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Gene information for GABRA1 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID2554
Official gene symbolGABRA1
Full namegamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor, alpha 1
Aliases,ECA4,EJM,EJM5,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor. GABA is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian brain where it acts at GABA-A receptors, which are ligand-gated chloride channels. Chloride conductance of these channels can be modulated by agents such as benzodiazepines that bind to the GABA-A receptor. GABA-A receptors are pentameric, consisting of proteins from several subunit classes: alpha, beta, gamma, delta and rho. Mutations in this gene cause juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and childhood absence epilepsy type 4. Multiple transcript variants encoding the same protein have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 5   Locus: 5q34-q35
Gene position161274197 - 161326965  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size52769 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID137160