Gene Information
Gene NameGLRA1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length457
Protein NamesGlycine receptor subunit alpha-1 (Glycine receptor 48 kDa subunit) (Glycine receptor strychnine-binding subunit)
Target Nameglycine receptors
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000145888 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP23415
Gene CardGLRA1
Uniprot IDP23415
PfamPF02931; PF02932
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.167120694)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GLRA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GLRA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GLRA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GLRA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Glra1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GLRA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Glra1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GLRA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGABRA3, GLRA2, GLRA4, GLRB, GLRA3
ParalogsCHRNB1, GABRR2, CHRNA6, CHRNB4, CHRNA4, GABRQ, HTR3E, CHRNA1, CHRNA3, GABRA5, GLRA2, HTR3B, 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, GABRB2, GABRB1, GABRA1, GLRB
Tissuelocus.ceruleus, spinal.cord
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1MOT  (NMR  1VRY  (NMR  2M6B  (NMR  2M6I  (NMR  4X5T  (X-ray  3.50A 
DBSNP rs199547699  rs1581623910  rs751659671  rs121918409  rs121918413  rs281864918  rs121918411  rs121918408  rs121918408  rs121918412  rs121918410  rs281864919  rs200130685 
Subcellular location [CC]Postsynaptic cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q64018};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q64018}. Synapse {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q64018}. Perikaryon {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q64018}. Cell projection, dendrite {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q64018}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14551753, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16144831, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2155780, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22715885, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22973015, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24108130, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25445488, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25730860, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25973519, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7920629, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7925268, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9009272};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23994010, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25730860, ECO:0000305|PubMed:2155780}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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