TABLE 1

EC50 and Imax values of ACh, choline, 4OH-GTS-21, and AR-R17779 in wild-type and mutant α7 and α4β2 receptors

Drug Receptor EC50 ± S.E.M. Imax ± S.E.M. Relative to ACh Maximum Imax ± S.E.M. Relative to Wild-Type ACh Maximum
ACh α7 31 ± 4 1 1
α7W55A 85 ± 6 1 2.5 ± 0.4
α7W55F 33 ± 3 1 0.5 ± 0.1
α7W55G 602 ± 35 1 2.4 ± 0.25
α7W55V 84 ± 2.5 1 1.2 ± 0.1
α7W55YY 30 ± 5 1 0.6 ± 0.2
α7W149A 194 ± 10 1 0.15 ± 0.03
α7W149G 400 ± 19 1 0.17 ± 0.03
α4β2 76 ± 20 1 1
α4β2W57A 468 ± 59 1 0.09 ± 0.01
α4β2W57F 33 ± 4 1 0.04 ± 0.02
α4β2W57G 47 ± 11 1 0.08 ± 0.02
α4β2W57V 87 ± 10 1 0.05 ± 0.013
α4β2W57Y 16 ± 2 1 0.08 ± 0.03
α4W154A β2 526 ± 28 1 0.40 ± 0.04
α4W154F β2 118 ± 6 1 0.39 ± 0.06
α4W154Y β2 81 ± 3 1 0.04 ± 0.00
Choline α7 304 ± 21 0.90 ± 0.02 0.90 ± 0.02
α7W55A 950 ± 210 0.95 ± 0.05 2.3 ± 0.1
α7W55F 500 ± 72 1.4 ± 0.07 0.73 ± 0.04
α7W55G >5000 1.3 ± 0.12 >1.5
α7W55V 570 ± 12 1.1 ± 0.01 1.4 ± 0.1
α7W55Y 228 ± 13 0.84 ± 0.01 0.48 ± 0.01
α7W149A 2490 ± 130 0.89 ± 0.03 0.13 ± 0.01
α7W149G 6870 ± 1440 0.61 ± 0.07 0.10 ± 0.02
4OH-GTS-21 α7 3.0 ± 0.3 0.46 ± 0.01 0.46 ± 0.01
α7W55A 8.4 ± 0.7 0.33 ± 0.01 0.82 ± 0.02
α7W55F 19 ± 2 0.45 ± 0.02 0.23 ± 0.01
α7W55G N.A.* N.A.* N.A.*
α7W55V 7.8 ± 0.8 0.94 ± 0.03 0.54 ± 0.02
α7W55Y N.A.* N.A.* N.A.*
α7W149A 4.5 ± 1.4 0.28 ± 0.04 0.04 ± 0.01
α7W149G 4.4 ± 0.5 0.76 ± 0.08 0.13 ± 0.02
α4β2 N.A.* 0.01 ± 0.00 0.01 ± 0.005
α4β2W57A 2.6 ± 0.3 0.71 ± 0.02 0.07 ± 0.01
α4β2W57F 0.66 ± 0.22 0.62 ± 0.05 0.02 ± 0.002
α4β2W57G 1.2 ± 0.2 0.74 ± 0.04 0.06 ± 0.01
α4β2W57V 3.00 ± 0.14 0.07 ± 0.01 0.0035 ± 0.0005
α4β2W57Y 0.65 ± 0.09 2.7 ± 0.1 0.19 ± 0.01
AR-R17779 α7 3.60 ± 0.73 1.05 ± 0.05 1.05 ± 0.05
α7W55A 32.4 ± 1.7 0.96 ± 0.02 2.36 ± 0.05
α7W55F 82.3 ± 2.5 1.02 ± 0.01 0.53 ± 0.01
α7W55G 332 ± 2 0.99 ± 0.04 2.36 ± 0.10
α7W55V 94 ± 6 1.05 ± 0.04 1.26 ± 0.05
α7W55Y 87 ± 42 0.90 ± 0.16 0.51 ± 0.09
α7W149A 120 ± 4 1.07 ± 0.14 0.16 ± 0.02
α7W149G 506 ± 72 0.97 ± 0.09 0.17 ± 0.02
  • N.A., not available

  • * Responses were below the limits of detection

  • The n values ranged from 4 to 18 and were, on average, 7