Protein
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor alpha-like
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Function
GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter, mediates neuronal inhibition by binding to the GABA receptor and opening an integral chloride channel. May combine with the ligand-gated ion channel subunit Lcch3 to form cation-selective GABA-gated ion channels.
Similarity
Belongs to the ligand-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.9) family. Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor (TC 1.A.9.5) subfamily.
Sequence
MCTMPATRDASGSGDASTDLIAARSLSSHQGQRSNLRIFKLLISCCLLMLCIYPNAWPWSIGPGSGPFSVSADSIKGRGDTHRLGEMGTSLSSSLPSSWLTQSNNHANISELLDNLLRGYDNSIRPDFGGPPATIEVDIMVRSMGPISEVDMTYSMDCYFRQSWVDKRLAFEGAQDTLALSVSMLARIWKPDTYFYNGKQSYLHTITTPNKFVRIYQNGRVLYSSRLTIKAGCPMNLADFPMDIQKCPLKFGSFGYTTSDVIYRWNKERPPVAIAEDMKLSQFDLVDCPAGNLTDIVYKAAAPRPQRRPFNNKDPPRPTSKVMTTFAGPAAKNQHVRGTGLKLDKGAFGTGRDATGGSGSTTGLSGTITLETNHPSEYSMLMVNFHLQRHMGNFLIQVYGPCCLLVVLSWVSFWLNREATADRVSLGITTVLTMTFLGLEARTDLPKVSYPTALDFFVFLSFGFIFATILQFAVVHYYTKYGSGECYFIIEELDSESGESETEPLTSDFRGSTESKIYEVIPLSMCAISMPPPPTRLGMLTSRNRRPRNRRHGLWSMKLLGLFDWRRRRKPPRADSDEDEDDEQTQLRANEAPTTSAAAAAAQAAAQAARISPPTGGRRRMSYYRREEMEARRKGKRTPQYNSVSKIDRASRIVFPLLFILINVFYWYGYLSRSSRILANTPDAST