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**Sevoflurane binds to '''K<sub>v</sub>1.2''' w/ EC<sub>50</sub> of 0.0097 mM.
**Sevoflurane binds to '''K<sub>v</sub>1.2''' w/ EC<sub>50</sub> of 0.0097 mM.
*'''Are there pharmacological agents with receptor specificity? When given together with "promiscuous" anesthetics, what happens? For instance, is propofol equally effective when given with a specific HCN1 receptor inhibitor? What about a GABA<sub>A</sub>R inhibitor? Could you do optogenetic location-specific inducible receptor knockdowns? Do model organisms already exist?'''
*'''Are there pharmacological agents with receptor specificity? When given together with "promiscuous" anesthetics, what happens? For instance, is propofol equally effective when given with a specific HCN1 receptor inhibitor? What about a GABA<sub>A</sub>R inhibitor?'''
*'''Are there genetic KO/KD or optogenetic tools available for location-specific inducible receptor knockdowns?'''
*Hamilton has a gap junction (network of gap junctions?) and some specific neurons that he think are a conserved mechanism of anesthesia. He wants to test this by doing a screen of a bunch of different anesthetics in WT and KO worms with a behavioral screening assay. He has a behavior rig that basically automatically records swimming speed. He wants to look for the EC50 of various anesthetics and see if that number is shifted with KO or KD of different gap junctions.
*Hamilton has a gap junction (network of gap junctions?) and some specific neurons that he think are a conserved mechanism of anesthesia. He wants to test this by doing a screen of a bunch of different anesthetics in WT and KO worms with a behavioral screening assay. He has a behavior rig that basically automatically records swimming speed. He wants to look for the EC50 of various anesthetics and see if that number is shifted with KO or KD of different gap junctions.
*Worms natively have a blue-light rhodopsin that triggers an aversion response where they turn around and go the opposite direction.
*Worms natively have a blue-light rhodopsin that triggers an aversion response where they turn around and go the opposite direction.