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GABRA4

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Summary

GABRA4 (gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha4, HGNC:4078) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 4p12, encoding Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-4 (P48169). Alpha subunit of the heteropentameric ligand-gated chloride channel gated by gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain.

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian brain where it acts at GABA-A receptors, which are ligand-gated chloride channels. Chloride conductance of these channels can be modulated by agents such as benzodiazepines that bind to the GABA-A receptor. At least 16 distinct subunits of GABA-A receptors have been identified. This gene encodes subunit alpha-4, which is involved in the etiology of autism and eventually increases autism risk through interaction with another subunit, gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor beta-1 (GABRB1). Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found in this gene.

Source: NCBI Gene 2557 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • Gene–disease (curated): neurodevelopmental disorder (Strong, GenCC) — +2 more curated relationships
  • GWAS associations: 3
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 76 total
  • Regional missense constraint (gnomAD): 2 of 5 regions constrained (≈18% of expected missense variation)
  • GTEx eGene: eQTL in 14 tissues, sQTL in 0 (q < 0.05)
  • Drug target: yes — 2 via a complex or family; 18 molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity (top 2% of genes corpus-wide)
  • Approved drugs acting on a complex or family including it: 1 — Zopiclone (GABA-A receptor; agonist GABA site)
  • Constraint (gnomAD): pLI 1.00 (loss-of-function intolerant), LOEUF 0.39 (moderately constrained)
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_000809

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:4078
Approved symbolGABRA4
Namegamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha4
Location4p12
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
Ensembl geneENSG00000109158
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM137141
Entrez2557

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 8 — 4 protein_coding, 3 nonsense_mediated_decay, 1 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined

MANE Select: ENST00000264318

Transcript support level (Ensembl TSL; 1 = fully mRNA-supported): TSL 1: 1, TSL 3: 3, TSL 5: 1

ENST00000264318, ENST00000502874, ENST00000508560, ENST00000509316, ENST00000511523, ENST00000900310, ENST00001028717, ENST00001134904

RefSeq mRNA: 3 — MANE Select: NM_000809 NM_000809, NM_001204266, NM_001204267

CCDS: CCDS3473

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000264318 — 9 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000012564264699333946993581
ENSE000013090084691890046928755
ENSE000034945214699282846992946
ENSE000035527994697706146977143
ENSE000035817944697903146979098
ENSE000036039914696497046965229
ENSE000036146174697741046977630
ENSE000036269404697108346971235
ENSE000036274884697423246974375

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 135 present calls, max score 89.03.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth tissue_specific, TPM avg 2.3460 / max 189.7951, expressed in 134 samples.

Highest expression (Bgee): postcentral gyrus, entorhinal cortex, buccal mucosa cell, parietal lobe, superior frontal gyrus.

Genetic regulation across tissues (GTEx eQTL / sQTL)

GABRA4 is an eGene in GTEx v10 — its expression is genetically regulated (eQTL) in 14 tissues and its splicing (sQTL) in 0 (q < 0.05). Strongest associations first; slope = normalized effect of the lead variant’s alternative allele.

14 significant tissue × QTL associations:

TissueQTLq-valueSlopeLead variant
Testiseqtl2.1e-17-0.384:46991545:G:C
Heart Left Ventricleeqtl4.0e-11-0.304:46998867:A:AC
Skin Sun Exposed Lower legeqtl3.0e-10+1.204:46993033:G:C
Skin Not Sun Exposed Suprapubiceqtl3.2e-08+0.824:46993033:G:C
Esophagus Mucosaeqtl3.6e-06-0.394:46985566:C:T
Nerve Tibialeqtl1.7e-04+0.344:46876202:G:A
Artery Coronaryeqtl9.4e-04+1.124:47844694:C:T
Brain Nucleus accumbens basal gangliaeqtl4.5e-03+0.114:47965194:A:G
Artery Tibialeqtl9.0e-03+0.134:46962631:A:G
Brain Caudate basal gangliaeqtl1.2e-02+0.484:46460196:C:A
Colon Sigmoideqtl1.9e-02-0.284:47266019:G:A
Pituitaryeqtl1.9e-02+0.324:47208869:C:T
Brain Putamen basal gangliaeqtl3.0e-02-0.914:46133240:T:G
Artery Aortaeqtl4.0e-02+0.864:46189652:A:G

FANTOM5 promoters

3 alternative TSS:

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
520252.0383128
520260.244678
520240.063142

