GABRB1

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor, beta 1
Identifiers
SymbolGABRB1
External IDsOMIM: 137190 MGI: 95619 HomoloGene: 20221 IUPHAR: 410 ChEMBL: 4558 GeneCards: GABRB1 Gene
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez256014400
EnsemblENSG00000163288ENSMUSG00000029212
UniProtP18505P50571
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_000812NM_008069
RefSeq (protein)NP_000803NP_032095
Location (UCSC)Chr 4:
47 – 47.43 Mb
Chr 5:
71.7 – 72.14 Mb
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Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GABRB1 gene.[1]

Function

The gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor (GABAA receptor) is a multisubunit chloride channel that mediates the fastest inhibitory synaptic transmission in the central nervous system. This gene encodes GABA A receptor, beta 1 subunit. It is mapped to chromosome 4p12 in a cluster of genes encoding alpha 4, alpha 2 and gamma 1 subunits of the GABAA receptor. Alteration of this gene is implicated in the pathogenetics of schizophrenia.[1]

Clinical significance

Mice bearing mutant copies of this gene have been shown to be vulnerable to binge drinking of alcohol.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Entrez Gene: GABRB1 gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor, beta 1".
  2. Anstee QM, Knapp S, Maguire EP, Hosie AM, Thomas P, Mortensen M, Bhome R, Martinez A, Walker SE, Dixon CI, Ruparelia K, Montagnese S, Kuo YT, Herlihy A, Bell JD, Robinson I, Guerrini I, McQuillin A, Fisher EM, Ungless MA, Gurling HM, Morgan MY, Brown SD, Stephens DN, Belelli D, Lambert JJ, Smart TG, Thomas HC (November 2013). "Mutations in the Gabrb1 gene promote alcohol consumption through increased tonic inhibition". Nat Commun 4: 2816. doi:10.1038/ncomms3816. PMID 24281383.

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