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<protein>
  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2018-05-07 22:28:56 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2020-05-20 21:04:40 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>BMDBP01865</accession>
  <secondary_accessions>
  </secondary_accessions>
  <protein_type>Enzyme</protein_type>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <gene_name>GABRA2</gene_name>
  <general_function>Involved in chloride channel activity</general_function>
  <specific_function>Ligand-gated chloride channel which is a component of the heteropentameric receptor for GABA, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain (PubMed:2842688). Plays an important role in the formation of functional inhibitory GABAergic synapses in addition to mediating synaptic inhibition as a GABA-gated ion channel (By similarity). The gamma2 subunit is necessary but not sufficient for a rapid formation of active synaptic contacts and the synaptogenic effect of this subunit is influenced by the type of alpha and beta subunits present in the receptor pentamer (By similarity). The alpha2/beta2/gamma2 receptor exhibits synaptogenic activity whereas the alpha2/beta3/gamma2 receptor shows very little or no synaptogenic activity (By similarity).</specific_function>
  <pathways>
  </pathways>
  <metabolite_associations>
    <metabolite>
      <accession>BMDB0000112</accession>
      <name>Gamma-Aminobutyric acid</name>
    </metabolite>
    <metabolite>
      <accession>BMDB0000492</accession>
      <name>Chlorine</name>
    </metabolite>
  </metabolite_associations>
  <go_classifications>
  </go_classifications>
  <subcellular_locations>
  </subcellular_locations>
  <gene_properties>
    <chromosome_location>6</chromosome_location>
    <locus/>
    <gene_sequence>&gt;1356 bp
ATGAAGACGAAACTGAACAGCTCCAATATGCAGTTGCTGCTTTTTGTTTTCTTGGCGTGG
GATCCAGCCAGGTTGGTGCTGGCTAACATCCAAGAAGATGAGGCTAAAAATAACATTACC
ATCTTTACAAGAATTCTAGACAGACTTCTGGATGGTTACGATAATCGGCTTAGACCAGGA
CTGGGAGACAGTATTACTGAAGTCTTCACTAACATCTATGTGACCAGTTTTGGCCCTGTC
TCAGATACAGACATGGAATATACAATCGATGTTTTCTTTCGACAAAAATGGAAAGATGAA
CGATTAAAATTTAAAGGTCCTATGAACATCCTTCGACTCAACAATTTAATGGCCAGCAAA
ATCTGGACTCCAGATACCTTTTTCCACAATGGGAAGAAATCGGTGGCACACAATATGACA
ATGCCAAATAAGCTTCTCCGAATCCAGGATGATGGGACCCTGCTGTACACAATGAGGCTT
ACAGTTCAAGCTGAATGTCCAATGCACTTGGAGGATTTTCCAATGGATGCCCACTCATGT
CCTCTGAAATTTGGCAGCTATGCATATACAACCTCAGAGGTTACTTACATTTGGACATAC
AATGCGTCTGATTCTGTACAGGTTGCTCCTGATGGCTCTAGGTTAAATCAATATGATCTG
CCGGGCCAATCAATTGGGAAGGAGACAATTAAATCTAGTACAGGTGAATATACCGTAATG
ACAGCTCATTTCCACTTGAAAAGAAAAATTGGATATTTTGTGATTCAGACATATCTGCCT
TGCATCATGACTGTCATTCTCTCCCAAGTGTCATTCTGGCTTAACAGAGAATCTGTGCCT
GCAAGAACAGTGTTTGGAGTAACAACTGTTCTAACAATGACAACTCTAAGCATCAGTGCT
CGGAATTCTCTCCCCAAAGTGGCTTATGCAACTGCCATGGACTGGTTTATTGCTGTTTGC
TATGCATTTGTGTTCTCTGCCCTAATTGAATTTGCAACTGTTAATTACTTCACCAAAAGA
GGATGGGCTTGGGATGGAAAGAGTGTAGTAAATGACAAGAAAAAAGAAAAAGCCTCTGTG
ATGATACAGAACAACGCTTATGCAGTGGCTGTTGCCAATTATGCCCCGAATCTTTCAAAA
GACCCAGTTCTCTCCACCATCTCCAAGAGCGCAACCACTCCAGAACCCAACAAGAAACCG
GAAAACAAGCCAGCCGAAGCCAAGAAGACCTTCAATAGCGTTAGCAAAATTGACAGAATG
TCTAGAATAGTTTTCCCAGTTTTGTTTGGTACATTTAATTTAGTTTACTGGGCCACATAT
TTAAACAGAGAACCTGTATTAGGGGTCAGTCCTTGA</gene_sequence>
  </gene_properties>
  <protein_properties>
    <residue_number>451</residue_number>
    <molecular_weight>51146.0</molecular_weight>
    <theoretical_pi>9.51</theoretical_pi>
    <pfams>
    </pfams>
    <transmembrane_regions>
      <region>252-273</region>
      <region>279-300</region>
      <region>313-334</region>
      <region>420-441</region>
    </transmembrane_regions>
    <signal_regions>
      <region>1-28</region>
    </signal_regions>
    <polypeptide_sequence>&gt;Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2
MKTKLNSSNMQLLLFVFLAWDPARLVLANIQEDEAKNNITIFTRILDRLLDGYDNRLRPG
LGDSITEVFTNIYVTSFGPVSDTDMEYTIDVFFRQKWKDERLKFKGPMNILRLNNLMASK
IWTPDTFFHNGKKSVAHNMTMPNKLLRIQDDGTLLYTMRLTVQAECPMHLEDFPMDAHSC
PLKFGSYAYTTSEVTYIWTYNASDSVQVAPDGSRLNQYDLPGQSIGKETIKSSTGEYTVM
TAHFHLKRKIGYFVIQTYLPCIMTVILSQVSFWLNRESVPARTVFGVTTVLTMTTLSISA
RNSLPKVAYATAMDWFIAVCYAFVFSALIEFATVNYFTKRGWAWDGKSVVNDKKKEKASV
MIQNNAYAVAVANYAPNLSKDPVLSTISKSATTPEPNKKPENKPAEAKKTFNSVSKIDRM
SRIVFPVLFGTFNLVYWATYLNREPVLGVSP</polypeptide_sequence>
  </protein_properties>
  <genbank_protein_id>CAA30924.1</genbank_protein_id>
  <uniprot_id>P10063</uniprot_id>
  <uniprot_name>GBRA2_BOVIN</uniprot_name>
  <pdb_ids>
  </pdb_ids>
  <genbank_gene_id>X12361</genbank_gene_id>
  <genecard_id>GABRA2</genecard_id>
  <geneatlas_id/>
  <general_references>
  </general_references>
  <metabolite_references>
  </metabolite_references>
</protein>
