Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables extracellularly glycine-gated chloride channel activity. Involved in chloride transmembrane transport and response to amino acid. Located in plasma membrane. Is active in glycinergic synapse and postsynaptic specialization membrane. Is expressed in brain. Orthologous to human GLRA4 (glycine receptor alpha 4 (pseudogene)).