Characterization of GABAA receptor subunit gene expression in murine bone marrow-derived DC related to primary murine astrocytes.

A PCR screen of the 19 GABAA subunits was performed using mouse DC cDNA and mouse astrocyte cDNA as a positive control as indicated under Materials and Methods.aThe transcripts of GABAA receptor subunits α3, β3, and ρ1 were consistently quantified, and mean Ct values from non-infected DC cDNA were 37,0; 30,8; and 34,9 respectively. The transcripts of subunits α5 and β1 could not be consistently quantified.