GABA Transporter 1 Structure (IMAGE)

University of Southern California

GABA Transporter 1 Structure

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Artist’s rendering of GABA transporter 1 (GAT-1) embedded in a neuron’s membrane. Tiagabine (green) blocks GAT-1 from shuttling the neurotransmitter GABA (yellow and red) into the cell from the synapse. (Illustration: Yekaterina Kadyshevskaya.)

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USC Dornsife/Yekaterina Kadyshevskaya

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