Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 2559
Gene name Gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha6
Gene symbol GABRA6
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
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Chromosome 5
Chromosome location 5q34
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
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT1009918 hsa-miR-124 CLIP-seq
MIRT1009919 hsa-miR-3714 CLIP-seq
MIRT1009920 hsa-miR-3910 CLIP-seq
MIRT1009921 hsa-miR-4477b CLIP-seq
MIRT1009922 hsa-miR-506 CLIP-seq
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:0004888 Function Transmembrane signaling receptor activity IEA
GO:0004890 Function GABA-A receptor activity IBA
GO:0004890 Function GABA-A receptor activity IEA
GO:0005216 Function Monoatomic ion channel activity IEA
GO:0005230 Function Extracellular ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
137143 4080 ENSG00000145863
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q16445
Protein name Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-6 (GABA(A) receptor subunit alpha-6) (GABAAR subunit alpha-6)
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:8632757). GABA-gated chloride channels, also named GABA(A) receptors (GABAAR),
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF02931 Neur_chan_LBD 32 240 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand binding domain Family
PF02932 Neur_chan_memb 247 399 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane region Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in brain, in cerebellar granule cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8632757}.
Sequence
Sequence length 453
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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Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Childhood absence epilepsy Likely benign; Benign; Uncertain significance rs141319994, rs13188991, rs12522663, rs13184586, rs34907804, rs4277944, rs3219151, rs200968260, rs3811993, rs76773579, rs1554115829, rs750458393, rs113239794, rs1554115593, rs34826485
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RCV001496253
RCV001521753
RCV001521754
RCV001521755
RCV001518717
RCV001521756
RCV001521757
RCV001469249
RCV000555943
RCV000552214
RCV000532914
RCV001435826
RCV000550364
RCV000526500
RCV000531862
RCV000542461
RCV000538791
RCV000798547
RCV000878598
RCV000945849
RCV000887540
GABRA6-related disorder Benign; Likely benign; Uncertain significance rs13188991, rs13184586, rs34907804, rs374907395, rs76937628, rs200710979, rs765780675, rs76773579, rs150866100, rs112717732, rs141165453 RCV004541972
RCV004541973
RCV004541967
RCV004542497
RCV004536907
RCV004542354
RCV000509493
RCV004530589
RCV004541772
RCV004541808
RCV004533619
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Alcoholism Stimulate 35301805
Anxiety Associate 29018204
Autistic Disorder Associate 25124326
Bipolar Disorder Associate 25730879
Death Associate 29018204
Depressive Disorder Associate 29018204
Disruptive Impulse Control and Conduct Disorders Associate 29018204
Epilepsy Associate 31957018, 34740144
Epilepsy Absence Associate 21930603
Epilepsy Idiopathic Generalized Associate 34740144