Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptor Subunit Pi
Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) A Receptor, Pi
Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Receptor Subunit Pi
GABA(A) Receptor Subunit Pi
GABA(A) Receptor, Pi
GABAAR Subunit Pi
Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptor Pi Subunit
The gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor is a multisubunit chloride channel that mediates the fastest inhibitory synaptic transmission in the central nervous system. The subunit encoded by this gene is expressed in several non-neuronal tissues including the uterus and ovaries. This subunit can assemble with known GABA A receptor subunits, and the presence of this subunit alters the sensitivity of recombinant receptors to modulatory agents such as pregnanolone. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, May 2014]
Forensic Context
A study in human post-mortem brain samples found that the GABRP mRNA was not detected in the hippocampal dentate gyrus, orbitofrontal cortex, or dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of either control subjects or individuals with chronic alcohol dependence [Jin et al. DOI:10.3389/Fncel.2011.00030].