Top tissues by expression

showing 100 of 261 tissues by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
postcentral gyrusUBERON:000258189.03gold quality
entorhinal cortexUBERON:000272888.86gold quality
buccal mucosa cellCL:000233688.47gold quality
parietal lobeUBERON:000187287.89gold quality
superior frontal gyrusUBERON:000266187.64gold quality
middle temporal gyrusUBERON:000277186.00gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 23UBERON:001355485.54gold quality
lateral nuclear group of thalamusUBERON:000273685.39silver quality
nucleus accumbensUBERON:000188282.46gold quality
endothelial cellCL:000011582.29gold quality
caudate nucleusUBERON:000187381.48gold quality
primary visual cortexUBERON:000243680.57gold quality
occipital lobeUBERON:000202180.19gold quality
putamenUBERON:000187479.68gold quality
prefrontal cortexUBERON:000045179.07gold quality
substantia nigra pars reticulataUBERON:000196678.68gold quality
frontal cortexUBERON:000187078.51gold quality
dorsolateral prefrontal cortexUBERON:000983478.50gold quality
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testisCL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:000047378.45gold quality
heart left ventricleUBERON:000208478.37gold quality
cardiac ventricleUBERON:000208277.85gold quality
neocortexUBERON:000195077.45gold quality
temporal lobeUBERON:000187177.43gold quality
telencephalonUBERON:000189377.27gold quality
cerebral cortexUBERON:000095676.40gold quality
apex of heartUBERON:000209875.42gold quality
forebrainUBERON:000189074.90gold quality
anterior cingulate cortexUBERON:000983574.80gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 9UBERON:001354074.75gold quality
cingulate cortexUBERON:000302774.69gold quality
lateral globus pallidusUBERON:000247673.75silver quality
right frontal lobeUBERON:000281072.75gold quality
layer of synovial tissueUBERON:000761672.51gold quality
brainUBERON:000095571.55gold quality
substantia nigra pars compactaUBERON:000196571.34silver quality
heart right ventricleUBERON:000208070.50silver quality
amygdalaUBERON:000187670.27gold quality
Ammon’s hornUBERON:000195470.21gold quality
tibial arteryUBERON:000761069.64gold quality
popliteal arteryUBERON:000225069.63gold quality
left coronary arteryUBERON:000162669.35gold quality
coronary arteryUBERON:000162167.59gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 46UBERON:000648367.17silver quality
right coronary arteryUBERON:000162567.04gold quality
heartUBERON:000094866.82gold quality
synovial jointUBERON:000221764.98silver quality
cortical plateUBERON:000534363.78gold quality
tibialis anteriorUBERON:000138563.53silver quality
upper leg skinUBERON:000426263.43gold quality
ventricular zoneUBERON:000305363.24gold quality
hypothalamusUBERON:000189862.77gold quality
pituitary glandUBERON:000000761.32gold quality
cartilage tissueUBERON:000241861.22silver quality
ganglionic eminenceUBERON:000402360.15gold quality
corpus callosumUBERON:000233660.11gold quality
aortaUBERON:000094759.77gold quality
substantia nigraUBERON:000203859.75gold quality
orbitofrontal cortexUBERON:000416759.23gold quality
dorsal plus ventral thalamusUBERON:000189758.63silver quality
colonic epitheliumUBERON:000039758.49gold quality
placentaUBERON:000198758.45gold quality
right hemisphere of cerebellumUBERON:001489058.42gold quality
midbrainUBERON:000189158.21gold quality
adenohypophysisUBERON:000219657.86gold quality
ileal mucosaUBERON:000033157.83silver quality
pancreatic ductal cellCL:000207957.79silver quality
deltoidUBERON:000147656.88gold quality
deciduaUBERON:000245056.55gold quality
cerebellar cortexUBERON:000212955.92gold quality
cerebellumUBERON:000203755.87gold quality
cerebellar hemisphereUBERON:000224555.78gold quality
adult organismUBERON:000702355.50silver quality
embryoUBERON:000092255.17gold quality
lower esophagus mucosaUBERON:003583455.13gold quality
calcaneal tendonUBERON:000370153.92gold quality
sural nerveUBERON:001548853.65silver quality
hair follicleUBERON:000207352.43gold quality
duodenumUBERON:000211451.68gold quality
mammalian vulvaUBERON:000099751.56silver quality
quadriceps femorisUBERON:000137751.42gold quality
cardiac muscle of right atriumUBERON:000337951.07gold quality
tendonUBERON:000004350.98gold quality
rectumUBERON:000105250.93gold quality
upper arm skinUBERON:000426350.47gold quality
nasal cavity epitheliumUBERON:000538450.01gold quality
vastus lateralisUBERON:000137949.74gold quality
blood vessel layerUBERON:000479749.29gold quality
cervix squamous epitheliumUBERON:000692249.20gold quality
muscle tissueUBERON:000238548.99gold quality
olfactory bulbUBERON:000226448.92gold quality
choroid plexus epitheliumUBERON:000391148.89gold quality
type B pancreatic cellCL:000016948.83gold quality
CA1 field of hippocampusUBERON:000388148.50gold quality
cervix epitheliumUBERON:000480148.04gold quality
oviduct epitheliumUBERON:000480448.00gold quality
skin of abdomenUBERON:000141647.99gold quality
tongue squamous epitheliumUBERON:000691947.92gold quality
mucosa of urinary bladderUBERON:000125947.80gold quality
kidney epitheliumUBERON:000481947.74gold quality
anatomical systemUBERON:000046747.45gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 1.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-ANND-3yes6.34

HPA expression

RNA tissue specificity: Group enriched

43 HPA tissues / cells by nTPM:

Tissue / cellAxisnTPM
Caudate putamentissue126.3
Putamentissue84.2
Frontal cortextissue82.0
Basal gangliatissue76.5
Ventral forebraintissue57.5
Septumtissue49.8
Prefrontal cortextissue42.4
Cerebral cortextissue42.4
Motor cortextissue40.4
Retrosplenial and cingulate cortextissue39.9
Temporal cortextissue39.7
Hippocampal formationtissue39.3
Entorhinal cortextissue39.3
Thalamustissue37.0
Somatosensory cortextissue35.6
Insular cortextissue35.2
Olfactory bulbtissue34.6
Midbraintissue34.2
Retrosplenial cortextissue34.0
Occipital cortextissue33.6
Amygdalatissue29.8
Ponstissue29.6
Postcentral gyrustissue29.2
Nucleus accumbenstissue29.1
Hypothalamustissue23.1
Superior colliculitissue19.5
Substantia nigratissue17.9
Spinal cordtissue16.6
Medulla oblongatatissue15.6
Periaqueductal graytissue14.5
Corpus callosumtissue9.5
Hippocampustissue8.0
Cerebellumtissue4.4
Heart muscletissue2.4
Locus coeruleustissue1.7
Choroid plexustissue1.4
Pituitary glandtissue0.5
Duodenumtissue0.3
Placentatissue0.2
Small intestinetissue0.2
Skin 1tissue0.1
Retinatissue0.1
Esophagustissue0.1

Brain sub-regions (HPA Brain Atlas): detected in 189; highest nTPM — Subiculum (38.8), Dorsal hippocampus (37.9), Ventral hippocampus (32.9), Caudate nucleus (29.1), Transversal temporal gyrus, anterior (23.6).

