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Gabra6 - gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha6 Gene

Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID: 29708 | Gene type: protein coding

About Gabra6

Summary

Enables diazepam binding activity and inhibitory extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity. Contributes to GABA-A receptor activity; GABA-gated chloride ion channel activity; and benzodiazepine receptor activity. Involved in GABAergic synaptic transmission. Located in dendrite; neuronal cell body membrane; and synaptic membrane. Is integral component of plasma membrane. Part of receptor complex. Is active in GABA-ergic synapse; cerebellar Golgi cell to granule cell synapse; and hippocampal mossy fiber to CA3 synapse. Is integral component of postsynaptic specialization membrane. Used to study obesity. Orthologous to human GABRA6 (gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha6). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Gabra6 Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_021841.2 NP_068613.2 gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-6 precursor
Gene Ontology
  • Molecular Function
  • Biological Process
  • Cellular Component
Molecular Function GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
contributes to GABA-A receptor activity IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
17395622 RGD
contributes to GABA-gated chloride ion channel activity IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
17395622 RGD
contributes to benzodiazepine receptor activity IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
16554486 RGD
enables diazepam binding IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
2166916 RGD
enables heterocyclic compound binding IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
2166916 RGD
enables inhibitory extracellular ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
16554486 RGD
enables protein-containing complex binding IPI
IPI: Inferred from physical interaction
14713300 RGD
Biological Process GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
involved in response to ethanol IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
23413777 RGD
involved in synaptic transmission, GABAergic IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
16554486 RGD
Cellular Component GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
is active in GABA-ergic synapse IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
8613776 RGD
is active in cerebellar Golgi cell to granule cell synapse IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
8613776 RGD
located in dendrite IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
8613776 RGD
is active in hippocampal mossy fiber to CA3 synapse IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
8613776 RGD
located in neuronal cell body membrane IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
8613776 RGD
located in plasma membrane IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
9464994 RGD
located in postsynaptic membrane IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
8613776 RGD
is active in postsynaptic specialization membrane IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
8613776 RGD
located in postsynaptic specialization membrane IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
9464994 RGD
located in presynaptic membrane IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
17303643 RGD
part of receptor complex IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
14713300 RGD
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-6

GABA(A) receptor subunit alpha-6

GABA-A receptor alpha-6 subunit

gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor, alpha 6

gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA-A) receptor, subunit alpha 6

gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor, alpha 6

gamma-aminobutyric acid type A

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Gabra6 NCBI NCBI:2559