Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP03413
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. GABA(A) receptor subunit alpha-2
Gene Name GABRA2
Protein Type Receptor
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in ion transport
Specific Function GABA, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate brain, mediates neuronal inhibition by binding to the GABA/benzodiazepine receptor and opening an integral chloride channel
GO Classification
Component
membrane
cell part
membrane part
intrinsic to membrane
integral to membrane
postsynaptic membrane
Function
substrate-specific transmembrane transporter activity
ion transmembrane transporter activity
molecular transducer activity
signal transducer activity
gaba receptor activity
gaba-a receptor activity
transporter activity
ion channel activity
ligand-gated ion channel activity
extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
receptor activity
transmembrane receptor activity
transmembrane transporter activity
Process
cell surface receptor linked signaling pathway
anion transport
g-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway
inorganic anion transport
ion transport
establishment of localization
transport
gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway
chloride transport
signaling
signaling pathway
Cellular Location
  1. Cell membrane
  2. Multi-pass membrane protein
  3. Multi-pass membrane protein
  4. Cell junction
  5. synapse
  6. postsynaptic cell membrane
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:4
Locus 4p12
SNPs GABRA2
Gene Sequence
>1356 bp
ATGAAGACAAAATTGAACATCTACAACATGCAGTTCCTGCTTTTTGTTTTCTTGGTGTGG
GACCCTGCCAGGTTGGTGCTGGCTAACATCCAAGAAGATGAGGCTAAAAATAACATTACC
ATCTTTACGAGAATTCTTGACAGACTTCTGGATGGTTACGATAATCGGCTTAGACCAGGA
CTGGGAGACAGTATTACTGAAGTCTTCACTAACATCTACGTGACCAGTTTTGGCCCTGTC
TCAGATACAGATATGGAATATACAATTGATGTTTTCTTTCGACAAAAATGGAAAGATGAA
CGTTTAAAATTTAAAGGTCCTATGAATATCCTTCGACTAAACAATTTAATGGCTAGCAAA
ATCTGGACTCCAGATACCTTTTTTCACAATGGGAAAAAATCAGTAGCTCATAATATGACA
ATGCCAAATAAGTTGCTTCGAATTCAGGATGATGGGACTCTGCTGTATACCATGAGGCTT
ACAGTTCAAGCTGAATGCCCAATGCACTTGGAGGATTTCCCAATGGATGCTCATTCATGT
CCTCTGAAATTTGGCAGCTATGCATATACAACTTCAGAGGTCACTTATATTTGGACTTAC
AATGCATCTGATTCAGTACAGGTTGCTCCTGATGGCTCTAGGTTAAATCAATATGACCTG
CTGGGCCAATCAATCGGAAAGGAGACAATTAAATCCAGTACAGGTGAATATACTGTAATG
ACAGCTCATTTCCACCTGAAAAGAAAAATTGGGTATTTTGTGATTCAAACCTATCTGCCT
TGCATCATGACTGTCATTCTCTCCCAAGTTTCATTCTGGCTTAACAGAGAATCTGTGCCT
GCAAGAACTGTGTTTGGAGTAACAACTGTCCTAACAATGACAACTCTAAGCATCAGTGCT
CGGAATTCTCTCCCCAAAGTGGCTTATGCAACTGCCATGGACTGGTTTATTGCTGTTTGT
TATGCATTTGTGTTCTCTGCCCTAATTGAATTTGCAACTGTTAATTACTTCACCAAAAGA
GGATGGGCTTGGGATGGGAAGAGTGTAGTAAATGACAAGAAAAAAGAAAAGGCTTCCGTT
ATGATACAGAACAACGCTTATGCAGTGGCTGTTGCCAATTATGCCCCGAATCTTTCAAAA
GATCCAGTTCTCTCCACCATCTCCAAGAGTGCAACCACGCCAGAACCCAACAAGAAGCCA
GAAAACAAGCCAGCTGAAGCAAAGAAAACTTTCAACAGTGTTAGCAAAATTGACAGAATG
TCCAGAATAGTTTTTCCAGTTTTGTTTGGTACCTTTAATTTAGTTTACTGGGCTACATAT
TTAAACAGAGAACCTGTATTAGGGGTCAGTCCTTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 451
Molecular Weight 51325.9
Theoretical pI 9.5
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • ["1-28"]
Transmembrane Regions
  • ["252-273", "279-300", "313-334", "420-441"]
Protein Sequence
>Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2
MKTKLNIYNMQFLLFVFLVWDPARLVLANIQEDEAKNNITIFTRILDRLLDGYDNRLRPG
LGDSITEVFTNIYVTSFGPVSDTDMEYTIDVFFRQKWKDERLKFKGPMNILRLNNLMASK
IWTPDTFFHNGKKSVAHNMTMPNKLLRIQDDGTLLYTMRLTVQAECPMHLEDFPMDAHSC
PLKFGSYAYTTSEVTYIWTYNASDSVQVAPDGSRLNQYDLLGQSIGKETIKSSTGEYTVM
TAHFHLKRKIGYFVIQTYLPCIMTVILSQVSFWLNRESVPARTVFGVTTVLTMTTLSISA
RNSLPKVAYATAMDWFIAVCYAFVFSALIEFATVNYFTKRGWAWDGKSVVNDKKKEKASV
MIQNNAYAVAVANYAPNLSKDPVLSTISKSATTPEPNKKPENKPAEAKKTFNSVSKIDRM
SRIVFPVLFGTFNLVYWATYLNREPVLGVSP
GenBank ID Protein 167000751
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P47869
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name GBRA2_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID NM_000807.2
GeneCard ID GABRA2
GenAtlas ID GABRA2
HGNC ID HGNC:4076
References
General References Not Available