Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit epsilon is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GABRE gene.[3][4][5]

GABRE
Identifiers
AliasesGABRE, gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor epsilon subunit, gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit epsilon
External IDsOMIM: 300093; HomoloGene: 68425; GeneCards: GABRE; OMA:GABRE - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004961
NM_021984
NM_021987
NM_021990

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RefSeq (protein)

NP_004952

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Location (UCSC)Chr X: 151.95 – 151.97 Mbn/a
PubMed search[2]n/a
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The product of this gene belongs to the ligand-gated ionic channel (TC 1.A.9) family. It encodes the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor which is a multisubunit chloride channel that mediates the fastest inhibitory synaptic transmission in the central nervous system. This gene encodes an epsilon subunit. It is mapped to chromosome Xq28 in a cluster of genes encoding alpha 3, beta 4 and theta subunits of the same receptor. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified.[5]

Brainstem expression of ε subunit-containing GABAA receptors is upregulated during pregnancy, particularly in the ventral respiratory group.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000102287Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. ^ Davies PA, Hanna MC, Hales TG, Kirkness EF (Mar 1997). "Insensitivity to anaesthetic agents conferred by a class of GABA(A) receptor subunit". Nature. 385 (6619): 820–823. Bibcode:1997Natur.385..820D. doi:10.1038/385820a0. PMID 9039914. S2CID 4241881.
  4. ^ Garret M, Bascles L, Boue-Grabot E, Sartor P, Charron G, Bloch B, Margolskee RF (Apr 1997). "An mRNA encoding a putative GABA-gated chloride channel is expressed in the human cardiac conduction system" (PDF). J Neurochem. 68 (4): 1382–1389. doi:10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68041382.x. PMID 9084408.
  5. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: GABRE gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor, epsilon".
  6. ^ Hengen KB, Nelson NR, Stang KM, Johnson SM, Crader SM, Watters JJ, Mitchell GS, Behan M (2012). "Increased GABA(A) receptor ε-subunit expression on ventral respiratory column neurons protects breathing during pregnancy". PLOS ONE. 7 (1): e30608. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...730608H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030608. PMC 3269439. PMID 22303446.

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