Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-1

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Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GABRA1 gene.[1]

GABA is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian brain where it acts at GABA-A receptors, which are ligand-gated chloride channels. Chloride conductance of these channels can be modulated by agents such as benzodiazepines that bind to the GABA-A receptor. At least 16 distinct subunits of GABA-A receptors have been identified.[2]

The GABRA1 receptor is the specific target of the z-drug class of nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic agents and is responsible for their hypnotic and hallucinogenic effects.

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References

  1. Johnson KJ, Sander T, Hicks AA, van Marle A, Janz D, Mullan MJ, Riley BP, Darlison MG (Dec 1992). "Confirmation of the localization of the human GABAA receptor alpha 1-subunit gene (GABRA1) to distal 5q by linkage analysis". Genomics. 14 (3): 745–8. doi:10.1016/S0888-7543(05)80178-8. PMID 1330891.
  2. "Entrez Gene: GABRA1 gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor, alpha 1".

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