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Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GABRG2 gene.

Function

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain, mediates neuronal inhibition by binding to GABA receptors. The type A GABA receptors are pentameric chloride channels assembled from among many genetic variants of GABA(A) subunits. This gene encodes the gamma 2 subunit of GABA(A) receptor. Mutations in this gene have been associated with epilepsy and febrile seizures. Alternative splicing of this gene results in transcript variants encoding different isoforms.[5]

Interactions

GABRG2 has been shown to interact with GABARAP[6][7][8] and Dopamine receptor D5.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000113327Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000020436Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ "Entrez Gene: GABRG2 gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor, gamma 2".
  6. ^ Nymann-Andersen J, Wang H, Chen L, Kittler JT, Moss SJ, Olsen RW (March 2002). "Subunit specificity and interaction domain between GABA(A) receptor-associated protein (GABARAP) and GABA(A) receptors". Journal of Neurochemistry. 80 (5): 815–823. doi:10.1046/j.0022-3042.2002.00762.x. PMID 11948245. S2CID 38049055.
  7. ^ Coyle JE, Qamar S, Rajashankar KR, Nikolov DB (January 2002). "Structure of GABARAP in two conformations: implications for GABA(A) receptor localization and tubulin binding". Neuron. 33 (1): 63–74. doi:10.1016/S0896-6273(01)00558-X. PMID 11779480. S2CID 14487823.
  8. ^ Wang H, Bedford FK, Brandon NJ, Moss SJ, Olsen RW (January 1999). "GABA(A)-receptor-associated protein links GABA(A) receptors and the cytoskeleton". Nature. 397 (6714): 69–72. doi:10.1038/16264. PMID 9892355. S2CID 204990449.
  9. ^ Liu F, Wan Q, Pristupa ZB, Yu XM, Wang YT, Niznik HB (January 2000). "Direct protein-protein coupling enables cross-talk between dopamine D5 and gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptors". Nature. 403 (6767): 274–280. Bibcode:2000Natur.403..274L. doi:10.1038/35002014. PMID 10659839. S2CID 4415918.

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

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