Table 1.

Agonist response parameters obtained in two-electrode voltage-clamp experiments.

Fitted parameter α1 GlyRs α1(R271K) GlyRs
Glycine (n = 8) β-Alanine (n = 5) Taurine (n = 3) Glycine (n = 5) β-Alanine (n = 5)
−PRO +PRO −PRO +PRO −PRO +PRO −PRO +PRO −PRO +PRO
EC50 (mm) 0.39 ± 0.05 0.037 ± 0.008* 2.02 ± 0.21 0.09 ± 0.02* 4.51 ± 1.96 0.14 ± 0.01 2.05 ± 0.07 0.18 ± 0.05* 5.77 ± 1.38 0.57 ± 0.16*
EC50 ratio 10.5 22.5 32.0 11.6 10.2
ϵ 0.95 ± 0.01 0.93 ± 0.02 0.67 ± 0.05 0.92 ± 0.02* 0.23 ± 0.04 0.90 ± 0.04* 0.96 ± 0.01 4.1 ± 0.46* 0.12 ± 0.05 1.9 ± 0.47*
ϵ ratio 1.0 1.4 3.9 4.3 15.8
  • EC50 and ϵ values were averaged from curve fits of individual experiments and are expressed as means ± SEM. *Different by p < 0.05 from the agonist-alone condition. +PRO, Responses recorded after 2 min of preincubation with 0.5 mm PRO.