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): EGR3, SSRP1, TXK

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

Targeting GABRA4 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific).

showing 30 of 433 miRNAs:

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-126-5P100.0072.713180
HSA-MIR-4795-3P100.0074.624024
HSA-MIR-5692A100.0074.406850
HSA-MIR-3163100.0077.238605
HSA-MIR-1277-5P100.0073.955056
HSA-MIR-3613-3P100.0076.367965
HSA-MIR-190A-3P100.0080.355520
HSA-MIR-5692B100.0071.322622
HSA-MIR-5692C100.0071.322622
HSA-MIR-5011-5P100.0083.465820
HSA-MIR-4262100.0073.263931
HSA-MIR-6758-5P100.0066.211470
HSA-MIR-6856-5P100.0065.471298
HSA-MIR-3924100.0072.092394
HSA-MIR-3646100.0073.565283
HSA-MIR-656-3P100.0072.152788
HSA-MIR-188-3P100.0068.761240
HSA-MIR-340-5P100.0072.504437
HSA-MIR-186-5P99.9970.833707
HSA-MIR-428299.9975.366408
HSA-MIR-548C-3P99.9974.017587
HSA-MIR-548AW99.9972.573559
HSA-MIR-366299.9973.825684
HSA-MIR-196A-1-3P99.9972.152772
HSA-MIR-150-5P99.9966.691976
HSA-MIR-181B-5P99.9972.972996
HSA-MIR-181A-5P99.9972.962995
HSA-MIR-181C-5P99.9972.952996
HSA-MIR-181D-5P99.9973.042997
HSA-MIR-4789-3P99.9970.752484

Functional genomics

gnomAD constraint: pLI 1, LOEUF 0.385, missense Z 2.46 — population loss-of-function intolerance (pLI ≥ 0.9 = LoF-intolerant; lower LOEUF = more constrained). gnomAD

Regional missense constraint (gnomAD)

ENST00000264318 splits into 5 regions with different missense tolerance; 2 are missense-constrained (≈18% of the expected missense variation). Missense variants in a constrained region (low observed/expected) are more likely to be pathogenic. gnomAD

Region (GRCh38)Missense obs / expo/eConstrained
4:46,928,228–46,928,28929 / 25.11.16no
4:46,928,290–46,928,3396 / 21.60.28yes (p 7.7e-04)
4:46,928,340–46,965,076243 / 210.81.15no
4:46,965,077–46,971,17533 / 102.50.32yes (p 6.5e-12)
4:46,971,176–46,993,424195 / 326.00.60no

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 20)

  • truncated alpha 4 N-terminus may play a post-translational regulatory role in intracellular folding/glycosylation/assembly of the alpha 4 subunit (PMID:12242096)
  • GABRA4 is involved in the etiology of autism and potentially increases autism risk through interaction with GABRB1. (PMID:16080114)
  • These results confirmed our earlier findings, indicating GABRA4 and GABRB1 as genes contributing to autism susceptibility, extending the effect to multiple ethnic groups and suggesting seizures as a stratifying phenotype. (PMID:16770606)
  • alpha4beta3gamma2L receptors have unique kinetic properties that limit the range of GABA applications to which they can respond maximally. (PMID:17124266)
  • Only two of the newly genotyped SNPs, rs10517173, rs16851647, were associated with nicotine dependence (observed P-values of 0.002, corrected FDR-BH P-values of 0.02). However, these SNPs were in complete LD with each other and with rs11731576. (PMID:19207358)
  • Lower delta mRNA levels in schizophrenia might reflect a reduced number of alpha(1)beta(x)delta GABA(A) receptors that could contribute to deficient tonic inhibition and prefrontal cortical dysfunction in schizophrenia. (PMID:19289452)
  • single nucleotide polymorphisms studied in the GABRA4, GABRE, and GABRQ genes are not related to the risk for familial ET. (PMID:21422964)
  • Association between premenstrual symptom severity and two genes from the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) pathway: steroid-5-alpha-reductase, alpha polypeptide 1 (SRD5A1) and gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-4 (GABRA4). (PMID:22273344)
  • The pathway by which GABRA2 initially confers risk for eventual alcohol problems begins with a predisposition to sensation-seeking early in adolescence. (PMID:23561058)
  • Transgenic mice with the alpha4betadelta GABAA receptor subunit deletion show increased conditioned place preference, but not from delta-deficient or alpha4-deficient knockout mice. (PMID:24431441)
  • The ability of neurosteroids to modulate the phosphorylation and membrane insertion of alpha4 subunit-containing GABAARs may underlie the profound effects these endogenous signaling molecules have on neuronal excitability and behavior. (PMID:24778259)
  • GABRA4 is associated with autism spectrum disorder in a dataset from Argentina. (PMID:26239769)
  • rs505474, rs1398175, and rs4868029 in the GABRA2, GABRA4, and GABRP genes, respectively, allele frequencies were significantly different between patients and controls.Four haplotypes were significantly associated with Bipolar Disorder TA and AG for rs3815762 and rs4868029 in GABRP, GG for rs11636988 and rs8024256 in GABRB3 and GAGG for rs2197414, rs4921195, rs13188991, and rs11956731 in GABRA6. (PMID:29135068)
  • Study identified a rare noncoding sequence variants in gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor, alpha 4 subunit in autism spectrum disorder. GABRA4 rare variants in noncoding DNA may be variants of modest physiological effects in ASD etiology. (PMID:29151244)
  • GABRA4 rs2229940 did not show association with migraine risk (PMID:29299688)
  • These results suggest association between GABRR3 rs832032 polymorphism and the risk for restless legs syndrome , and a modifier effect of GABRA4 rs2229940 on the age of onset of restless legs syndrome . (PMID:29720720)
  • Steady-state activation of the high-affinity isoform of the alpha4beta2delta GABAA receptor. (PMID:31690811)
  • Further evidence of GABRA4 and TOP3B as autism susceptibility genes. (PMID:32028044)
  • A de novo missense variant in GABRA4 alters receptor function in an epileptic and neurodevelopmental phenotype. (PMID:35152403)
  • De novo variants in GABRA4 are associated with a neurological phenotype including developmental delay, behavioral abnormalities and epilepsy. (PMID:38565639)

