Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-3

NameGamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-3
Synonyms
  • GABA(A) receptor subunit alpha-3
Gene NameGABRA3
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016119|Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-3
MIITQTSHCYMTSLGILFLINILPGTTGQGESRRQEPGDFVKQDIGGLSPKHAPDIPDDS
TDNITIFTRILDRLLDGYDNRLRPGLGDAVTEVKTDIYVTSFGPVSDTDMEYTIDVFFRQ
TWHDERLKFDGPMKILPLNNLLASKIWTPDTFFHNGKKSVAHNMTTPNKLLRLVDNGTLL
YTMRLTIHAECPMHLEDFPMDVHACPLKFGSYAYTTAEVVYSWTLGKNKSVEVAQDGSRL
NQYDLLGHVVGTEIIRSSTGEYVVMTTHFHLKRKIGYFVIQTYLPCIMTVILSQVSFWLN
RESVPARTVFGVTTVLTMTTLSISARNSLPKVAYATAMDWFIAVCYAFVFSALIEFATVN
YFTKRSWAWEGKKVPEALEMKKKTPAAPAKKTSTTFNIVGTTYPINLAKDTEFSTISKGA
APSASSTPTIIASPKATYVQDSPTETKTYNSVSKVDKISRIIFPVLFAIFNLVYWATYVN
RESAIKGMIRKQ
Number of residues492
Molecular Weight55164.055
Theoretical pI8.93
GO Classification
Functions
  • chloride channel activity
  • benzodiazepine receptor activity
  • inhibitory extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
  • GABA-A receptor activity
Processes
  • gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway
  • synaptic transmission
  • transmembrane transport
  • ion transmembrane transport
  • chloride transmembrane transport
  • regulation of membrane potential
  • neurological system process
  • transport
  • response to drug
Components
  • plasma membrane
  • cell junction
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • synapse
  • neuron projection
  • chloride channel complex
  • GABA-A receptor complex
  • postsynaptic membrane
General FunctionInhibitory extracellular ligand-gated ion channel 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 Regions277-298 304-325 338-359 458-479
GenBank Protein ID386424
UniProtKB IDP34903
UniProtKB Entry NameGBRA3_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell junction
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016120|Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-3 (GABRA3)
ATGATAATCACACAAACAAGTCACTGTTACATGACCAGCCTTGGGATTCTTTTCCTGATT
AATATTCTCCCTGGAACCACTGGTCAAGGGGAATCAAGACGACAAGAACCCGGGGACTTT
GTGAAGCAGGACATTGGCGGGCTGTCTCCTAAGCATGCCCCAGATATTCCTGATGACAGC
ACTGACAACATCACTATCTTCACCAGAATCTTGGATCGTCTTCTGGACGGCTATGACAAC
CGGCTGCGACCTGGGCTTGGAGATGCAGTGACTGAAGTGAAGACTGACATCTACGTGACC
AGTTTTGGCCCTGTGTCAGACACTGACATGGAGTACACTATTGATGTATTTTTTCGGCAG
ACATGGCATGATGAAAGACTGAAATTTGATGGCCCCATGAAGATCCTTCCACTGAACAAT
CTCCTGGCTAGTAAGATCTGGACACCGGACACCTTCTTCCACAATGGCAAGAAATCAGTG
GCTCATAACATGACCACGCCCAACAAGCTGCTCAGATTGGTGGACAACGGAACCCTCCTC
TATACAATGAGGTTAACAATTCATGCTGAGTGTCCCATGCATTTGGAAGATTTTCCCATG
GATGTGCATGCCTGCCCACTGAAGTTTGGAAGCTATGCCTATACAACAGCTGAAGTGGTT
TATTCTTGGACTCTCGGAAAGAACAAATCCGTGGAAGTGGCACAGGATGGTTCTCGCTTG
AACCAGTATGACCTTTTGGGCCATGTTGTTGGGACAGAGATAATCCGGTCTAGTACAGGA
GAATATGTCGTCATGACAACCCACTTCCATCTCAAGCGAAAAATTGGCTACTTTGTGATC
CAGACCTACTTGCCATGTATCATGACTGTCATTCTGTCACAAGTGTCGTTCTGGCTCAAC
AGAGAGTCTGTTCCTGCCCGTACAGTCTTTGGTGTCACCACTGTGCTTACCATGACCACC
TTGAGTATCAGTGCCAGAAATTCCTTACCTAAAGTGGCATATGCGACGGCCATGGACTGG
TTCATAGCCGTCTGTTATGCCTTTGTATTTTCTGCACTGATTGAATTTGCCACTGTCAAC
TATTTCACCAAGCGGAGTTGGGCTTGGGAAGGCAAGAAGGTGCCAGAGGCCCTGGAGATG
AAGAAGAAAACACCAGCAGCCCCAGCAAAGAAAACCAGCACTACCTTCAACATCGTGGGG
ACCACCTATCCCATCAACCTGGCCAAGGACACTGAATTTTCCACCATCTCCAAGGGCGCT
GCTCCCAGTGCCTCCTCAACCCCAACAATCATTGCTTCACCCAAGGCCACCTACGTGCAG
GACAGCCCGACTGAGACCAAGACCTACAACAGTGTCAGCAAGGTTGACAAAATTTCCCGC
ATCATCTTTCCTGTGCTCTTTGCCATATTCAATCTGGTCTATTGGGCCACATATGTCAAC
CGGGAGTCAGCTATCAAGGGCATGATCCGCAAACAGTAG
GenBank Gene IDS62908
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGABRA3
HGNC IDHGNC:4077
Chromosome LocationX
LocusXq28
References
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