FEATURES

FAMILY

ligand-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.9) family

DESCRIPTION

Also known as GBRD_HUMAN, GABRD. 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. Generally pentameric. There are five types of GABA(A) receptor chains: alpha, beta, gamma, delta, and rho.

EXTERNAL LINKS

uniprot
enzyme classification
PhosphoSitePlus

GABRD

Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit delta

GABRD

Molecular Synopsis