Gene

glra1

ID
ZDB-GENE-991117-1
Name
glycine receptor, alpha 1
Symbol
glra1 Nomenclature History
Previous Names
  • [a]Z1 (1)
  • GlyR [a]Z1 (1)
Type
protein_coding_gene
Location
Chr: 14 Mapping Details/Browsers
Description
Exhibits extracellularly glycine-gated chloride channel activity and glycine binding activity. Predicted to contribute to chloride channel activity. Involved in ion transport; nervous system development; and response to amino acid. Localizes to integral component of membrane. Used to study hyperekplexia. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in hyperekplexia 1. Is expressed in brain; hindbrain; and spinal cord. Orthologous to human GLRA1 (glycine receptor alpha 1).
Genome Resources
Note
None
Comparative Information
Expression
All Expression Data
13 figures from 9 publications
Cross-Species Comparison
High Throughput Data
Thisse Expression Data
No data available
Wild Type Expression Summary
Phenotype
All Phenotype Data
6 figures from 3 publications
Cross-Species Comparison
Alliance
Phenotype Summary
Mutations
Mutants
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Human Disease
Associated With glra1 Human Ortholog
Disease Ontology Term Multi-Species Data OMIM Term OMIM Phenotype ID
hyperekplexia 1 Alliance Hyperekplexia 1 149400
Associated With glra1 Via Experimental Models
Gene Ontology
Protein Domains
Domain, Family, and Site Summary
Type InterPro ID Name
Conserved_site IPR018000 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel, conserved site
Domain IPR006029 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane domain
Domain IPR006202 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain
Family IPR006028 Gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor/Glycine receptor alpha
Family IPR006201 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel
Family IPR008127 Glycine receptor alpha
Family IPR008128 Glycine receptor alpha1
Homologous_superfamily IPR036719 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane domain superfamily
Homologous_superfamily IPR036734 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain superfamily
Homologous_superfamily IPR038050 Neuronal acetylcholine receptor
Domain Details Per Protein
Protein Length Gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor/Glycine receptor alpha Glycine receptor alpha Glycine receptor alpha1 Neuronal acetylcholine receptor Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel, conserved site Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain superfamily Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane domain Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane domain superfamily
UniProtKB:E9QC31 457
UniProtKB:Q8QG93 459
UniProtKB:B3DHZ5 444
UniProtKB:O93430 444
Transcripts
Genome Browsers
Interactions and Pathways
No data available
Antibodies
No data available
Plasmids
No data available
Constructs
Marker Relationships
Sequences
Orthology
Comparative Orthology
Alliance
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Ensembl
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