Cross-species orthologs

3 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_reriogabra4ENSDARG00000013389
mus_musculusGabra4ENSMUSG00000029211
rattus_norvegicusGabra4ENSRNOG00000002336

Paralogs (45): GABRA3 (ENSG00000011677), GABRA1 (ENSG00000022355), CHRNA3 (ENSG00000080644), GABRP (ENSG00000094755), CHRNA4 (ENSG00000101204), GLRA2 (ENSG00000101958), GABRE (ENSG00000102287), CHRNE (ENSG00000108556), GLRB (ENSG00000109738), GABRR2 (ENSG00000111886), GABRG2 (ENSG00000113327), CHRNB4 (ENSG00000117971), CHRNA2 (ENSG00000120903), CHRNA10 (ENSG00000129749), CHRND (ENSG00000135902), CHRNA1 (ENSG00000138435), GLRA3 (ENSG00000145451), GABRA6 (ENSG00000145863), GABRB2 (ENSG00000145864), GLRA1 (ENSG00000145888), GABRR1 (ENSG00000146276), CHRNB3 (ENSG00000147432), CHRNA6 (ENSG00000147434), HTR3B (ENSG00000149305), GABRA2 (ENSG00000151834), CHRNB2 (ENSG00000160716), GABRG1 (ENSG00000163285), GABRB1 (ENSG00000163288), GABRB3 (ENSG00000166206), CHRFAM7A (ENSG00000166664), HTR3A (ENSG00000166736), CHRNA5 (ENSG00000169684), CHRNB1 (ENSG00000170175), CHRNA9 (ENSG00000174343), CHRNA7 (ENSG00000175344), HTR3C (ENSG00000178084), GABRG3 (ENSG00000182256), GABRR3 (ENSG00000183185), HTR3E (ENSG00000186038), HTR3D (ENSG00000186090), GABRA5 (ENSG00000186297), ZACN (ENSG00000186919), GABRD (ENSG00000187730), CHRNG (ENSG00000196811), GABRQ (ENSG00000268089)

Mouse-model phenotypes

Observed phenotypes of the mouse ortholog (MGI:95616) from MGI (Alliance of Genome Resources) — knockout/mutant phenotypes, ranked by annotation count. 4 distinct phenotype terms.

Mouse phenotype (MP)Records
abnormal inhibitory postsynaptic currents1
decreased thermal nociceptive threshold1
abnormal GABA-mediated receptor currents1
impaired behavioral response to xenobiotic1

Additional cross-species homologs

Sequence homologs in species beyond Ensembl Compara’s model organisms, by Diamond local protein alignment (% sequence identity; best hit per species). Lower-identity rows are more distant homologs. The matched accessions’ gene symbols aren’t in biobtree yet, so each row shows the UniProt accession.

OrganismUniProtIdentityMethod
Macaca mulattaD1LYT2100.0%Diamond
Drosophila melanogasterP2512399.8%Diamond
Bos taurusP5769599.8%Diamond
Macaca fascicularisQ4R53499.8%Diamond
Pongo abeliiQ5RCC599.8%Diamond
Drosophila simulansQ9BLY899.8%Diamond
Gallus gallusP1915096.9%Diamond
Musca domesticaQ75NA584.3%Diamond
Haemonchus contortusP9173081.4%Diamond
Caenorhabditis elegansQ1732881.4%Diamond
Lymnaea stagnalisP2671458.6%Diamond

Genomic neighbors (locus context)

Genes flanking this one on the chromosome (NCBI/Entrez gene neighborhood). Positional context only — some neighbors share regulatory elements (bidirectional promoters, antisense/overlapping transcripts), but chromosomal adjacency is not itself a functional relationship (see Interactions for that).

SymbolTypeEntrez
COX7B2protein-coding170712
GABRB1protein-coding2560
COMMD8protein-coding54951
GABRA2protein-coding2555
ATP10Dprotein-coding57205

Protein

Protein identifiers

Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-4 — P48169 (reviewed: P48169)

Alternative names: GABA(A) receptor subunit alpha-4

All UniProt accessions (4): P48169, D6R924, D6RB66, X5D7F5

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Alpha subunit of the heteropentameric ligand-gated chloride channel gated by gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain. GABA-gated chloride channels, also named GABA(A) receptors (GABAAR), consist of five subunits arranged around a central pore and contain GABA active binding site(s) located at the alpha and beta subunit interface(s). When activated by GABA, GABAARs selectively allow the flow of chloride anions across the cell membrane down their electrochemical gradient. GABAARs containing alpha-4 are predominantly extrasynaptic, contributing to tonic inhibition in dentate granule cells and thalamic relay neurons. Extrasynaptic alpha-4-containing GABAARs control levels of excitability and network activity. GABAAR containing alpha-4-beta-3-delta subunits can simultaneously bind GABA and histamine where histamine binds at the interface of two neighboring beta subunits, which may be involved in the regulation of sleep and wakefulness.

