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Gabra6 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Gabra6
  • Name
    gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha 6
  • Synonyms
    alpha6, GABA-ARalpha6, Gabra-6
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:95618
    NCBI Gene: 14399
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:42197264-42211899 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 25.03 cM
  • Mapping Data
    20 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    368 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
    2
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_95618
 protein coding gene Chr11:42197264-42211977 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200006791
 protein coding gene Chr11:39259601-39274212 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195006999
 protein coding gene Chr11:39211679-39226296 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220003162
 protein coding gene Chr11:39413488-39428094 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180001729
 protein coding gene Chr11:39203921-39218535 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175003674
 protein coding gene Chr11:39205431-39220045 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215007822
 protein coding gene Chr11:39136399-39151035 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0016217
 protein coding gene Chr11:37591028-37605414 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005012941
 protein coding gene Chr11:38937544-38952337 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210006736
 protein coding gene Chr11:39094723-39109337 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185010042
 protein coding gene Chr11:39261259-39275906 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205011832
 protein coding gene Chr11:39225048-39239594 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000004476
 protein coding gene Chr11:39472178-39486839 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230003803
 protein coding gene Chr11:40423972-40438588 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190007141
 protein coding gene Chr11:39317241-39331854 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225035949
 protein coding gene Chr11:42365973-42380620 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010007207
 protein coding gene Chr11:39074930-39089596 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010002191
 protein coding gene Chr11:39662140-39676711 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005002031
 protein coding gene Chr11:39072353-39086910 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    GABRA6, gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha6
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    GABRA6, gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha6
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2559
    UniProt: Q16445

  • Chr Location
    5q34; chr5:161547063-161702593 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    6 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    12 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    49 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele are viable and fertile with normal cerebellar cytoarchitecture and normal responses to ethanol, pentobarbital and general anesthetics. Mice homozygous for a reporter allele are behaviorally normal and lack a cochlear phenotype.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    49
  • GO References
    9
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    654
  • Tissues
    40
  • cDNA Data
    11
  • Literature Summary
    23
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000020428 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 14636 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000155218 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2467 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000126114 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 453 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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  • UniProt
    1 Sequence
  • Protein Ontology
    PR:000007771 gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-6
    (term hierarchy)
  • InterPro Domains
    IPR005436 Gamma-aminobutyric-acid A receptor, alpha 6 subunit
    IPR001390 Gamma-aminobutyric-acid A receptor, alpha subunit
    IPR006028 Gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor/Glycine receptor alpha
    IPR047024 Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha 1-6, transmembrane domain
    IPR038050 Neuronal acetylcholine receptor
    IPR006201 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel
    IPR018000 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel, conserved site
    IPR006202 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain
    IPR036734 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain superfamily
    IPR006029 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane domain
    IPR036719 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane domain superfamily
  • GlyGen
    P16305 3 sites, 3 N-linked glycans (3 sites)
Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 13
    cDNA 11
    Primer pair 1
    Other 1
    Antibodies 1

    Microarray probesets 5
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-9926, MGD-MRK-9932
References
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  • Summaries
    All 141
    Developmental Gene Expression 23
    Gene Ontology 9
    Phenotypes 49
  • Earliest
    J:137335 Roderick TH, Chromosomal inversions in studies of mammalian mutagenesis. Genetics. 1979 May;92(1 Pt 1 Suppl):s121-6
  • Latest
    J:388640 Zhang Z, et al., Confined migration induces non-lethal DNA damage in developing neurons. Nature. 2026 Jun;654(8120):1098-1107
Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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