Description
Product Characteristics:
GAD-65 and GAD-67, glutamate decarboxylases, function to catalyze the production of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid). 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. Both GABAA and GABAC are ligand-gated ion channels, however, they are structurally and functionally distinct. Members of the GABAA receptor family include GABAA R Alpha 1-6, GABAA R Beta 1-3, GABAA R Gamma 1-3, GABAA R Delta, GABAA R Epsilon, GABAA R Zeta 1 and GABAA R Zeta 2. The GABAB family is composed of GABAB R1 Alpha and GABAB R1 Beta. GABA transporters have also been identified and include GABA T-1, GABA T-2 and GABA T-3 (also designated GAT-1, -2, and -3). The GABA transporters function to terminate GABA action.
Subcellular location: Cell membrane
Synonyms: GABAA receptor, GABAA receptor subunit gamma 3, GABR G3, GABRG 3, GABRG3, Gamma aminobutyric acid GABA A receptor gamma 3, Gamma aminobutyric acid A receptor gamma 3, Gamma aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma 3, GBRG3_HUMAN.
Target Information: This gene encodes a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor. 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. GABA-A receptors are pentameric, consisting of proteins from several subunit classes: alpha, beta, gamma, delta and rho. The protein encoded by this gene is a gamma subunit, which contains the benzodiazepine binding site. Two transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2012]