GABRA2, Official Symbol GABRA2provided by HGNC Official Full Name gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:4076 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000151834 MIM:137140; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4076 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as DEE78; EIEE78 Summary GABA is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian brain where it acts at GABA-A receptors, which are ligand-gated chloride channels. Chloride conductance of these channels can be modulated by agents such as benzodiazepines that bind to the GABA-A receptor. At least 16 distinct subunits of GABA-A receptors have been identified. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2013] Expression Biased expression in brain (RPKM 13.5), kidney (RPKM 1.1) and 1 other tissue See more Orthologs mouse all