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Gabra6  -  gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor,...

Mus musculus

Synonyms: GABA(A) receptor subunit alpha-6, GABA-ARalpha6, Gabra-6, Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-6, alpha6
 
 
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Disease relevance of Gabra6

 

Psychiatry related information on Gabra6

  • Imidazenil, which fails to modulate alpha1-, alpha4-, and alpha6-containing GABA(A)-Rs but is a selective positive allosteric modulator of alpha5-containing GABA(A)-Rs, also increases locomotor activity in SI mice [6].
 

High impact information on Gabra6

 

Chemical compound and disease context of Gabra6

 

Biological context of Gabra6

 

Anatomical context of Gabra6

 

Associations of Gabra6 with chemical compounds

  • Acute ethanol injection resulted in increased expression of alpha 1 and beta 3 mRNAs, whereas levels of alpha 6, beta 2, and gamma 2 mRNAs remained stable [20].
  • Of the 15 genes known to code for GABA receptor subunits in mammals we have examined the expression of 12 in the SCN, neglecting only the alpha 6, gamma 3, and rho 2 subunits [21].
  • Similarly, the alpha6 subunit does not seem to be involved in the behavioral responses to general anesthetics or pentobarbital [18].
  • A critical determinant for diazepam insensitivity of this 'wild-type' cerebellar GABAA receptor is an arginine residue in alpha 6 position 100, where other alpha subunits carry a histidine [22].
  • Here we report that the alpha 6 gene of ANT rats is expressed at wild-type levels but carries a point mutation generating an arginine-to-glutamine substitution at position 100 [22].
 

Physical interactions of Gabra6

 

Enzymatic interactions of Gabra6

 

Co-localisations of Gabra6

 

Regulatory relationships of Gabra6

  • Keratin 8 and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase were expressed only in alpha 6 beta 4 positive cells [29].
  • PECAM-1 (CD31) homophilic interaction up-regulates alpha6beta1 on transmigrated neutrophils in vivo and plays a functional role in the ability of alpha6 integrins to mediate leukocyte migration through the perivascular basement membrane [30].
  • Overall, the reported findings indicate that alpha 6 beta 4 integrin promotes growth arrest and differentiation by modulating Abl kinases and p73 protein pathway(s) [31].
  • By contrast, C-23 cells expressed low or undetectable levels of alpha1, alpha2, and alpha6 but had up-regulated levels of alpha7 [32].
 

Other interactions of Gabra6

  • Here we show that this tonic conductance is absent in granule cells that lack the alpha6 and delta-subunits of the GABAA receptor [33].
  • Because in alpha6 -/- neurons the remaining alpha1, beta2/3, and gamma2 subunits cannot rescue the delta subunit, certain potential subunit combinations may not be found in wild-type cells [13].
  • Mouse cerebellar granule cell differentiation: electrical activity regulates the GABAA receptor alpha 6 subunit gene [12].
  • Electron microscopic immunogold labeling shows that most Thy1-derived alpha6 immunoreactivity is in the extrasynaptic plasma membrane of dendrites and spines in both layer V isocortical and CA1pyramidal cells [34].
  • Intravenous injection of anti-integrin alpha6 antibodies, in contrast to antibodies against alpha4 integrin, did not mobilize progenitors or enhance cytokine-induced mobilization by G-CSF [35].
  • PCR analysis identified a dramatic reduction in the steady-state level of alpha6 mRNA, compatible with alpha6 being the primary target of the stargazer mutation-mediated GABA(A) receptor abnormalities [36].
 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Gabra6

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  25. Up-regulation of brain nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the rat during long-term self-administration of nicotine: disproportionate increase of the alpha6 subunit. Parker, S.L., Fu, Y., McAllen, K., Luo, J., McIntosh, J.M., Lindstrom, J.M., Sharp, B.M. Mol. Pharmacol. (2004) [Pubmed]
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