Entrez gene ID | | 2555 |
Official gene symbol | | GABRA2 |
Full name | | gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor, alpha 2 |
Aliases | | ,FLJ97076, |
Gene summary | | 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. At least 16 distinct subunits of GABA-A receptors have been identified. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 4 Locus: 4p12 |
Gene position | | 46392056 - 46251575 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 140482 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 137140 |