Subunit / interactions. Heteropentamer, formed by a combination of alpha (GABRA1-6), beta (GABRB1-3), gamma (GABRG1-3), delta (GABRD), epsilon (GABRE), rho (GABRR1-3), pi (GABRP) and theta (GABRQ) chains, each subunit exhibiting distinct physiological and pharmacological properties.

Subcellular location. Cell membrane. Postsynaptic cell membrane.

Tissue specificity. Expressed in the brain.

Activity regulation. Potentiated by histamine.

Domain organisation. The GABA-binding pockets are located at the interface between neighboring alpha and beta subunits. GABAARs subunits share a common topological structure: a peptide sequence made up of a long extracellular N-terminal, four transmembrane domains, intracellular or cytoplasmic domain located between the third and the fourth transmembrane domains.

Induction. The alpha-4 beta-2 gamma-2L receptor is not repressed by diazepam.

Similarity. Belongs to the ligand-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.9) family. Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor (TC 1.A.9.5) subfamily. GABRA4 sub-subfamily.

RefSeq proteins (3): NP_000800, NP_001191195, NP_001191196 (=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR001390GABAAa_rcptFamily
IPR005434GABBAa4_rcptFamily
IPR006028GABAA/Glycine_rcptFamily
IPR006029Neurotrans-gated_channel_TMDomain
IPR006201Neur_channelFamily
IPR006202Neur_chan_lig-bdDomain
IPR018000Neurotransmitter_ion_chnl_CSConserved_site
IPR036719Neuro-gated_channel_TM_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR036734Neur_chan_lig-bd_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR038050Neuro_actylchol_recHomologous_superfamily
IPR047024Gabra-1-6_TMDomain

Pfam: PF02931, PF02932

Catalyzed reactions (Rhea)

  • chloride(in) = chloride(out) (RHEA:29823)

UniProt features (57 total): strand 13, helix 11, topological domain 5, region of interest 4, transmembrane region 4, turn 4, glycosylation site 3, sequence variant 3, sequence conflict 3, compositionally biased region 2, binding site 2, signal peptide 1, chain 1, disulfide bond 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

7 structures by resolution:

PDBTitleMethodResolution (Å)
7QN5Cryo-EM structure of human full-length extrasynaptic alpha4beta3delta GABA(A)R in complex …ELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.5
9SL1GABA-A a4b3d receptor in complex with GABA, Nb24 and Mb30ELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.68
7QN9Cryo-EM structure of human full-length extrasynaptic alpha4beta3delta GABA(A)R in complex …ELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.9
7QNCCryo-EM structure of human full-length extrasynaptic alpha4beta3delta GABA(A)R in complex …ELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.9
7QN7Cryo-EM structure of human full-length extrasynaptic alpha4beta3delta GABA(A)R in complex …ELECTRON MICROSCOPY3
7QNACryo-EM structure of human full-length alpha4beta3gamma2 GABA(A)R in complex with GABA …ELECTRON MICROSCOPY3
9SLDGABA-A a4b3d receptor in complex with DS2-Me, GABA, Nb24 and Mb30ELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.04

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-P48169-F174.120.49

Antibody-complex structures (SAbDab)

5 antibodies co-crystallized with this protein: 7QN5, 7QN7, 7QN9, 7QNA, 7QNC

Human Protein Atlas

Protein class: Predicted membrane proteins, FDA approved drug targets, Small molecule drugs

Protein evidence: Evidence at protein level

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Ligand- & substrate-binding residues (2)

PositionRole
1004-aminobutanoate
1634-aminobutanoate

Disulfide bonds (1)

TypePositions
Disulfide bond172–186

Glycosylation sites (3)

TypePositions
N-linked (glcnac…) asparagine47, 144, 157

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

0 curated (TAS) of 4; 0 disease pathways. Curated-first; evidence = TAS (manually curated) vs IEA (electronic inference).

4 pathways:

IDPathwayEvidence
R-HSA-977443GABA receptor activationelectronic
R-HSA-112316Neuronal System—
R-HSA-112314Neurotransmitter receptors and postsynaptic signal transmission—
R-HSA-112315Transmission across Chemical Synapses—

MSigDB gene sets: 237 (showing top): GSE45365_CD8A_DC_VS_CD11B_DC_IFNAR_KO_MCMV_INFECTION_UP, BENPORATH_ES_WITH_H3K27ME3, TGCGCANK_UNKNOWN, GOBP_SYNAPSE_ASSEMBLY, XU_GH1_AUTOCRINE_TARGETS_UP, GOBP_INORGANIC_ANION_TRANSPORT, GOBP_GAMMA_AMINOBUTYRIC_ACID_SIGNALING_PATHWAY, AP2_Q3, GOBP_CELL_CELL_SIGNALING, chr4p12, GOBP_CELL_JUNCTION_ORGANIZATION, GOBP_CHLORIDE_TRANSPORT, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_SYNAPTIC_TRANSMISSION, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_POSTSYNAPTIC_MEMBRANE_POTENTIAL, KEGG_NEUROACTIVE_LIGAND_RECEPTOR_INTERACTION

GO Biological Process (10): gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway (GO:0007214), negative regulation of synaptic transmission, GABAergic (GO:0032229), synaptic transmission, GABAergic (GO:0051932), extrasynaptic signaling via GABA (GO:0160001), chloride transmembrane transport (GO:1902476), inhibitory synapse assembly (GO:1904862), monoatomic ion transport (GO:0006811), chloride transport (GO:0006821), monoatomic ion transmembrane transport (GO:0034220), regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential (GO:0060078)

GO Molecular Function (9): GABA-A receptor activity (GO:0004890), benzodiazepine receptor activity (GO:0008503), GABA-gated chloride ion channel activity (GO:0022851), transmitter-gated monoatomic ion channel activity involved in regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential (GO:1904315), transmembrane signaling receptor activity (GO:0004888), monoatomic ion channel activity (GO:0005216), extracellular ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity (GO:0005230), chloride channel activity (GO:0005254), signaling receptor activity (GO:0038023)

