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Gabra2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Gabra2
  • Name
    gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha 2
  • Synonyms
    C630048P16Rik, Gabra-2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:95614
    NCBI Gene: 14395
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    5 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr5:71115735-71253192 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 5, 37.59 cM
  • Mapping Data
    14 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    3483 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_95614
 protein coding gene Chr5:71114940-71253192 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0029606
 protein coding gene Chr5:70828989-70977526 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0029574
 protein coding gene Chr5:68189276-68328830 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0029522
 protein coding gene Chr5:70374301-70523086 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0029583
 protein coding gene Chr5:68849267-68996532 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0029306
 protein coding gene Chr5:70717650-70868044 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0030037
 protein coding gene Chr5:73792169-73950115 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0027277
 protein coding gene Chr5:63983093-64116611 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0028714
 protein coding gene Chr5:69864016-70009160 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0029275
 protein coding gene Chr5:76138224-76297304 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0029421
 protein coding gene Chr5:68232474-68377833 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0029381
 protein coding gene Chr5:67414850-67554170 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0029506
 protein coding gene Chr5:71293900-71437081 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0029409
 protein coding gene Chr5:79378249-79599253 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0030070
 protein coding gene Chr5:69945221-70094874 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0028438
 protein coding gene Chr5:67219753-67355897 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0028272
 protein coding gene Chr5:69319232-69466204 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0028794
 protein coding gene Chr5:70189324-70343586 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    GABRA2, gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    GABRA2, gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha2
  • Synonyms
    DEE78, EIEE78
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2555
    neXtProt AC: NX_P47869
    UniProt: P47869

  • Chr Location
    4p12; chr4:46243548-46475230 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    4 with human GABRA2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    29 phenotypes from 7 alleles in 7 genetic backgrounds
    85 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Mice homozygous for a knockout allele are resistant to the anxiolytic effects of diazepam (DZP). Mice homozygous for a different knock-out allele exhibit reduced DZP-induced antihyperalgesia.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    42
  • GO References
    13
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    794
  • Tissues
    25
  • cDNA Data
    11
  • Literature Summary
    27
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 14395 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 137458 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001428488 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 5970 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide P26048 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 451 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      4 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000007767 gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2
      (term hierarchy)
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR005432 Gamma-aminobutyric-acid A receptor, alpha 2 subunit
      IPR001390 Gamma-aminobutyric-acid A receptor, alpha subunit
      IPR006028 Gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor/Glycine receptor alpha
      IPR047024 Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha 1-6, transmembrane domain
      IPR047023 Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2, extracellular domain
      IPR038050 Neuronal acetylcholine receptor
      IPR006201 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel
      IPR018000 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel, conserved site
      IPR006202 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain
      IPR036734 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain superfamily
      IPR006029 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane domain
      IPR036719 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane domain superfamily
    • GlyGen
      P26048 3 sites, 7 N-linked glycans (2 sites), 1 O-linked glycan (1 site)
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 29
      Genomic 12
      cDNA 14
      Primer pair 3

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-9923, MGD-MRK-9928, MGI:1925960
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 176
      Developmental Gene Expression 27
      Gene Ontology 13
      Phenotypes 85
    • Earliest
      J:5021 Batchelor AL, et al., A comparison of the mutagenic effectiveness of chronic neutron- and gamma-irradiation of mouse spermatogonia. Mutat Res. 1966 Jun;3(3):218-29
    • Latest
      J:357723 Sirbulescu RF, et al., Allogeneic B cell immunomodulatory therapy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. FASEB J. 2024 Jul 15;38(13):e23796
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    11/19/2024
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