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NameGamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-6
Synonyms
  • GABA(A) receptor subunit alpha-6
Gene NameGABRA6
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010540|Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-6
MASSLPWLCIILWLENALGKLEVEGNFYSENVSRILDNLLEGYDNRLRPGFGGAVTEVKT
DIYVTSFGPVSDVEMEYTMDVFFRQTWTDERLKFGGPTEILSLNNLMVSKIWTPDTFFRN
GKKSIAHNMTTPNKLFRIMQNGTILYTMRLTINADCPMRLVNFPMDGHACPLKFGSYAYP
KSEIIYTWKKGPLYSVEVPEESSSLLQYDLIGQTVSSETIKSNTGEYVIMTVYFHLQRKM
GYFMIQIYTPCIMTVILSQVSFWINKESVPARTVFGITTVLTMTTLSISARHSLPKVSYA
TAMDWFIAVCFAFVFSALIEFAAVNYFTNLQTQKAKRKAQFAAPPTVTISKATEPLEAEI
VLHPDSKYHLKKRITSLSLPIVSSSEANKVLTRAPILQSTPVTPPPLSPAFGGTSKIDQY
SRILFPVAFAGFNLVYWVVYLSKDTMEVSSSVE
Number of residues453
Molecular Weight51023.69
Theoretical pI8.4
GO Classification
Functions
  • chloride channel activity
  • benzodiazepine receptor activity
  • inhibitory extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
  • GABA-A receptor activity
Processes
  • synaptic transmission
  • transmembrane transport
  • ion transmembrane transport
  • chloride transmembrane transport
  • transport
  • regulation of membrane potential
  • signal transduction
  • neurological system process
  • response to drug
  • gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway
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 Regions243-264 269-290 301-324 420-441
GenBank Protein ID1470364
UniProtKB IDQ16445
UniProtKB Entry NameGBRA6_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell junction
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010541|Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-6 (GABRA6)
ATGGCGTCGTCTCTGCCCTGGCTGTGCATTATTCTGTGGCTAGAAAATGCCCTAGGGAAA
CTCGAAGTTGAAGGCAACTTCTACTCAGAAAACGTCAGTCGGATCCTGGACAACTTGCTT
GAAGGCTATGACAATCGGCTGCGGCCGGGATTTGGAGGTGCTGTCACTGAAGTCAAAACA
GACATTTATGTGACCAGTTTTGGGCCCGTGTCAGATGTGGAGATGGAGTATACGATGGAT
GTTTTTTTCCGCCAGACCTGGACTGATGAGAGGTTGAAGTTTGGGGGGCCAACTGAGATT
CTGAGTCTGAATAATTTGATGGTCAGTAAAATCTGGACGCCTGACACCTTTTTCAGAAAT
GGTAAAAAGTCCATTGCTCACAACATGACAACTCCTAATAAACTCTTCAGAATAATGCAG
AATGGAACCATTTTATACACCATGAGGCTTACCATCAATGCTGACTGTCCCATGAGGCTG
GTTAACTTTCCTATGGATGGGCATGCTTGTCCACTCAAGTTTGGGAGCTATGCTTATCCC
AAAAGTGAAATCATATATACGTGGAAAAAAGGACCACTTTACTCAGTAGAAGTCCCAGAA
GAATCTTCAAGCCTTCTCCAGTATGATCTGATTGGACAAACAGTATCTAGTGAGACAATT
AAATCTAACACAGGTGAATACGTTATAATGACAGTTTACTTCCACTTGCAAAGGAAGATG
GGCTACTTCATGATACAGATATACACTCCTTGCATTATGACAGTCATTCTTTCCCAGGTG
TCTTTCTGGATTAATAAGGAGTCCGTCCCAGCAAGAACTGTTTTTGGGATCACCACTGTT
TTAACTATGACCACTTTGAGCATCAGTGCCCGGCACTCTTTGCCAAAAGTGTCATATGCC
ACTGCCATGGATTGGTTCATAGCTGTTTGCTTTGCATTCGTCTTCTCTGCGCTTATCGAG
TTCGCAGCTGTCAACTACTTTACCAATCTTCAGACACAGAAGGCCAAAAGGAAGGCACAG
TTTGCAGCCCCACCCACAGTGACAATATCAAAAGCTACTGAACCTTTGGAAGCTGAGATT
GTTTTGCATCCTGACTCCAAATATCATCTGAAGAAAAGGATCACTTCTCTGTCTTTGCCA
ATAGTTTCATCTTCCGAGGCCAATAAAGTGCTCACGAGAGCGCCCATCTTACAATCAACA
CCTGTCACACCCCCACCACTCTCGCCAGCCTTTGGAGGCACCAGTAAAATAGACCAGTAT
TCTCGAATTCTCTTCCCAGTTGCATTTGCAGGATTCAACCTTGTGTACTGGGTAGTTTAT
CTTTCCAAAGATACAATGGAAGTCAGTAGCAGTGTTGAATAG
GenBank Gene IDS81944
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGABRA6
HGNC IDHGNC:4080
Chromosome Location5
Locus5q34
References
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