Entrez 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 different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2013].
UniProt Summary: 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.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
Neur chan LBD
Neur chan memb
GO Terms
inhibitory synapse assembly
benzodiazepine receptor activity
inhibitory extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
GABA-gated chloride ion channel activity
synaptic transmission, GABAergic
GABA-A receptor complex
GABA-A receptor activity
gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway
dendrite membrane
integral component of synaptic vesicle membrane
transmitter-gated ion channel activity involved in regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential
chloride channel complex
extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
chloride channel activity
postsynapse
chloride transmembrane transport
synapse assembly
regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential
chloride transport
inorganic anion transmembrane transport
inorganic anion transport
neurotransmitter transport
postsynaptic membrane
synapse
synapse organization
anion transmembrane transport
neuron projection
regulation of neurotransmitter levels
anterograde trans-synaptic signaling
chemical synaptic transmission
regulation of membrane potential
trans-synaptic signaling
synaptic signaling
cell junction
anion transport
inorganic ion transmembrane transport
ion transmembrane transport
cell-cell signaling
transmembrane transport
G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway
ion transport
nervous system process
integral component of plasma membrane
system process
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)