GO Cellular Component (9): plasma membrane (GO:0005886), dendrite membrane (GO:0032590), chloride channel complex (GO:0034707), postsynapse (GO:0098794), GABA-ergic synapse (GO:0098982), postsynaptic specialization membrane (GO:0099634), GABA-A receptor complex (GO:1902711), membrane (GO:0016020), postsynaptic membrane (GO:0045211)

Reactome top-level categories

3 top-level categories:

CategoryPathways
Neurotransmitter receptors and postsynaptic signal transmission1
Transmission across Chemical Synapses1
Neuronal System1

GO top-level categories

40 GO namespaces:

CategoryTerms
GABA receptor activity2
transmitter-gated monoatomic ion channel activity2
synapse2
cellular anatomical structure2
synaptic membrane2
cell-cell signaling1
regulation of synaptic transmission, GABAergic1
negative regulation of synaptic transmission1
synaptic transmission, GABAergic1
chemical synaptic transmission1
gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway1
chloride transport1
monoatomic anion transmembrane transport1
synapse assembly1
transport1
monoatomic anion transport1
inorganic anion transport1
monoatomic ion transport1
transmembrane transport1
regulation of membrane potential1
neurotransmitter receptor activity1
chloride channel activity1
ligand-gated monoatomic anion channel activity1
regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential1
signaling receptor activity1
monoatomic ion transmembrane transporter activity1
channel activity1
ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity1
monoatomic anion channel activity1
chloride transmembrane transporter activity1
molecular transducer activity1
membrane1
cell periphery1
dendrite1
neuron projection membrane1
monoatomic ion channel complex1
postsynaptic membrane1
postsynaptic specialization1
GABA receptor complex1
postsynapse1

Experimentally-supported GO annotations

GO terms backed by direct experimental evidence (ECO experimental codes) — 2 of 28 annotations. The rest are phylogenetic / computational / electronic (IEA).

2 experimentally-supported GO terms:

GO termNSEvidence
chloride transmembrane transportBPdirect assay
gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathwayBPdirect assay

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

showing 15 of 960 interactions by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
GABRA4EGR3Q06889686
GABRA4SHANK3Q9BYB0625
GABRA4IGBP1P78318615
GABRA4NRXN1Q9ULB1567
GABRA4KCNK3O14649552
GABRA4AUTS2Q8WXX7546
GABRA4SLC6A1P30531541
GABRA4GRM8O00222505
GABRA4GABBR2O75899497
GABRA4CFAP74Q9C0B2490
GABRA4SHANK2Q9UPX8485
GABRA4SLC6A4P31645471
GABRA4GPHNQ9NQX3460
GABRA4CDH10Q9Y6N8451
GABRA4DRD1P21728449

IntAct

Human interaction partners of GABRA4 in IntAct, one row per partner (best MIscore; records = supporting IntAct interaction records).

3 partners by confidence:

PartnerInteraction typeMIscoreRecords
DGAT1physical association0.3701
GABRDphysical association0.3204
GABRG2physical association0.3201

BioGRID (8 interactions; top human partners by supporting records): APP (Reconstituted Complex; 2 records), CSK (Synthetic Lethality), DGAT1 (Two-hybrid), PARP2 (Proximity Label-MS), POLI (Reconstituted Complex), PRKCG (Affinity Capture-Western), SNCA (Two-hybrid)

SIGNOR signaling

4 signaling interactions:

AEffectBMechanism
GABRA4“form complex”“GABA-A (a4-b2-d) receptor”binding
GABRA4“form complex”“GABA-A (a4-b3-d) receptor”binding
GABRA4“form complex”“GABA-A (a4-b1-g2) receptor”binding
PCDH19“up-regulates quantity by stabilization”GABRA4binding

Ligand–receptor pairs (CellPhoneDB) (3)

Curated ligand–receptor partners (cell-cell communication), distinct from the protein–protein interactions above.

3 ligand–receptor pairs:

PartnerThis gene’s roleSignaling class
GABRA4;GABRB3;GABRDSignaling by GABA
GABRA4;GABRB3;GABRG2Signaling by GABA
GABRA4;GABRB2;GABRDSignaling by GABA

Disease & clinical

Genetic variants

Variant evidence for GABRA4: 76 ClinVar records (0 pathogenic / likely pathogenic); 3 GWAS associations.

ClinVar

76 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance57
Likely benign10
Benign4

SpliceAI

Top 10 splice-impact sites by Δscore (adjacent positions with the same effect merged into one range; 22 predictions of 1,023):

Position(s)EffectΔscoreSites
4:46923643donor_gain1.0000
4:46965109acceptor_gain1.0000
4:46974230–46974231donor_loss1.00003
4:46974293donor_gain1.0000
4:46974376–46974377acceptor_loss1.00005
4:46928768acceptor_gain0.9900
4:46964968–46964969donor_loss0.99005
4:46965108acceptor_gain0.9900
4:46974226donor_gain0.9900
4:46974230–46974231donor_loss0.99003

AlphaMissense

1,693 missense substitutions predicted likely pathogenic (of 3,628 scored), across 311 residues. Top 20 hotspot residues, ranked by the number of likely-pathogenic substitutions (of those reachable by a single-nucleotide change), then by mean score:

ResidueLikely-pathogenic substitutionsMean am_pathogenicityMax am_pathogenicity
M9190.9810.999
M17490.9450.999
M29990.9440.999
M31990.9050.996
M26990.9040.999
M16490.8820.980
M18190.8800.995
D32080.9991.000
D9680.9980.999
D18280.9980.999
D51980.9980.999
H14380.9971.000
F27880.9971.000
D10580.9960.999
D13180.9960.999
D6080.9920.998
F13480.9920.999
F52680.9920.999
N13680.9891.000
D8880.9870.999

HPA cancer prognostics

RNA cancer specificity: Not detected

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:137141 | disease phenotypes:

GenCC curated gene-disease

3 curated gene-disease records:

DiseaseClassificationInheritanceRecords
neurodevelopmental disorderStrongAutosomal dominant
complex neurodevelopmental disorderModerateAutosomal dominant
genetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathyLimitedAutosomal dominant2

Genomics England panels (PanelApp)

Clinical diagnostic gene panels including this gene (2 panels, 2 green/diagnostic-grade). Confidence: green = diagnostic, amber = moderate.

