ERGR - Ethanol-Related Gene Resource

Gene Information

Gene ID:

Symbol:

Gabrg2

Full Name:

gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA-A) receptor, subunit gamma 2

Alias:

AI851231|BB128510|GABAA-R|Gabrg-2|gamma2

Organism:

Mus musculus (Mouse)

Chromosome:

Genetic Location:

11 A5|11 19.0 cM

Physical Location:

41723696-41814179 on NC_000077.5, complement

Gene Type:

protein-coding

Human Ortholog:

GeneID: 2566 Symbol (Name): GABRG2 (gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor, gamma 2)

Ortholog Status:

The human GeneID 2566 is also in human dataset(s).

Gene in Ethanol Study Datasets

Gene Information

Original ID1:		Gabrg2
Original ID2:		M62374

Dataset Information

Name:		15745951
Method:		Microarray
Tissue:		Nucleus accumbens, prefrontal cortex, and ventral tegmental area
Phenotype:		Acute ethanol response
Publication:		Kerns et al. J Neurosci. (2005) Ethanol-responsive brain region expression networks: implications for behavioral responses to acute ethanol in DBA/2J versus C57BL/6J mice. PubMed
Summary:		The inbred mouse strains DBA/2J and C57BL/6J exhibit contrasting acute behavioral responses to ethanol. We used oligonucleotide microarrays and bioinformatics methods to characterize patterns of gene expression in three brain regions of the mesolimbic reward pathway of these strains. Expression profiling included examination of both differences in gene expression 4 h after acute ethanol (2 g/kg). Using a rigorous stepwise method for microarray analysis, we identified 307 ethanol-regulated genes in the nucleus accumbens, prefrontal cortex, and ventral tegmental area.

QTL Information

Gene Refseq Sequence Annotation

Gene Ontology (GO) Annotation

GO ID	GO Term	Category	Evidence (PubMed)
GO:0045211	postsynaptic membrane	Cellular Component	IEA
GO:0045202	synapse	Cellular Component	IEA
GO:0030054	cell junction	Cellular Component	IEA
GO:0016021	integral to membrane	Cellular Component	IEA
GO:0016020	membrane	Cellular Component	IEA
GO:0031404	chloride ion binding	Molecular Function	IEA
GO:0030594	neurotransmitter receptor activity	Molecular Function	IEA
GO:0004872	receptor activity	Molecular Function	IEA
GO:0005254	chloride channel activity	Molecular Function	IEA
GO:0004890	GABA-A receptor activity	Molecular Function	IDA (12574411)
GO:0005216	ion channel activity	Molecular Function	IEA
GO:0005230	extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity	Molecular Function	IEA
GO:0005515	protein binding	Molecular Function	IPI (12574411)
GO:0030534	adult behavior	Biological Process	IMP (15850489)
GO:0006821	chloride transport	Biological Process	IEA
GO:0006810	transport	Biological Process	IEA
GO:0009791	post-embryonic development	Biological Process	IMP (15850489)
GO:0006811	ion transport	Biological Process	IEA
GO:0007214	gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway	Biological Process	IDA (12574411)
GO:0007268	synaptic transmission	Biological Process	IDA (12574411)