Description
Product Characteristics:
In the central nervous system GABA functions as the main inhibitory transmitter by increasing a Cl-conductance that inhibits neuronal firing. GABA has been shown to activate both ionotropic (GABAA ) and metabotropic (GABAB ) receptors as well as a third class of receptors called GABAC. In addition to GABA receptors, several proteins have been identified as regulators of GABA function, including GAD65, GAD67, GABA transporters and GABARAP (GABAA receptor-associated protein). GABARAP associates with GABAA Rg2 to link GABAA receptors to the cytoskeleton. The GABARAP protein sequence is similar to light chain-3 of microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) suggesting that it may be a type of MAP or a component of a MAP complex.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Cell membrane
Synonyms: ATG8A, FLC 3B, FLC3B, FLJ25768, GABAA receptor associated protein, GABAA receptor-associated protein, GABARAP a, GABARAP, Gamma aminobutyric acid receptor associated protein, Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor-associated protein, GBRAP_HUMAN, MGC120154, MGC120155, MM 46, MM46.
Target Information: Gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptors [GABA(A) receptors] are ligand-gated chloride channels that mediate inhibitory neurotransmission. This gene encodes GABA(A) receptor-associated protein, which is highly positively charged in its N-terminus and shares sequence similarity with light chain-3 of microtubule-associated proteins 1A and 1B. This protein clusters neurotransmitter receptors by mediating interaction with the cytoskeleton. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]