Biology:GABRA6

Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Generic protein structure example

Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GABRA6 gene.

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 GABA-A receptor. At least 16 distinct subunits of GABA-A receptors have been identified.

One study found a genetic variant in the gene to be associated with the personality trait neuroticism.

See also

• GABA_A receptor

Further reading

• "gamma-Aminobutyric acidA receptors displaying association of gamma 3-subunits with beta 2/3 and different alpha-subunits exhibit unique pharmacological properties.". J. Biol. Chem. 269 (17): 12993–12998. 1994. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)99974-6. PMID 8175718. 
• "Cloning of cDNAs encoding the human gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor alpha 6 subunit and characterization of the pharmacology of alpha 6-containing receptors.". Mol. Pharmacol. 49 (2): 253–259. 1996. PMID 8632757. 
• Russek SJ (1999). "Evolution of GABA(A) receptor diversity in the human genome.". Gene 227 (2): 213–222. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(98)00594-0. PMID 10023064. 
• "Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences.". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (26): 16899–16903. 2003. doi:10.1073/pnas.242603899. PMID 12477932. Bibcode: 2002PNAS...9916899M. 
• "Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs.". Nat. Genet. 36 (1): 40–45. 2004. doi:10.1038/ng1285. PMID 14702039. 
• "Serotonin transporter and GABAA alpha 6 receptor variants are associated with neuroticism.". Biol. Psychiatry 55 (3): 244–249. 2004. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2003.08.006. PMID 14744464. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/psychfacpub/448. 
• "GABAA receptor alpha1 and alpha6 subunits mediate cell surface anchoring in cultured cells.". Neurosci. Lett. 364 (2): 67–70. 2004. doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2004.03.081. PMID 15196679. 
• "GABRA6 gene polymorphism and an attenuated stress response.". Mol. Psychiatry 9 (11): 998–1006. 2005. doi:10.1038/sj.mp.4001535. PMID 15197399. 
• "A role for nuclear factor I in the intrinsic control of cerebellar granule neuron gene expression.". J. Biol. Chem. 279 (51): 53491–53497. 2005. doi:10.1074/jbc.M410370200. PMID 15466411. 
• "The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC).". Genome Res. 14 (10B): 2121–2127. 2004. doi:10.1101/gr.2596504. PMID 15489334. 
• "Diversification of transcriptional modulation: large-scale identification and characterization of putative alternative promoters of human genes.". Genome Res. 16 (1): 55–65. 2006. doi:10.1101/gr.4039406. PMID 16344560. 
• "Negative perceived paternal parenting is associated with dopamine D2 receptor exon 8 and GABA(A) alpha 6 receptor variants: an explorative study.". Am. J. Med. Genet. B Neuropsychiatr. Genet. 141 (2): 167–172. 2006. doi:10.1002/ajmg.b.30255. PMID 16402352. 
• "Association between alcoholism and the genetic polymorphisms of the GABAA receptor genes on chromosome 5q33-34 in Korean population.". J. Korean Med. Sci. 21 (3): 533–538. 2007. doi:10.3346/jkms.2006.21.3.533. PMID 16778401. 
• "Lack of polymorphism in genes encoding mGluR 7, mGluR 8, GABA(A) receptor alfa-6 subunit and nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor and panic disorder.". Psychiatr. Genet. 17 (1): 9. 2007. doi:10.1097/YPG.0b013e32801118bc. PMID 17167337. 
• "GABRA6 genetic polymorphism is associated with the risk of functional heartburn in Chinese.". J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 22 (2): 227–233. 2007. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04441.x. PMID 17295876. 

External links

• GABRA6+protein,+human at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

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

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• Agonists: (+)-Catechin
• Bamaluzole
• Barbiturates (e.g., phenobarbital)
• BL-1020
• DAVA
• Dihydromuscimol
• GABA
• Gabamide
• GABOB
• Gaboxadol (THIP)
• Homotaurine (tramiprosate, 3-APS)
• Ibotenic acid
• iso-THAZ
• iso-THIP
• Isoguvacine
• Isomuscimol
• Isonipecotic acid
• Kojic amine
• Lignans (e.g., honokiol)
• Methylglyoxal
• Monastrol
• Muscimol
• Nefiracetam
• Neuroactive steroids (e.g., allopregnanolone)
• Org 20599
• PF-6372865
• Phenibut
• Picamilon
• P4S
• Progabide
• Propofol
• Quisqualamine
• SL-75102
• TACA
• TAMP
• Terpenoids (e.g., borneol)
• Thiomuscimol
• Tolgabide
• ZAPA

• Positive modulators (abridged; see here for a full list): α-EMTBL
• Alcohols (e.g., ethanol)
• Anabolic steroids
• Avermectins (e.g., ivermectin)
• Barbiturates (e.g., phenobarbital)
• Benzodiazepines (e.g., diazepam)
• Bromide compounds (e.g., potassium bromide)
• Carbamates (e.g., meprobamate)
• Carbamazepine
• Chloralose
• Chlormezanone
• Clomethiazole
• Dihydroergolines (e.g., ergoloid (dihydroergotoxine))
• Etazepine
• Etifoxine
• Fenamates (e.g., mefenamic acid)
• Flavonoids (e.g., apigenin, hispidulin)
• Fluoxetine
• Flupirtine
• Imidazoles (e.g., etomidate)
• Kava constituents (e.g., kavain)<!--PMID: 9776662-->
• Lanthanum
• Loreclezole
• Monastrol
• Neuroactive steroids (e.g., allopregnanolone, [[Chemistry:Cholecholesterol]], THDOC)
• Niacin
• Nicotinamide (niacinamide)
• Nonbenzodiazepines (e.g., β-carbolines (e.g., [[abecarnil), cyclopyrrolones (e.g., zopiclone), imidazopyridines (e.g., zolpidem), pyrazolopyrimidines (e.g., zaleplon))
• Norfluoxetine
• Petrichloral
• Phenols (e.g., propofol)
• Phenytoin
• Piperidinediones (e.g., glutethimide)
• Propanidid
• Pyrazolopyridines (e.g., etazolate)
• Quinazolinones (e.g., methaqualone)
• Retigabine (ezogabine)
• ROD-188
• Skullcap constituents (e.g., baicalin)
• Stiripentol
• Sulfonylalkanes (e.g., sulfonmethane (sulfonal))
• Topiramate
• Valerian constituents (e.g., valerenic acid)
• Volatiles/gases (e.g., chloral hydrate, chloroform, [[Chemistry:Diethyl diethyl ether, Parparaldehyde]], sevoflurane)

