Entry
Name
GABAergic synapse - Chlorocebus sabaeus (green monkey)
Description
Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the most abundant inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS). When released in the synaptic cleft, GABA binds to three major classes of receptors: GABAA, GABAB, and GABAC receptors. GABAA and GABAC receptors are ionotropic and mediate fast GABA responses by triggering chloride channel openings, while GABAB receptors are metabotropic and mediate slower GABA responses by activating G-proteins and influencing second messenger systems. GABAA receptors, the major sites for fast inhibitory neurotransmission in the CNS, are regulated by phosphorylation mechanisms, affecting both their functional properties and their cell surface mobility and trafficking. GABA release by the presynaptic terminal is negatively regulated by GABAB autoreceptors, and is cleared from the extracellular space by GABA transporters (GATs) located either on the presynaptic terminal or neighboring glial cells.
Class
Organismal Systems; Nervous system
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Organism
Chlorocebus sabaeus (green monkey) [GN:
csab ]
Gene
103232759 GABRA3; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor alpha3 subunit [KO:K05175 ]
103244913 GABRA1; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor alpha1 subunit [KO:K05175 ]
103244915 GABRA6; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor alpha6 subunit [KO:K05175 ]
103246006 GABRA5; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor alpha5 subunit [KO:K05175 ]
103246143 GABRA4; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor alpha4 subunit [KO:K05175 ]
103246148 GABRA2; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor alpha2 subunit [KO:K05175 ]
103246008 GABRB3; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor beta3 subunit [KO:K05181 ]
103244912 GABRB2; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor beta2 subunit [KO:K05181 ]
103246145 GABRB1; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor beta1 subunit [KO:K05181 ]
103244917 GABRG2; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor gamma2 subunit [KO:K05186 ]
103246004 GABRG3; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor gamma3 subunit [KO:K05186 ]
103246149 GABRG1; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor gamma1 subunit [KO:K05186 ]
103225775 GABRD; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor delta subunit [KO:K05184 ]
103232754 GABRE; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor epsilon subunit [KO:K05185 ]
103232761 GABRQ; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor theta subunit [KO:K05192 ]
103244961 GABRP; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor pi subunit [KO:K05189 ]
103231198 gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor-associated protein-like 3 [KO:K08341 ]
103233317 GABARAPL2; GABA type A receptor associated protein like 2 [KO:K08341 ]
103218578 GABARAPL1; GABA type A receptor associated protein like 1 [KO:K08341 ]
103228486 GABRR3; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor rho3 subunit [KO:K05190 ]
103240098 GABRR1; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor rho1 subunit [KO:K05190 ]
103240100 GABRR2; gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor rho2 subunit [KO:K05190 ]
103234371 CACNA1A; calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 A [KO:K04344 ]
103239541 CACNA1B; calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 B [KO:K04849 ]
103218385 CACNA1C; calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 C [KO:K04850 ]
103227762 CACNA1D; calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 D [KO:K04851 ]
103231971 CACNA1F; calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 F [KO:K04853 ]
103230339 CACNA1S; calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 S [KO:K04857 ]
103219146 GABBR2; gamma-aminobutyric acid type B receptor subunit 2 [KO:K04615 ]
103221881 GABBR1; gamma-aminobutyric acid type B receptor subunit 1 [KO:K04615 ]
103226542 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-11 [KO:K04546 ]
103218752 KCNJ6; potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily J member 6 [KO:K05000 ]
Compound
Reference
Authors
Davis KL, Charney D, Coyle JT, Nemeroff C (ed).
Title
Neuropsychopharmacology: The fifth generation of progress
Journal
Reference
Authors
Farrant M, Kaila K
Title
The cellular, molecular and ionic basis of GABA(A) receptor signalling.
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Reference
Authors
Ben-Ari Y, Khazipov R, Leinekugel X, Caillard O, Gaiarsa JL
Title
GABAA, NMDA and AMPA receptors: a developmentally regulated 'menage a trois'.
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Reference
Authors
Pinard A, Seddik R, Bettler B
Title
GABAB receptors: physiological functions and mechanisms of diversity.
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Reference
Authors
Chalifoux JR, Carter AG
Title
GABAB receptor modulation of synaptic function.
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Reference
Authors
Padgett CL, Slesinger PA
Title
GABAB receptor coupling to G-proteins and ion channels.
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Reference
Authors
Emson PC
Title
GABA(B) receptors: structure and function.
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Reference
Authors
Kornau HC
Title
GABA(B) receptors and synaptic modulation.
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Reference
Authors
Jacob TC, Moss SJ, Jurd R
Title
GABA(A) receptor trafficking and its role in the dynamic modulation of neuronal inhibition.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Kneussel M
Title
Dynamic regulation of GABA(A) receptors at synaptic sites.
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Reference
Authors
Luscher B, Fuchs T, Kilpatrick CL
Title
GABAA receptor trafficking-mediated plasticity of inhibitory synapses.
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Reference
Authors
Arancibia-Carcamo IL, Kittler JT
Title
Regulation of GABA(A) receptor membrane trafficking and synaptic localization.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Bak LK, Schousboe A, Waagepetersen HS
Title
The glutamate/GABA-glutamine cycle: aspects of transport, neurotransmitter homeostasis and ammonia transfer.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Conti F, Minelli A, Melone M
Title
GABA transporters in the mammalian cerebral cortex: localization, development and pathological implications.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Brambilla P, Perez J, Barale F, Schettini G, Soares JC
Title
GABAergic dysfunction in mood disorders.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Chebib M, Johnston GA
Title
GABA-Activated ligand gated ion channels: medicinal chemistry and molecular biology.
Journal
Related pathway
csab00250 Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism
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