Gene Information
Gene NameGABRA2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length451
Protein NamesGamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2 (GABA(A) receptor subunit alpha-2)
Target Namegaba(a) receptor benzodiazepine binding site
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000151834 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP47869
Gene CardGABRA2
Uniprot IDP47869
PfamPF02931; PF02932
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.209656612)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GABRA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GABRA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GABRA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GABRA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gabra2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GABRA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gabra2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GABRA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGABRA3, GABRA1, GABRE, GABRG2, GABRA6, GABRG3, GABRA5
ParalogsCHRNB1, GABRR2, CHRNA6, CHRNB4, CHRNA4, GABRQ, HTR3E, CHRNA1, CHRNA3, GABRA5, GLRA2, HTR3B, GLRA1, GABRG3, 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
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Postsynaptic cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P26048};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P26048};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P23576}. Cell projection, dendrite {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P26048}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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