2 panels:

PanelRating
DDG2Pgreen
Paediatric disordersgreen

Mondo (3): genetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (MONDO:0100062), neurodevelopmental disorder (MONDO:0700092), complex neurodevelopmental disorder (MONDO:0100038)

GWAS associations

3 associations:

StudyTraitp-value
GCST006659_1Polycystic ovary syndrome2e-7
GCST003901_4Cognitive decline (age-related)5e-7
GCST002123_1Type 2 diabetes1e-6

MeSH disease descriptors

1 disease descriptors:

DescriptorNameTree numbers
D065886Neurodevelopmental DisordersF03.625

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (11): CHEMBL2093872 (PROTEIN COMPLEX GROUP), CHEMBL2109243 (PROTEIN COMPLEX GROUP), CHEMBL2109244 (PROTEIN COMPLEX GROUP), CHEMBL2111366 (PROTEIN COMPLEX), CHEMBL2472 (SINGLE PROTEIN), CHEMBL3430899 (PROTEIN COMPLEX), CHEMBL4106157 (PROTEIN COMPLEX), CHEMBL4296046 (PROTEIN COMPLEX), CHEMBL4523639 (PROTEIN COMPLEX), CHEMBL4523640 (PROTEIN COMPLEX)

Drugs acting on a complex or family that includes this protein

Curated ChEMBL mechanism-of-action drugs whose target is a protein complex or family of ≤10 members that includes GABRA4 — the drug acts on the assembly or class, not necessarily on this subunit alone.

2 drugs via a complex or family:

DrugTarget (ChEMBL)MembersMax phase
ZOPICLONEGABA-A receptor; agonist GABA site94
GABOXADOLGamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-4/beta3/delta33

Molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity

Phase ≥1, by development phase (incl. off-target/promiscuous compounds). Patent mentions across the top 20 by phase: 483,255 (via chembl_molecule»patent_compound — counts attach to the compound, not the gene–compound relationship, so off-target/promiscuous molecules can dominate).

18 molecules by phase:

MoleculeNamePhasePatents
CHEMBL3183409APALUTAMIDE44,347
CHEMBL207538BREXANOLONE41,647
CHEMBL452CLONAZEPAM433,611
CHEMBL12DIAZEPAM492,923
CHEMBL1082407ENZALUTAMIDE410,210
CHEMBL1522ESZOPICLONE46,627
CHEMBL407FLUMAZENIL47,208
CHEMBL1568698GANAXOLONE41,695
CHEMBL1544LIOTHYRONINE423,991
CHEMBL526PROPOFOL429,086
CHEMBL4105630ZURANOLONE4300
CHEMBL454095ABECARNIL2566
CHEMBL8260BAICALEIN28,718
CHEMBL268254DELORAZEPAM21,315
CHEMBL275638FLAVONE289,655
CHEMBL287631PROGABIDE23,882
CHEMBL96GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID1161,661
CHEMBL273481MUSCIMOL15,813

PharmGKB: 1 entry (CPIC guideline: no)

GtoPdb / IUPHAR curated pharmacology

(IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology — expert-curated)

Target class: lgic — GABAA receptors

Most potent curated ligand interactions (2 total), top 2:

LigandActionAffinityParameter
flumazenilPositive7.03pKi
cenobamatePositive4.38pEC50

Binding affinities (BindingDB)

96 measured of 110 human assays (114 total across all organisms); most potent 50 below. Values come from heterogeneous assays and are not directly comparable.

