Structural highlights
Function
[GBRB2_HUMAN] Component of the heteropentameric receptor for GABA, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate brain. Functions also as histamine receptor and mediates cellular responses to histamine. Functions as receptor for diazepines and various anesthetics, such as pentobarbital; these are bound at a separate allosteric effector binding site. Functions as ligand-gated chloride channel.[1] [2]
References
- ↑ Zhao C, Xu Z, Wang F, Chen J, Ng SK, Wong PW, Yu Z, Pun FW, Ren L, Lo WS, Tsang SY, Xue H. Alternative-splicing in the exon-10 region of GABA(A) receptor beta(2) subunit gene: relationships between novel isoforms and psychotic disorders. PLoS One. 2009 Sep 18;4(9):e6977. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006977. PMID:19763268 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006977
- ↑ Hadingham KL, Wingrove PB, Wafford KA, Bain C, Kemp JA, Palmer KJ, Wilson AW, Wilcox AS, Sikela JM, Ragan CI, et al.. Role of the beta subunit in determining the pharmacology of human gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptors. Mol Pharmacol. 1993 Dec;44(6):1211-8. PMID:8264558
