Gene Information
Gene NameGABRB2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length512
Protein NamesGamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-2 (GABA(A) receptor subunit beta-2)
Target Namegamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-2
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000145864 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP47870
Gene CardGABRB2
Uniprot IDP47870
PfamPF02931; PF02932
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.44926714)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GABRB2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GABRB2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GABRB2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GABRB2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gabrb2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GABRB2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gabrb2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GABRB2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGABRB3, GABRB1
ParalogsGABRB1, CHRNB1, GABRR2, CHRNA6, CHRNB4, CHRNA4, GABRQ, HTR3E, CHRNA1, CHRNA3, GABRA5, GLRA2, HTR3B, GLRA1, GABRG3, GABRA2, GABRB3, GABRP, HTR3C, HTR3D, GABRG1, CHRNA7, CHRFAM7A, GABRD, GABRR1, CHRNA5, GABRA6, GABRA4, GLRA3, GABRE, CHRNE, GABRG2, CHRND, CHRNA2, CHRNA10, CHRNA9, GABRA3, HTR3A, ZACN, CHRNB3, CHRNB2, CHRNG, GABRR3, GABRA1, GLRB
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex, cerebellar.hemisphere, cerebellum
Tissue SpecificityIsoform 1 and isoform 2 show reduced expression in schizophrenic brain. Isoform 3 shows increased expression in schizophrenic and bipolar disorder brains while isoform 4 shows reduced expression. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16983389, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19763268}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6D6T  (EM  3.80A  6D6U  (EM  3.80A  6X3S  (EM  3.12A  6X3T  (EM  2.55A  6X3U  (EM  3.49A  6X3V  (EM  3.50A  6X3W  (EM  3.30A  6X3X  (EM  2.92A  6X3Z  (EM  3.23A  6X40  (EM  2.86A  7T0W  (EM  3.00A  7T0Z  (EM  3.00A  8DD2  (EM  2.90A  8DD3  (EM  2.90A 
DBSNP rs606231468  rs1554094149  rs1554094145  rs1554093894  rs1554093885  rs1554093884 
Subcellular location [CC]Postsynaptic cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P63137};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19763268, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8264558};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P63138}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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