Hmdb loader
Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP08201
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 13912
Name Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-4
Synonyms
  1. GABA(A) receptor subunit alpha-4
Gene Name GABRA4
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in ion transport
Specific Function 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
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
membrane
cell part
membrane part
intrinsic to membrane
integral to membrane
postsynaptic membrane
Function
receptor activity
transmembrane receptor activity
transmembrane transporter activity
substrate-specific transmembrane transporter activity
ion transmembrane transporter activity
molecular transducer activity
signal transducer activity
gaba receptor activity
gaba-a receptor activity
transporter activity
ion channel activity
ligand-gated ion channel activity
extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
Process
establishment of localization
transport
gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway
chloride transport
signaling
signaling pathway
cell surface receptor linked signaling pathway
anion transport
g-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway
inorganic anion transport
ion transport
Cellular Location
  1. Cell membrane
  2. Multi-pass membrane protein
  3. Multi-pass membrane protein
  4. Cell junction
  5. synapse
  6. postsynaptic cell membrane
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:4
Locus 4p12
SNPs GABRA4
Gene Sequence
>1665 bp
ATGGTTTCTGCCAAGAAGGTACCCGCGATCGCTCTGTCCGCCGGGGTCAGTTTCGCCCTC
CTGCGCTTCCTGTGCCTGGCGGTTTGTTTAAACGAATCCCCAGGACAGAACCAAAAGGAG
GAGAAATTGTGCACAGAAAATTTCACCCGCATCCTGGACAGTTTGCTCGATGGTTATGAC
AACAGGCTGCGTCCTGGATTTGGGGGTCCTGTTACAGAAGTGAAAACTGACATATATGTC
ACCAGCTTTGGACCTGTTTCTGATGTTGAAATGGAATACACAATGGATGTGTTCTTCAGG
CAGACATGGATTGACAAAAGATTAAAATATGACGGCCCCATTGAAATTTTGAGATTGAAC
AATATGATGGTAACGAAAGTGTGGACCCCTGATACTTTCTTCAGGAATGGAAAGAAATCT
GTCTCACATAATATGACAGCTCCAAATAAGCTTTTTAGAATTATGAGAAATGGTACTATT
TTATACACAATGAGACTCACCATAAGTGCGGAGTGTCCCATGAGATTGGTGGATTTTCCC
ATGGATGGTCATGCATGCCCTTTGAAATTCGGGAGTTATGCCTATCCAAAGAGTGAGATG
ATCTATACCTGGACAAAAGGTCCTGAGAAATCAGTTGAAGTTCCGAAGGAGTCTTCCAGC
TTAGTTCAATATGATTTGATTGGGCAAACCGTATCAAGTGAAACCATCAAATCAATTACG
GGTGAATATATTGTTATGACGGTTTACTTCCACCTCAGACGGAAGATGGGTTATTTTATG
ATTCAGACCTATATTCCGTGCATTATGACAGTGATTCTTTCTCAAGTTTCATTTTGGATA
AATAAAGAATCAGTTCCCGCTAGGACTGTATTTGGAATAACAACTGTCCTCACCATGACC
ACACTAAGCATCAGTGCACGACATTCTTTGCCCAAAGTGTCCTATGCTACCGCCATGGAC
TGGTTCATAGCTGTCTGCTTTGCTTTTGTATTTTCGGCCCTTATCGAGTTTGCTGCTGTC
AACTATTTCACCAATATTCAAATGGAAAAAGCCAAAAGGAAGACATCAAAGCCCCCTCAG
GAAGTTCCCGCTGCTCCAGTGCAGAGAGAGAAGCATCCTGAAGCCCCTCTGCAGAATACA
AATGCCAATTTGAACATGAGAAAAAGAACAAATGCTTTGGTTCACTCTGAATCTGATGTT
GGCAACAGAACTGAGGTGGGAAACCATTCAAGCAAATCTTCCACAGTTGTTCAAGAATCT
TCTAAAGGCACACCTCGGTCTTACTTAGCTTCCAGTCCAAACCCATTCAGCCGTGCAAAT
GCAGCTGAAACCATATCTGCAGCAAGAGCACTTCCATCTGCTTCTCCTACTTCTATCCGA
ACTGGATATATGCCTCGAAAGGCTTCAGTTGGATCTGCTTCTACTCGTCACGTGTTTGGA
TCAAGACTGCAGAGGATAAAGACCACAGTTAATACCATAGGGGCTACTGGGAAGTTGTCA
GCTACTCCTCCTCCATCGGCTCCACCACCTTCTGGATCTGGCACAAGTAAAATAGACAAA
TATGCCCGTATTCTCTTTCCAGTCACATTTGGGGCATTTAACATGGTTTATTGGGTTGTT
TATTTATCTAAGGACACTATGGAGAAATCAGAAAGTCTAATGTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 554
Molecular Weight 61622.6
Theoretical pI 10.02
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • 1-35
Transmembrane Regions
  • 259-280
  • 285-306
  • 318-340
  • 524-543
Protein Sequence
>Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-4
MVSAKKVPAIALSAGVSFALLRFLCLAVCLNESPGQNQKEEKLCTENFTRILDSLLDGYD
NRLRPGFGGPVTEVKTDIYVTSFGPVSDVEMEYTMDVFFRQTWIDKRLKYDGPIEILRLN
NMMVTKVWTPDTFFRNGKKSVSHNMTAPNKLFRIMRNGTILYTMRLTISAECPMRLVDFP
MDGHACPLKFGSYAYPKSEMIYTWTKGPEKSVEVPKESSSLVQYDLIGQTVSSETIKSIT
GEYIVMTVYFHLRRKMGYFMIQTYIPCIMTVILSQVSFWINKESVPARTVFGITTVLTMT
TLSISARHSLPKVSYATAMDWFIAVCFAFVFSALIEFAAVNYFTNIQMEKAKRKTSKPPQ
EVPAAPVQREKHPEAPLQNTNANLNMRKRTNALVHSESDVGNRTEVGNHSSKSSTVVQES
SKGTPRSYLASSPNPFSRANAAETISAARALPSASPTSIRTGYMPRKASVGSASTRHVFG
SRLQRIKTTVNTIGATGKLSATPPPSAPPPSGSGTSKIDKYARILFPVTFGAFNMVYWVV
YLSKDTMEKSESLM
GenBank ID Protein 34452723
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P48169
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name GBRA4_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID NM_000809.2
GeneCard ID GABRA4
GenAtlas ID GABRA4
HGNC ID HGNC:4078
References
General References
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