Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 2558
Gene name Gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha5
Gene symbol GABRA5
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
DEE79EIEE79
Chromosome 15
Chromosome location 15q12
Summary 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 GA
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs1595438243 G>C,T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant, intron variant
rs1595438268 C>G Likely-pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant, intron variant
rs1595441329 C>T Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant, genic downstream transcript variant, 3 prime UTR variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT537284 hsa-miR-5584-5p PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT537282 hsa-miR-211-3p PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT537280 hsa-miR-4270 PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT537281 hsa-miR-4441 PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT537279 hsa-miR-6754-5p PAR-CLIP 22012620
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001662 Process Behavioral fear response IEA
GO:0004888 Function Transmembrane signaling receptor activity IEA
GO:0004890 Function GABA-A receptor activity IBA
GO:0004890 Function GABA-A receptor activity IEA
GO:0004890 Function GABA-A receptor activity ISS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
137142 4079 ENSG00000186297
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P31644
Protein name Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-5 (GABA(A) receptor subunit alpha-5) (GABAAR subunit alpha-5)
Protein function Alpha subunit of the heteropentameric ligand-gated chloride channel gated by gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain (PubMed:14993607, PubMed:29961870, PubMed:30140029, PubMed:31056671). GABA-gated chlori
PDB 5O8F , 5OJM , 6A96 , 8BEJ , 8BGI , 8BHA , 8BHB , 8BHG , 8BHI , 8BHK , 8BHM , 8BHO , 8BHQ , 8BHR , 8BHS
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF02931 Neur_chan_LBD 49 257 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand binding domain Family
PF02932 Neur_chan_memb 264 374 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane region Family
Sequence
Sequence length 462
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction
Retrograde endocannabinoid signaling
GABAergic synapse
Taste transduction
Morphine addiction
Nicotine addiction
  GABA receptor activation
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 79 Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs1595438268, rs1595438243, rs1595441329 RCV002272577
RCV000850105
RCV000850106
RCV000850107
RCV000986170
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
Autism spectrum disorder Likely benign ClinVar
CTD
★★★☆☆
Reported in Unknown/Other Associations (≥2 sources)
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTISTIC DISORDER CTD, Disgenet
CTD, Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BIPOLAR DISORDER Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Adult Medulloblastoma Medulloblastoma BEFREE 24196163
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Age-Related Memory Disorders Age-Related Memory Disorders CTD_human_DG 20180861
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Albinism, Oculocutaneous Oculocutaneous albinism BEFREE 23124039
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Amnesia Amnesia BEFREE 28964773
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Angelman Syndrome Angelman Syndrome BEFREE 11543639, 8188218
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Angelman Syndrome Angelman syndrome Pubtator 15607424, 30826071 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anxiety Anxiety Disorder BEFREE 28717969
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anxiety Disorders Anxiety Disorder BEFREE 28717969
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Pubtator 28607477 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism Pubtator 28607477 Associate
★★★☆☆
Reported in Unknown/Other Associations (≥2 sources)