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NameGamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-4
Synonyms
  • GABA(A) receptor subunit alpha-4
Gene NameGABRA4
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0018959|Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-4
MVSAKKVPAIALSAGVSFALLRFLCLAVCLNESPGQNQKEEKLCTENFTRILDSLLDGYD
NRLRPGFGGPVTEVKTDIYVTSFGPVSDVEMEYTMDVFFRQTWIDKRLKYDGPIEILRLN
NMMVTKVWTPDTFFRNGKKSVSHNMTAPNKLFRIMRNGTILYTMRLTISAECPMRLVDFP
MDGHACPLKFGSYAYPKSEMIYTWTKGPEKSVEVPKESSSLVQYDLIGQTVSSETIKSIT
GEYIVMTVYFHLRRKMGYFMIQTYIPCIMTVILSQVSFWINKESVPARTVFGITTVLTMT
TLSISARHSLPKVSYATAMDWFIAVCFAFVFSALIEFAAVNYFTNIQMEKAKRKTSKPPQ
EVPAAPVQREKHPEAPLQNTNANLNMRKRTNALVHSESDVGNRTEVGNHSSKSSTVVQES
SKGTPRSYLASSPNPFSRANAAETISAARALPSASPTSIRTGYMPRKASVGSASTRHVFG
SRLQRIKTTVNTIGATGKLSATPPPSAPPPSGSGTSKIDKYARILFPVTFGAFNMVYWVV
YLSKDTMEKSESLM
Number of residues554
Molecular Weight61622.645
Theoretical pI10.0
GO Classification
Functions
  • chloride channel activity
  • benzodiazepine receptor activity
  • GABA-A receptor activity
  • inhibitory extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
Processes
  • synaptic transmission
  • transmembrane transport
  • ion transmembrane transport
  • chloride transmembrane transport
  • regulation of membrane potential
  • neurological system process
  • transport
  • central nervous system development
  • response to drug
  • gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway
  • regulation of response to drug
Components
  • cell junction
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • synapse
  • neuron projection
  • chloride channel complex
  • postsynaptic membrane
  • GABA-A receptor complex
  • plasma 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 Regions259-280 285-306 318-340 524-543
GenBank Protein ID905393
UniProtKB IDP48169
UniProtKB Entry NameGBRA4_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell junction
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0018960|Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-4 (GABRA4)
ATGGTTTCTGCCAAGAAGGTACCCGCGATCGCTCTGTCCGCCGGGGTCAGTTTCGCCCTC
CTGCGCTTCCTGTGCCTGGCGGTTTGTTTAAACGAATCCCCAGGACAGAACCAAAAGGAG
GAGAAATTGTGCACAGAAAATTTCACCCGCATCCTGGACAGTTTGCTCGATGGTTATGAC
AACAGGCTGCGTCCTGGATTTGGGGGTCCTGTTACAGAAGTGAAAACTGACATATATGTC
ACCAGCTTTGGACCTGTTTCTGATGTTGAAATGGAATACACAATGGATGTGTTCTTCAGG
CAGACATGGATTGACAAAAGATTAAAATATGACGGCCCCATTGAAATTTTGAGATTGAAC
AATATGATGGTAACGAAAGTGTGGACCCCTGATACTTTCTTCAGGAATGGAAAGAAATCT
GTCTCACATAATATGACAGCTCCAAATAAGCTTTTTAGAATTATGAGAAATGGTACTATT
TTATACACAATGAGACTCACCATAAGTGCGGAGTGTCCCATGAGATTGGTGGATTTTCCC
ATGGATGGTCATGCATGCCCTTTGAAATTCGGGAGTTATGCCTATCCAAAGAGTGAGATG
ATCTATACCTGGACAAAAGGTCCTGAGAAATCAGTTGAAGTTCCGAAGGAGTCTTCCAGC
TTAGTTCAATATGATTTGATTGGGCAAACCGTATCAAGTGAAACCATCAAATCAATTACG
GGTGAATATATTGTTATGACGGTTTACTTCCACCTCAGACGGAAGATGGGTTATTTTATG
ATTCAGACCTATATTCCGTGCATTATGACAGTGATTCTTTCTCAAGTTTCATTTTGGATA
AATAAAGAATCAGTTCCCGCTAGGACTGTATTTGGAATAACAACTGTCCTCACCATGACC
ACACTAAGCATCAGTGCACGACATTCTTTGCCCAAAGTGTCCTATGCTACCGCCATGGAC
TGGTTCATAGCTGTCTGCTTTGCTTTTGTATTTTCGGCCCTTATCGAGTTTGCTGCTGTC
AACTATTTCACCAATATTCAAATGGAAAAAGCCAAAAGGAAGACATCAAAGCCCCCTCAG
GAAGTTCCCGCTGCTCCAGTGCAGAGAGAGAAGCATCCTGAAGCCCCTCTGCAGAATACA
AATGCCAATTTGAACATGAGAAAAAGAACAAATGCTTTGGTTCACTCTGAATCTGATGTT
GGCAACAGAACTGAGGTGGGAAACCATTCAAGCAAATCTTCCACAGTTGTTCAAGAATCT
TCTAAAGGCACACCTCGGTCTTACTTAGCTTCCAGTCCAAACCCATTCAGCCGTGCAAAT
GCAGCTGAAACCATATCTGCAGCAAGAGCACTTCCATCTGCTTCTCCTACTTCTATCCGA
ACTGGATATATGCCTCGAAAGGCTTCAGTTGGATCTGCTTCTACTCGTCACGTGTTTGGA
TCAAGACTGCAGAGGATAAAGACCACAGTTAATACCATAGGGGCTACTGGGAAGTTGTCA
GCTACTCCTCCTCCATCGGCTCCACCACCTTCTGGATCTGGCACAAGTAAAATAGACAAA
TATGCCCGTATTCTCTTTCCAGTCACATTTGGGGCATTTAACATGGTTTATTGGGTTGTT
TATTTATCTAAGGACACTATGGAGAAATCAGAAAGTCTAATGTAA
GenBank Gene IDU30461
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGABRA4
HGNC IDHGNC:4078
Chromosome Location4
Locus4p12
References
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