• Antagonists: Bicuculline
• Coriamyrtin
• Dihydrosecurinine
• Gabazine (SR-95531)
• Hydrastine
• Hyenachin (mellitoxin)
• PHP-501
• Pitrazepin
• Securinine
• Sinomenine
• SR-42641
• SR-95103
• Thiocolchicoside
• Tutin

• Negative modulators: 1,3M1B
• 3M2B
• 11-Ketoprogesterone
• 17-Phenylandrostenol
• α5IA (LS-193,268)
• β-CCB
• β-CCE
• β-CCM
• β-CCP
• β-EMGBL
• Anabolic steroids
• Amiloride
• Anisatin
• β-Lactams (e.g., penicillins, cephalosporins, carbapenems)
• Basmisanil
• Bemegride
• Bicyclic phosphates (TBPS, TBPO, IPTBO)
• BIDN
• Bilobalide
• Bupropion
• CHEB
• Chlorophenylsilatrane
• Cicutoxin
• Cloflubicyne
• Cyclothiazide
• DHEA
• DHEA-S
• Dieldrin
• (+)-DMBB
• DMCM
• DMPC
• EBOB
• Etbicyphat
• FG-7142 (ZK-31906)
• Fiproles (e.g., fipronil)
• Flavonoids (e.g., amentoflavone, oroxylin A)
• Flumazenil
• Fluoroquinolones (e.g., ciprofloxacin)
• Flurothyl
• Furosemide
• Golexanolone
• Iomazenil (¹²³I)
• IPTBO
• Isopregnanolone (sepranolone)
• L-655,708
• Laudanosine
• Leptazol
• Lindane
• MaxiPost
• Morphine
• Morphine-3-glucuronide
• MRK-016
• Naloxone
• Naltrexone
• Nicardipine
• Nonsteroidal antiandrogens (e.g., [[apalutamide, [[Chemistry:Bicalutbicalutamide, Enzalutenzalutamide, Chemistry:Flutamide|flut]]amide]], nilutamide)
• Oenanthotoxin
• Pentylenetetrazol (pentetrazol)
• Phenylsilatrane
• Picrotoxin (i.e., picrotin, picrotoxinin and dihydropicrotoxinin)
• Pregnenolone sulfate
• Propybicyphat
• PWZ-029
• Radequinil
• Ro 15-4513
• Ro 19-4603
• RO4882224
• RO4938581
• Sarmazenil
• SCS
• Suritozole
• TB-21007
• TBOB
• TBPS
• TCS-1105
• Terbequinil
• TETS
• Thujone
• U-93631
• Zinc
• ZK-93426

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• Agonists: BL-1020
• CACA
• CAMP
• Homohypotaurine
• GABA
• GABOB
• Ibotenic acid
• Isoguvacine
• Muscimol
• N⁴-Chloroacetylcytosine arabinoside
• Picamilon
• Progabide
• TACA
• TAMP
• Thiomuscimol
• Tolgabide

• Positive modulators: Allopregnanolone
• Alphaxolone
• ATHDOC
• Lanthanides

• Antagonists: (S)-2-MeGABA
• (S)-4-ACPBPA
• (S)-4-ACPCA
• 2-MeTACA
• 3-APMPA
• 4-ACPAM
• 4-GBA
• cis-3-ACPBPA
• CGP-36742 (SGS-742)
• DAVA
• Gabazine (SR-95531)
• Gaboxadol (THIP)
• I4AA
• Isonipecotic acid
• Loreclezole
• P4MPA
• P4S
• SKF-97541
• SR-95318
• SR-95813
• TPMPA
• trans-3-ACPBPA
• ZAPA

• Negative modulators: 5α-Dihydroprogesterone
• Bilobalide
• Loreclezole
• Picrotoxin (picrotin, picrotoxinin)
• Pregnanolone
• ROD-188
• THDOC
• Zinc

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GABAB

Agonists: 1,4-Butanediol 4-Fluorophenibut Aceburic acid Arbaclofen Arbaclofen placarbil Baclofen BL-1020 GABA Gabamide GABOB GBL GHB GHBAL GHV GVL Isovaline Lesogaberan Phenibut Picamilon Progabide Sodium oxybate SKF-97,541 SL 75102 Tolgabide Tolibut Positive modulators: ADX-71441 BHF-177 BHFF BSPP CGP-7930 CGP-13501 GS-39783 rac-BHFF KK-92A Antagonists: 2-Hydroxysaclofen CGP-35348 CGP-46381 CGP-52432 CGP-54626 CGP-55845 CGP-64213 DAVA Homotaurine (tramiprosate, 3-APS) Phaclofen Saclofen SCH-50911 SKF-97541 Negative modulators: Compound 14

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See also

Receptor/signaling modulators

GABA_A receptor positive modulators

GABA metabolism/transport modulators

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