NameGamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2
Synonyms
  • GABA(A) receptor subunit alpha-2
Gene NameGABRA2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0037005|Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2
MKTKLNIYNMQFLLFVFLVWDPARLVLANIQEDEAKNNITIFTRILDRLLDGYDNRLRPG
LGDSITEVFTNIYVTSFGPVSDTDMEYTIDVFFRQKWKDERLKFKGPMNILRLNNLMASK
IWTPDTFFHNGKKSVAHNMTMPNKLLRIQDDGTLLYTMRLTVQAECPMHLEDFPMDAHSC
PLKFGSYAYTTSEVTYIWTYNASDSVQVAPDGSRLNQYDLLGQSIGKETIKSSTGEYTVM
TAHFHLKRKIGYFVIQTYLPCIMTVILSQVSFWLNRESVPARTVFGVTTVLTMTTLSISA
RNSLPKVAYATAMDWFIAVCYAFVFSALIEFATVNYFTKRGWAWDGKSVVNDKKKEKASV
MIQNNAYAVAVANYAPNLSKDPVLSTISKSATTPEPNKKPENKPAEAKKTFNSVSKIDRM
SRIVFPVLFGTFNLVYWATYLNREPVLGVSP
Number of residues451
Molecular Weight51325.85
Theoretical pI9.41
GO Classification
Functions
  • GABA-A receptor activity
  • benzodiazepine receptor activity
  • inhibitory extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
  • chloride channel activity
Processes
  • neurotransmitter transport
  • gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway
  • regulation of neurotransmitter levels
  • synaptic transmission
  • transmembrane transport
  • ion transmembrane transport
  • chloride transmembrane transport
  • regulation of membrane potential
  • neurological system process
  • response to drug
Components
  • integral component of synaptic vesicle membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • cell junction
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • neuron projection
  • axon
  • chloride channel complex
  • postsynaptic membrane
  • GABA-A receptor complex
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 Regions252-273 279-300 313-334 420-441
GenBank Protein ID386422
UniProtKB IDP47869
UniProtKB Entry NameGBRA2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell junction
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010268|Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2 (GABRA2)
ATGAAGACAAAATTGAACATCTACAACATGCAGTTCCTGCTTTTTGTTTTCTTGGTGTGG
GACCCTGCCAGGTTGGTGCTGGCTAACATCCAAGAAGATGAGGCTAAAAATAACATTACC
ATCTTTACGAGAATTCTTGACAGACTTCTGGATGGTTACGATAATCGGCTTAGACCAGGA
CTGGGAGACAGTATTACTGAAGTCTTCACTAACATCTACGTGACCAGTTTTGGCCCTGTC
TCAGATACAGATATGGAATATACAATTGATGTTTTCTTTCGACAAAAATGGAAAGATGAA
CGTTTAAAATTTAAAGGTCCTATGAATATCCTTCGACTAAACAATTTAATGGCTAGCAAA
ATCTGGACTCCAGATACCTTTTTTCACAATGGGAAAAAATCAGTAGCTCATAATATGACA
ATGCCAAATAAGTTGCTTCGAATTCAGGATGATGGGACTCTGCTGTATACCATGAGGCTT
ACAGTTCAAGCTGAATGCCCAATGCACTTGGAGGATTTCCCAATGGATGCTCATTCATGT
CCTCTGAAATTTGGCAGCTATGCATATACAACTTCAGAGGTCACTTATATTTGGACTTAC
AATGCATCTGATTCAGTACAGGTTGCTCCTGATGGCTCTAGGTTAAATCAATATGACCTG
CTGGGCCAATCAATCGGAAAGGAGACAATTAAATCCAGTACAGGTGAATATACTGTAATG
ACAGCTCATTTCCACCTGAAAAGAAAAATTGGGTATTTTGTGATTCAAACCTATCTGCCT
TGCATCATGACTGTCATTCTCTCCCAAGTTTCATTCTGGCTTAACAGAGAATCTGTGCCT
GCAAGAACTGTGTTTGGAGTAACAACTGTCCTAACAATGACAACTCTAAGCATCAGTGCT
CGGAATTCTCTCCCCAAAGTGGCTTATGCAACTGCCATGGACTGGTTTATTGCTGTTTGT
TATGCATTTGTGTTCTCTGCCCTAATTGAATTTGCAACTGTTAATTACTTCACCAAAAGA
GGATGGGCTTGGGATGGGAAGAGTGTAGTAAATGACAAGAAAAAAGAAAAGGCTTCCGTT
ATGATACAGAACAACGCTTATGCAGTGGCTGTTGCCAATTATGCCCCGAATCTTTCAAAA
GATCCAGTTCTCTCCACCATCTCCAAGAGTGCAACCACGCCAGAACCCAACAAGAAGCCA
GAAAACAAGCCAGCTGAAGCAAAGAAAACTTTCAACAGTGTTAGCAAAATTGACAGAATG
TCCAGAATAGTTTTTCCAGTTTTGTTTGGTACCTTTAATTTAGTTTACTGGGCTACATAT
TTAAACAGAGAACCTGTATTAGGGGTCAGTCCTTGA
GenBank Gene IDS62907
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGABRA2
HGNC IDHGNC:4076
Chromosome Location4
Locus4p12
References
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