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 categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 79 Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs1595438268, rs1595438243, rs1595441329 RCV002272577
RCV000850105
RCV000850106
RCV000850107
RCV000986170
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Autism spectrum disorder Likely benign rs2504349112 RCV003128053
Focal epilepsy Uncertain significance rs762861847 RCV005626289
GABRA5-related disorder Benign; Likely benign; Uncertain significance rs202172745, rs2504169040 RCV003916423
RCV003973815
Schizophrenia Uncertain significance rs2504221828 RCV002463517
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Agnosia Associate 38482990
Angelman Syndrome Associate 15607424, 30826071
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Associate 28607477
Autism Spectrum Disorder Associate 28607477
Autistic Disorder Associate 16080114, 20066485, 25124326
Bipolar Disorder Associate 19078961, 38482990
Bohring syndrome Associate 32938993
Brain Diseases Associate 31056671
Cognition Disorders Associate 38482990
Developmental Disabilities Associate 29961870