Hmdb loader
Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP08216
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 13927
Name Glycine receptor subunit alpha-1
Synonyms
  1. Glycine receptor 48 kDa subunit
  2. Glycine receptor strychnine-binding subunit
Gene Name GLRA1
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in ion transport
Specific Function The glycine receptor is a neurotransmitter-gated ion channel. Binding of glycine to its receptor increases the chloride conductance and thus produces hyperpolarization (inhibition of neuronal firing)
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
integral to plasma membrane
membrane
cell part
membrane part
intrinsic to membrane
integral to membrane
postsynaptic membrane
Function
binding
inhibitory extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
extracellular-glycine-gated chloride channel activity
transmitter-gated ion channel activity
glycine binding
transmembrane transporter activity
substrate-specific transmembrane transporter activity
ion transmembrane transporter activity
carboxylic acid binding
amino acid binding
transporter activity
ion channel activity
ligand-gated ion channel activity
extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
Process
establishment of localization
transport
chloride transport
anion transport
inorganic anion transport
ion transport
Cellular Location
  1. Cell membrane
  2. Multi-pass membrane protein
  3. Multi-pass membrane protein
  4. Cell junction
  5. synapse
  6. postsynaptic cell membrane
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:5
Locus 5q32
SNPs GLRA1
Gene Sequence
>1374 bp
ATGTACAGCTTCAATACTCTTCGACTCTACCTTTGGGAGACCATTGTATTCTTCAGCCTT
GCTGCTTCTAAGGAGGCTGAAGCTGCTCGCTCCGCACCCAAGCCTATGTCACCCTCGGAT
TTCCTGGATAAGCTAATGGGGAGAACCTCCGGATATGATGCCAGGATCAGGCCCAATTTT
AAAGGTCCCCCAGTGAACGTGAGCTGCAACATTTTCATCAACAGCTTTGGTTCCATTGCT
GAGACAACCATGGACTATAGGGTCAACATCTTCCTGCGGCAGCAATGGAACGACCCCCGC
CTGGCCTATAATGAATACCCTGACGACTCTCTGGACCTGGACCCATCCATGCTGGACTCC
ATCTGGAAACCTGACCTGTTCTTTGCCAACGAGAAGGGGGCCCACTTCCATGAGATCACC
ACAGACAACAAATTGCTAAGGATCTCCCGGAATGGGAATGTCCTCTACAGCATCAGAATC
ACCCTGACACTGGCCTGCCCCATGGACTTGAAGAATTTCCCCATGGATGTCCAGACATGT
ATCATGCAACTGGAAAGCTTTGGATATACGATGAATGACCTCATCTTTGAGTGGCAGGAA
CAGGGAGCCGTGCAGGTAGCAGATGGACTAACTCTGCCCCAGTTTATCTTGAAGGAAGAG
AAGGACTTGAGATACTGCACCAAGCACTACAACACAGGTAAATTCACCTGCATTGAGGCC
CGGTTCCACCTGGAGCGGCAGATGGGTTACTACCTGATTCAGATGTATATTCCCAGCCTG
CTCATTGTCATCCTCTCATGGATCTCCTTCTGGATCAACATGGATGCTGCACCTGCTCGT
GTGGGCCTAGGCATCACCACTGTGCTCACCATGACCACCCAGAGCTCCGGCTCTCGAGCA
TCTCTGCCCAAGGTGTCCTATGTGAAAGCCATTGACATTTGGATGGCAGTTTGCCTGCTC
TTTGTGTTCTCAGCCCTATTAGAATATGCTGCCGTTAACTTTGTGTCTCGGCAACATAAG
GAGCTGCTCCGATTCAGGAGGAAGCGGAGACATCACAAGAGCCCCATGTTGAATCTATTC
CAGGAGGATGAAGCTGGAGAAGGCCGCTTTAACTTCTCTGCCTATGGGATGGGCCCAGCC
TGTCTACAGGCCAAGGATGGCATCTCAGTCAAGGGCGCCAACAACAGTAACACCACCAAC
CCCCCTCCTGCACCATCTAAGTCCCCAGAGGAGATGCGAAAACTCTTCATCCAGAGGGCC
AAGAAGATCGACAAAATATCCCGCATTGGCTTCCCCATGGCCTTCCTCATTTTCAACATG
TTCTACTGGATCATCTACAAGATTGTCCGTAGAGAGGACGTCCACAACCAGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 457
Molecular Weight 52623.4
Theoretical pI 9.04
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • 1-28
Transmembrane Regions
  • 248-274
  • 281-298
  • 313-336
  • 429-446
Protein Sequence
>Glycine receptor subunit alpha-1
MYSFNTLRLYLWETIVFFSLAASKEAEAARSAPKPMSPSDFLDKLMGRTSGYDARIRPNF
KGPPVNVSCNIFINSFGSIAETTMDYRVNIFLRQQWNDPRLAYNEYPDDSLDLDPSMLDS
IWKPDLFFANEKGAHFHEITTDNKLLRISRNGNVLYSIRITLTLACPMDLKNFPMDVQTC
IMQLESFGYTMNDLIFEWQEQGAVQVADGLTLPQFILKEEKDLRYCTKHYNTGKFTCIEA
RFHLERQMGYYLIQMYIPSLLIVILSWISFWINMDAAPARVGLGITTVLTMTTQSSGSRA
SLPKVSYVKAIDIWMAVCLLFVFSALLEYAAVNFVSRQHKELLRFRRKRRHHKSPMLNLF
QEDEAGEGRFNFSAYGMGPACLQAKDGISVKGANNSNTTNPPPAPSKSPEEMRKLFIQRA
KKIDKISRIGFPMAFLIFNMFYWIIYKIVRREDVHNQ
GenBank ID Protein 225903367
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P23415
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name GLRA1_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID NM_001146040.1
GeneCard ID GLRA1
GenAtlas ID GLRA1
HGNC ID HGNC:4326
References
General References
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