FEATURES

FAMILY

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

DESCRIPTION

Also known as GBRG1_HUMAN, GABRG1. 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

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enzyme classification
PhosphoSitePlus

GABRG1

Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-1

GABRG1

Molecular Synopsis