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gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2; GABA(A) receptor subunit alpha-2 (GABRA2)

Function: - GABA-A receptor alpha subunit - binds UBQLN1 (putative) - anxiolytic benzodiazepine receptor may depend upon GABA-A receptor alpha-2. Structure: - belongs to the ligand-gated ionic channel (TC 1.A.9) family Compartment: - cell junction, synapse, postsynaptic cell membrane Polymorphism: - genetic variations in GABRA2 determine the genetic susceptibility to alcoholism [4]

General

gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor, alpha glycoprotein transmembrane 4e protein

Properties

SIZE: entity length = 451 aa MW = 51 kD COMPARTMENT: plasma membrane MOTIF: exoplasmic domain {1-251} MOTIF: signal sequence {1-28} N-glycosylation site {N38} N-glycosylation site {N138} cysteine residue {C166} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C180} cysteine residue {C180} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C166} transmembrane domain {252-273} cytoplasmic loop {274-278} transmembrane domain {279-300} exoplasmic loop {301-312} transmembrane domain {313-334} cytoplasmic loop {335-419} transmembrane domain {420-441} exoplasmic domain {442-451}

Database Correlations

OMIM correlations MORBIDMAP 137140 UniProt P47869 PFAM correlations Entrez Gene 2555 Kegg hsa:2555

References

  1. UniProt :accession P47869
  2. Protein Spotlight; Note: forbidden fruit - Issue 56 of March 2005 http://www.expasy.org/spotlight/back_issues/sptlt056.shtml
  3. Journal Watch 20(22):176, 2000 Low K, Crestani F, Keist R, Benke D, Brunig I et al Molecular and neuronal substrate for the selective attenuation of anxiety. Science. 2000 Oct 6;290(5489):131-4. Erratum in: Science 2000 Nov 3;290(5493):936c. PMID: 11021797
  4. OMIM :accession 103780