NameGamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-5
Synonyms
  • GABA(A) receptor subunit alpha-5
Gene NameGABRA5
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010331|Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-5
MDNGMFSGFIMIKNLLLFCISMNLSSHFGFSQMPTSSVKDETNDNITIFTRILDGLLDGY
DNRLRPGLGERITQVRTDIYVTSFGPVSDTEMEYTIDVFFRQSWKDERLRFKGPMQRLPL
NNLLASKIWTPDTFFHNGKKSIAHNMTTPNKLLRLEDDGTLLYTMRLTISAECPMQLEDF
PMDAHACPLKFGSYAYPNSEVVYVWTNGSTKSVVVAEDGSRLNQYHLMGQTVGTENISTS
TGEYTIMTAHFHLKRKIGYFVIQTYLPCIMTVILSQVSFWLNRESVPARTVFGVTTVLTM
TTLSISARNSLPKVAYATAMDWFIAVCYAFVFSALIEFATVNYFTKRGWAWDGKKALEAA
KIKKKREVILNKSTNAFTTGKMSHPPNIPKEQTPAGTSNTTSVSVKPSEEKTSESKKTYN
SISKIDKMSRIVFPVLFGTFNLVYWATYLNREPVIKGAASPK
Number of residues462
Molecular Weight52145.645
Theoretical pI9.56
GO Classification
Functions
  • receptor activity
  • chloride channel activity
  • GABA-A receptor activity
  • inhibitory extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
  • transporter activity
Processes
  • inner ear receptor cell development
  • chloride transmembrane transport
  • signal transduction
  • innervation
  • associative learning
  • brain development
  • cochlea development
  • response to drug
  • negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process
  • regulation of membrane potential
  • gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway
  • positive regulation of defense response to virus by host
  • xenophagy
  • synaptic transmission
  • mitophagy in response to mitochondrial depolarization
  • neurological system process
  • transmembrane transport
  • sensory perception of sound
  • ion transmembrane transport
  • behavioral fear response
  • transport
Components
  • neuron projection
  • postsynaptic membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • cell junction
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • chloride channel complex
  • GABA-A receptor complex
  • dendrite
  • neuronal cell body membrane
  • synapse
General FunctionTransporter activity
Specific FunctionGABA, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate brain, mediates neuronal inhibition by binding to the GABA/benzodiazepine receptor and opening an integral chloride channel.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions260-281 286-307 319-341 428-449
GenBank Protein ID182916
UniProtKB IDP31644
UniProtKB Entry NameGBRA5_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell junction
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010332|Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-5 (GABRA5)
ATGGACAATGGAATGTTCTCTGGTTTTATCATGATCAAAAACCTCCTTCTCTTTTGTATT
TCCATGAACTTATCCAGTCACTTTGGCTTTTCACAGATGCCAACCAGTTCAGTGAAAGAT
GAGACCAATGACAACATCACGATATTTACCAGGATCTTGGATGGGCTCTTGGATGGCTAC
GACAACAGACTTCGGCCCGGGCTGGGAGAGCGCATCACTCAGGTGAGGACCGACATCTAC
GTCACCAGCTTCGGCCCGGTGTCCGACACGGAAATGGAGTACACCATAGACGTGTTTTTC
CGACAAAGCTGGAAAGATGAAAGGCTTCGGTTTAAGGGGCCCATGCAGCGCCTCCCTCTC
AACAACCTCCTTGCCAGCAAGATCTGGACCCCAGACACGTTCTTCCACAACGGGAAGAAG
TCCATCGCTCACAACATGACCACGCCCAACAAGCTGCTGCGGCTGGAGGACGACGGCACC
CTGCTCTACACCATGCGCTTGACCATCTCTGCAGAGTGCCCCATGCAGCTTGAGGACTTC
CCGATGGATGCGCACGCTTGCCCTCTGAAATTTGGCAGCTATGCGTACCCTAATTCTGAA
GTCGTTTACGTCTGGACCAACGGCTCCACCAAGTCGGTGGTGGTGGCGGAAGATGGCTCC
AGACTGAACCAGTACCACCTGATGGGGCAGACGGTGGGCACTGAGAACATCAGCACCAGC
ACAGGCGAATACACAATCATGACAGCTCACTTCCACCTGAAAAGGAAGATTGGCTACTTT
GTCATCCAGACCTACCTTCCCTGCATAATGACCGTGATCTTATCACAGGTGTCCTTTTGG
CTGAACCGGGAATCAGTCCCAGCCAGGACAGTTTTTGGGGTCACCACGGTGCTGACCATG
ACGACCCTCAGCATCAGCGCCAGGAACTCTCTGCCCAAAGTGGCCTACGCCACCGCCATG
GACTGGTTCATAGCCGTGTGCTATGCCTTCGTCTTCTCGGCGCTGATAGAGTTTGCCACG
GTCAATTACTTTACCAAGAGAGGCTGGGCCTGGGATGGCAAAAAAGCCTTGGAAGCAGCC
AAGATCAAGAAAAAGCGTGAAGTCATACTAAATAAGTCAACAAACGCTTTTACAACTGGG
AAGATGTCTCACCCCCCAAACATTCCGAAGGAACAGACCCCAGCAGGGACGTCGAATACA
ACCTCAGTCTCAGTAAAACCCTCTGAAGAGAAGACTTCTGAAAGCAAAAAGACTTACAAC
AGTATCAGCAAAATTGACAAAATGTCCCGAATCGTATTCCCAGTCTTGTTCGGCACTTTC
AACTTAGTTTACTGGGCAACGTATTTGAATAGGGAGCCGGTGATAAAAGGAGCCGCCTCT
CCAAAATAA
GenBank Gene IDL08485
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGABRA5
HGNC IDHGNC:4079
Chromosome Location15
Locus15q11.2-q12
References
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