GABRA6

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor, alpha 6
Identifiers
Symbols	GABRA6 ; MGC116903; MGC116904
External IDs	Template:OMIM5 Template:MGI HomoloGene: 20220
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RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
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Species	Human	Mouse
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Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor, alpha 6, also known as GABRA6, is a human gene.

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.

See also

• GABAA receptor

Further reading

• Hicks AA, Bailey ME, Riley BP; et al. (1994). "Further evidence for clustering of human GABAA receptor subunit genes: localization of the alpha 6-subunit gene (GABRA6) to distal chromosome 5q by linkage analysis". Genomics. 20 (2): 285–8. doi:10.1006/geno.1994.1167. PMID 8020978.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Tögel M, Mossier B, Fuchs K, Sieghart W (1994). "gamma-Aminobutyric acidA receptors displaying association of gamma 3-subunits with beta 2/3 and different alpha-subunits exhibit unique pharmacological properties". J. Biol. Chem. 269 (17): 12993–8. PMID 8175718.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Hadingham KL, Garrett EM, Wafford KA; et al. (1996). "Cloning of cDNAs encoding the human gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor alpha 6 subunit and characterization of the pharmacology of alpha 6-containing receptors". Mol. Pharmacol. 49 (2): 253–9. PMID 8632757.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Russek SJ (1999). "Evolution of GABA(A) receptor diversity in the human genome". Gene. 227 (2): 213–22. PMID 10023064.
• Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH; et al. (2003). "Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (26): 16899–903. doi:10.1073/pnas.242603899. PMID 12477932.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Ota T, Suzuki Y, Nishikawa T; et al. (2004). "Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs". Nat. Genet. 36 (1): 40–5. doi:10.1038/ng1285. PMID 14702039.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Sen S, Villafuerte S, Nesse R; et al. (2004). "Serotonin transporter and GABAA alpha 6 receptor variants are associated with neuroticism". Biol. Psychiatry. 55 (3): 244–9. PMID 14744464.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Peran M, Hooper H, Rayner SL; et al. (2004). "GABAA receptor alpha1 and alpha6 subunits mediate cell surface anchoring in cultured cells". Neurosci. Lett. 364 (2): 67–70. doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2004.03.081. PMID 15196679.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Uhart M, McCaul ME, Oswald LM; et al. (2005). "GABRA6 gene polymorphism and an attenuated stress response". Mol. Psychiatry. 9 (11): 998–1006. doi:10.1038/sj.mp.4001535. PMID 15197399.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Wang W, Stock RE, Gronostajski RM; et al. (2005). "A role for nuclear factor I in the intrinsic control of cerebellar granule neuron gene expression". J. Biol. Chem. 279 (51): 53491–7. doi:10.1074/jbc.M410370200. PMID 15466411.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Gerhard DS, Wagner L, Feingold EA; et al. (2004). "The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC)". Genome Res. 14 (10B): 2121–7. doi:10.1101/gr.2596504. PMID 15489334.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Kimura K, Wakamatsu A, Suzuki Y; et al. (2006). "Diversification of transcriptional modulation: large-scale identification and characterization of putative alternative promoters of human genes". Genome Res. 16 (1): 55–65. doi:10.1101/gr.4039406. PMID 16344560.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Lucht M, Barnow S, Schroeder W; et al. (2006). "Negative perceived paternal parenting is associated with dopamine D2 receptor exon 8 and GABA(A) alpha 6 receptor variants: an explorative study". Am. J. Med. Genet. B Neuropsychiatr. Genet. 141 (2): 167–72. doi:10.1002/ajmg.b.30255. PMID 16402352.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Park CS, Park SY, Lee CS; et al. (2007). "Association between alcoholism and the genetic polymorphisms of the GABAA receptor genes on chromosome 5q33-34 in Korean population". J. Korean Med. Sci. 21 (3): 533–8. PMID 16778401.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Kobayashi Y, Akiyoshi J, Kanehisa M; et al. (2007). "Lack of polymorphism in genes encoding mGluR 7, mGluR 8, GABA(A) receptor alfa-6 subunit and nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor and panic disorder". Psychiatr. Genet. 17 (1): 9. doi:10.1097/YPG.0b013e32801118bc. PMID 17167337.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Lee YC, Wang HP, Chiu HM; et al. (2007). "GABRA6 genetic polymorphism is associated with the risk of functional heartburn in Chinese". J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 22 (2): 227–33. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04441.x. PMID 17295876.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

• GABRA6+protein,+human at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.