Entrez Summary: Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian brain where it acts at GABA receptors, which are ligand-gated chloride channels. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the rho subunit family and is a component of the GABA type A receptor complex. This gene exists on chromosome 6q next to the gene encoding the rho 1 subunit of the GABA type A receptor, in a region thought to be associated with susceptibility for psychiatric disorders and epilepsy. Polymorphisms in this gene may also be associated with alcohol dependence, and general cognitive ability. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2016].
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. Rho-2 GABA receptor could play a role in retinal neurotransmission.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
Neur chan memb
Neur chan LBD
GO Terms
GABA-A receptor activity
GABA-A receptor complex
gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway
transmitter-gated ion channel activity involved in regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential
extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
chloride channel complex
chloride channel activity
GABA-ergic synapse
chloride transmembrane transport
regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential
chloride transport
inorganic anion transmembrane transport
inorganic anion transport
postsynaptic membrane
visual perception
sensory perception of light stimulus
protein domain specific binding
synapse
anion transmembrane transport
neuron projection
chemical synaptic transmission
anterograde trans-synaptic signaling
regulation of membrane potential
trans-synaptic signaling
synaptic signaling
cell junction
anion transport
inorganic ion transmembrane transport
ion transmembrane transport
sensory perception
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)