Identification
BMDB Protein ID BMDBP01848
Secondary Accession Numbers None
Name Glycine receptor subunit alpha-1
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name GLRA1
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in chloride ion binding
Specific Function Glycine receptors are ligand-gated chloride channels. Channel opening is triggered by extracellular glycine. Channel opening is also triggered by taurine and beta-alanine. Channel characteristics depend on the subunit composition; heteropentameric channels are activated by lower glycine levels and display faster desensitization (By similarity). Plays an important role in the down-regulation of neuronal excitability (PubMed:11178872). Contributes to the generation of inhibitory postsynaptic currents. Channel activity is potentiated by ethanol (By similarity). Potentiation of channel activity by intoxicating levels of ethanol contribute to the sedative effects of ethanol (By similarity).
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification Not Available
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 7
Locus Not Available
SNPs GLRA1
Gene Sequence
>1374 bp
ATGTACAGCTTCAATACTCTTCGACTCTACCTTTGGGAGACCATTGTATTCTTCAGTCTT
GCTGCTTCCAAGGAGGCTGAAGCTGCTCGGTCTGCTTCCAAGCCCATGTCACCGTCCGAT
TTCCTGGATAAACTCATGGGGAGGACTTCTGGATACGACGCCAGGATCAGGCCCAATTTC
AAAGGTCCCCCAGTGAATGTCAGCTGCAACATTTTCATCAACAGCTTCGGTTCCATTGCT
GAGACAACTATGGACTACAGGGTCAACATCTTCCTGCGGCAGCAGTGGAATGACCCCCGG
CTGGCCTACAATGAATACCCCGATGACTCGCTGGACTTGGACCCATCCATGTTGGACTCC
ATCTGGAAACCTGACCTGTTCTTTGCCAATGAGAAGGGGGCCCACTTCCATGAGATCACC
ACAGACAACAAACTGCTGAGGATCTCCCGGAACGGGAATGTCCTCTACAGCATTAGGATC
ACCCTGACATTGGCCTGCCCCATGGACTTGAAGAATTTCCCCATGGATGTCCAGACGTGC
ATTATGCAACTGGAAAGCTTTGGATACACCATGAACGACCTCATCTTTGAGTGGCAGGAG
CAGGGGGCTGTGCAGGTGGCAGATGGACTAACTCTACCCCAGTTTATCCTGAAAGAGGAG
AAGGACTTGAGATACTGCACCAAGCATTACAACACAGGCAAATTCACCTGCATCGAGGCC
CGGTTCCACCTGGAGCGACAGATGGGCTACTACCTGATCCAGATGTACATCCCCAGCCTG
CTCATTGTCATCCTCTCGTGGATCTCCTTCTGGATCAACATGGATGCTGCTCCCGCCCGT
GTGGGCCTGGGCATCACCACTGTGCTCACCATGACCACCCAGAGCTCCGGCTCTCGAGCA
TCCCTGCCCAAGGTATCGTATGTGAAGGCCATCGACATTTGGATGGCCGTGTGCCTGCTC
TTTGTGTTCTCAGCCCTGCTTGAGTACGCCGCCGTCAACTTTGTGTCTCGGCAGCACAAA
GAGCTGCTCCGATTCAGGAGGAAGCGAAGACATCACAAGAGCCCCATGTTGAATCTGTTC
CAGGAGGATGAGGCTGGAGAGGGCCGCTTCAACTTCTCGGCCTACGGCATGGGCCCAGCC
TGCCTTCAGGCCAAGGATGGCATCTCTGTCAAGGGCGCCAACAACAGCAACACGACCAAC
CCTCCTCCGGCACCATCCAAGTCCCCGGAGGAGATGCGAAAACTCTTCATCCAGCGGGCC
AAGAAGATCGACAAGATCTCCCGCATCGGCTTCCCCATGGCCTTCCTCATCTTCAACATG
TTCTACTGGATCATCTACAAAATCGTCCGCAGGGAGGACGTCCACAACCAGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 457
Molecular Weight 52614.0
Theoretical pI 9.04
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals
  • 1-28
Transmembrane Regions
  • 251-272
  • 278-298
  • 310-330
  • 426-446
Protein Sequence
>Glycine receptor subunit alpha-1
MYSFNTLRLYLWETIVFFSLAASKEAEAARSASKPMSPSDFLDKLMGRTSGYDARIRPNF
KGPPVNVSCNIFINSFGSIAETTMDYRVNIFLRQQWNDPRLAYNEYPDDSLDLDPSMLDS
IWKPDLFFANEKGAHFHEITTDNKLLRISRNGNVLYSIRITLTLACPMDLKNFPMDVQTC
IMQLESFGYTMNDLIFEWQEQGAVQVADGLTLPQFILKEEKDLRYCTKHYNTGKFTCIEA
RFHLERQMGYYLIQMYIPSLLIVILSWISFWINMDAAPARVGLGITTVLTMTTQSSGSRA
SLPKVSYVKAIDIWMAVCLLFVFSALLEYAAVNFVSRQHKELLRFRRKRRHHKSPMLNLF
QEDEAGEGRFNFSAYGMGPACLQAKDGISVKGANNSNTTNPPPAPSKSPEEMRKLFIQRA
KKIDKISRIGFPMAFLIFNMFYWIIYKIVRREDVHNQ
GenBank ID Protein AAG14346.1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P57695
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name GLRA1_BOVIN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AF268375
GeneCard ID GLRA1
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References Not Available