Term Information

Accession
GO:0004890
Name
GABA-A receptor activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
ionotropic GABA receptor activity
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Combining with the amino acid gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA, 4-aminobutyrate) to initiate a change in cell activity. GABA-A receptors function as chloride channels. Source: PMID:8974333
Comment
Note that this term represents an activity and not a gene product. Consider also annotating to the molecular function term 'chloride channel activity ; GO:0005254' and 'inhibitory extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity ; GO:0005237'.
History
See term history for GO:0004890 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of GABA-A receptor activity (GO:0004890)
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GABA-A receptor activity [is_a relation] is_a  GABA receptor activity (GO:0016917)
Children of GABA-A receptor activity (GO:0004890)
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regulation of GABA-A receptor activity (GO:0106040) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  GABA-A receptor activity
positive regulation of GABA-A receptor activity (GO:0106041) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  GABA-A receptor activity
negative regulation of GABA-A receptor activity (GO:0106042) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  GABA-A receptor activity
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