR6 + GluR7–GluR6L3C/FC108.0  ± 22.098.0  ± 21.860.8  ± 0.01
GluR6 + GluR7–GluR6L3N0.4  ± 0.10.8  ± 0.242.1  ± 0.1
GluR6 + GluR7(K626E)12.1  ± 3.412.1  ± 4.330.9  ± 0.1
GluR6 + GluR7(K758N)7.3  ± 2.414.0  ± 5.482.0  ± 0.1
GluR6 + GluR7(N748S)1.0  ± 0.41.5  ± 0.531.5  ± 0.1
GluR6 + GluR7(I705V)2.5  ± 0.42.4  ± 0.431.0  ± 0.1
GluR6 + GluR7(I732M)0.8  ± 0.21.3  ± 0.231.5  ± 0.1
GluR6 + GluR7(insR651a/K652R/P653Q)0.4  ± 0.20.6  ± 0.341.7  ± 0.1
  • Receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes were probed with 300 μm glutamate and 300 μm kainate as agonists. All currents were measured after 8 min of pretreatment of oocytes with ConA to minimize desensitization. Relative currents were calculated by taking GluR6 currents of the same batch as 100%. Data are shown as means ± SEM. Top part of table, Coexpression of GluR6 with chimeras; bottom part of table, coexpression of GluR6 with GluR7 point mutants. Absolute currents for wild-type GluR6 were 8915 ± 964 nA (KA) and 10009 ± 860 nA (Glu).