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Rabbit Anti-GABR B3/FITC Conjugated antibody
background:
GABA, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate brain, mediates neuronal inhibition by binding to the GABA/benzodiazepine receptor and opening an integral chloride channel..GAD-65 and GAD-67, glutamate decarboxylases, function to catalyze the production of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid). In the central nervous system GABA functions as the main inhibitory transmitter by increasing a Cl- conductance that inhibits neuronal firing. GABA has been shown to activate both ionotropic (GABAA) and metabotropic (GABAB) receptors as well as a third class of receptors called GABAC. Both GABAA and GABAC are ligand-gated ion channels, however, they are structurally and functionally distinct.
Function:
GABA, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate brain, mediates neuronal inhibition by binding to the GABA/benzodiazepine receptor and opening an integral chloride channel.
Subunit:
Binds UBQLN1. Generally pentameric. There are five types of GABA(A) receptor chains: alpha, beta, gamma, delta, and rho.
Subcellular Location:
Cell junction; synapse; postsynaptic cell membrane. Cell membrane.
DISEASE:
Note=Defects in GABRB3 are associated with chronic insomnia, a condition of inability to initiate or maintain sleep. This may occur as a primary disorder or in association with another medical or psychiatric condition.
Defects in GABRB3 are the cause of childhood absence epilepsy type 5 (ECA5) [MIM:612269]. ECA5 is a subtype of idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) characterized by an onset at age 6-7 years, frequent absence seizures (several per day) and bilateral, synchronous, symmetric 3-Hz spike waves on EEG. During adolescence, tonic-clonic and myoclonic seizures develop. Absence seizures may either remit or persist into adulthood.
Similarity:
Belongs to the ligand-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.9) family. Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor (TC 1.A.9.5) subfamily. GABRB3 sub-subfamily.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 2548 Human
Entrez Gene: 14387 Mouse
Entrez Gene: 367562 Rat
Omim: 601360 Human
SwissProt: P10253 Human
SwissProt: P70699 Mouse
SwissProt: Q6P7A9 Rat
Unigene: 1437 Human
Unigene: 4793 Mouse
Unigene: 162368 Rat
Important Note:
This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications.
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