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Facts about Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-2.
Functions as receptor for diazepines and various anesthetics, such as pentobarbital; these are bound at a separate allosteric effector binding site. Functions as ligand- gated chloride channel.
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Gene Name: | GABRB2 |
Uniprot: | P47870 |
Entrez: | 2561 |
Belongs to: |
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ligand-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.9) family |
GABA A R beta 2; GABA(A) receptor subunit beta-2; GABAAR beta 2; GABAARb2; GABRB2; gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor, beta 2; gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor beta 2; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-2; MGC119386; MGC119388; MGC119389
Mass (kDA):
59.15 kDA
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Location: | 5q34 |
Sequence: | 5; NC_000005.10 (161288429..161548404, complement) |
Isoform 1 and isoform 2 show reduced expression in schizophrenic brain. Isoform 3 shows increased expression in schizophrenic and bipolar disorder brains while isoform 4 shows reduced expression.
Cell junction, synapse, postsynaptic cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane.
PMID: 8264558 by Hadingham K.L., et al. Role of the beta subunit in determining the pharmacology of human gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptors.
PMID: 7707873 by McKinley D.D., et al. Cloning, sequence analysis and expression of two forms of mRNA coding for the human beta 2 subunit of the GABAA receptor.