Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.4.0)
Enables GABA-A receptor activity; chloride channel activity; and transmitter-gated monoatomic ion channel activity involved in regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential. Contributes to GABA-gated chloride ion channel activity. Involved in cellular response to histamine; chloride transmembrane transport; and inhibitory synapse assembly. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including adult behavior; chemical synaptic transmission; and gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway. Located in axon and plasma membrane. Part of GABA-A receptor complex. Is active in GABA-ergic synapse. Is expressed in central nervous system; eye; palatal shelf; and peripheral nervous system ganglion. Used to study generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in alcohol dependence; alcoholic liver cirrhosis; amphetamine abuse; brain disease (multiple); and heroin dependence. Orthologous to human GABRG2 (gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit gamma2).
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