LigandMeasureValue
2-Phenyl-2,5-dihydro-pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolin-3-one (CGS 8216)KI0.08 nM
2-(4-Methoxy-phenyl)-2,5-dihydro-pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolin-3-one (CGS 9895)KD0.1 nM
(S)-1-{(S)-2-[(S)-3-Carboxy-2-((S)-4-methyl-2-{2-[4-(3-o-tolyl-ureido)-phenyl]-acetylamino}-pentanoylamino)-propionylamino]-3-methyl-butyryl}-pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acidIC500.13 nM
CGS-20625KI0.15 nM
8-Bromo-7-oxo-3b,4,5,6-tetrahydro-7H-2,6a,11b-triaza-benzo[g]cyclopenta[e]azulene-3-carboxylic acid tert-butyl esterKI0.45 nM
AbecarnilKD1 nM
CGS 9896IC501 nM
9-(4-Methyl-thiazol-2-yl)-11-pyridin-4-yl-6,7-dihydro-5H-2,7a-diaza-dibenzo[a,c]cyclohepten-8-oneKI1.3 nM
RO-154513KI7 nM
CAS_123662KI7.1 nM
RY 24KI7.8 nM
NSC_104999KI11.2 nM
CHEMBL2261918KI12 nM
ESZKI22.4 nM
8-Ethynyl-5-methyl-6-oxo-5,6-dihydro-4H-2,5,10b-triaza-benzo[e]azulene-3-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester(RY 24)KI26 nM
CHEMBL2261919KI26 nM
CHEMBL2261922KI29 nM
8-Chloro-3-methoxymethyl-5-methyl-4,5-dihydro-2,5,10b-triaza-benzo[e]azulen-6-oneKI38.8 nM
CHEMBL2261631KI51 nM
ethyl 12-ethynyl-8-methyl-9-oxo-2,4,8-triazatricyclo[8.4.0.0^{2,6}]tetradeca-1(14),3,5,10,12-pentaene-5-carboxylateKI53 nM
CHEMBL5072077EC5060 nM
CHEMBL2261916KI114 nM
CHEMBL2261917KI119 nM
CHEMBL3427532EC50125 nM
ethyl 5-isopropoxy-4-methyl-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylateKI137 nM
CHEMBL5088746EC50140 nM
5-Methyl-6-oxo-8-trimethylsilanylethynyl-5,6-dihydro-4H-2,5,10b-triaza-benzo[e]azulene-3-carboxylic acid ethyl esterKI159 nM
3alpha-hydroxy-5alpha-pregnan-20-oneEC50160 nM
CHEMBL5081682EC50160 nM
CAS_4375KI160 nM
CHEMBL2261921KI175 nM
CHEMBL2261633KI175 nM
5-Methyl-6-oxo-8-trimethylsilanylethynyl-3a,4,5,6-tetrahydro-1H-2,5,10b-triaza-benzo[e]azulene-3-carboxylic acid tert-butyl esterKI197 nM
3-(3,3-dimethylbut-1-ynyl)-6-(5,5-dimethylhex-1-en-2-yl)-9H-fluoreneKI200 nM
CHEMBL2261920KI213 nM
CHEMBL4073780EC50225 nM
3-({12-ethynyl-9-phenyl-2,4,8-triazatricyclo[8.4.0.0^{2,6}]tetradeca-1(14),3,5,8,10,12-hexaen-5-yl}carbonyloxy)propyl 12-ethynyl-9-phenyl-2,4,8-triazatricyclo[8.4.0.0^{2,6}]tetradeca-1(10),3,5,8,11,13-hexaene-5-carboxylateKI236 nM
3-(5-Methyl-isoxazol-3-yl)-6-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-a]phthalazineKI244 nM
CHEMBL5186739IC50245 nM
ethyl 12-ethynyl-9-phenyl-2,4,8-triazatricyclo[8.4.0.0^{2,6}]tetradeca-1(10),3,5,8,11,13-hexaene-5-carboxylateKI287 nM
CHEMBL4073679EC50291 nM
CHEMBL2261915KI291 nM
CHEMBL2261634KI345 nM
3-tert-Butyl-7-(5-methyl-isoxazol-3-yl)-2-(2-methyl-2H-[1,2,4]triazol-3-ylmethoxy)-pyrazolo[1,5-d][1,2,4]triazineKI395 nM
CHEMBL3427530EC50979 nM
Beta-CCTKI1000 nM
3-propoxy-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indoleKI1000 nM
ethyl 6-iodo-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylateKI1000 nM
tert-butyl 6-tert-butyl-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylateKI1000 nM
tert-butyl 6-fluoro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylateKI1000 nM

ChEMBL bioactivities

657 potent at pChembl≥5 of 706 total, top 50 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).

pChemblTypeValueUnitMolecule
10.00IC500.1nMCHEMBL454349
9.80IC500.16nMCHEMBL309517
9.70IC500.2nMCHEMBL4747460
9.62IC500.24nMCHEMBL79037
9.40IC500.3981nMCGS-8216
9.40IC500.4nMCHEMBL1271047
9.34IC500.46nMCHEMBL78730
9.31IC500.49nMCHEMBL76263
9.30IC500.5nMCHEMBL5266498
9.30IC500.5nMCHEMBL5290464
9.30IC500.5nMCHEMBL5280240
9.30IC500.5nMCHEMBL49141
9.30IC500.5nMCHEMBL1518572
9.22IC500.6026nMCGS-9896
9.22IC500.6nMCHEMBL419096
9.12IC500.76nMCHEMBL540583
9.10IC500.79nMCHEMBL77226
9.10IC500.8nMCHEMBL5265845
9.10IC500.8nMCHEMBL5291368
9.10IC500.8nMCHEMBL5271392
9.07Ki0.85nMCLONAZEPAM
9.07Ki0.85nMRo-151310
9.05Ki0.9nMFLUMAZENIL
9.05IC500.9nMCHEMBL5285377
9.00Ki1nMCHEMBL3410222
9.00IC501nMBETA-CCM
9.00IC501nMCHEMBL454606
9.00IC501nMCHEMBL1337028
9.00IC501nMCHEMBL509197
9.00IC501nMABECARNIL
9.00Ki1nMCHEMBL54341
9.00Ki1nMCHEMBL348367
8.96IC501.1nMCHEMBL444586
8.77Ki1.7nMCHEMBL154342
8.74IC501.8nMCHEMBL444050
8.70Ki2nMFLUMAZENIL
8.70IC502nMMUSCIMOL
8.66IC502.2nMCHEMBL80610
8.64IC502.3nMFIPRONIL
8.58Ki2.61nMCHEMBL471977
8.55IC502.8nMCHEMBL75642
8.55Ki2.8nMCHEMBL372281
8.55IC502.8nMDELORAZEPAM
8.52Ki3nMCHEMBL265547
8.52IC503nMCHEMBL510764
8.52IC503nMCHEMBL5266558
8.52IC503nMCHEMBL2262044
8.52IC503nMCHEMBL499814
8.52IC503nMCHEMBL1161036
8.48IC503.3nMCHEMBL75642

PubChem BioAssay actives

586 with measured affinity, of 1342 total; 50 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.

CompoundAssayTypeValueUnit
2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolin-3-one40988: Inhibition on Benzodiazepine receptoric500.0001uM
ethyl 4-(methoxymethyl)-5-phenylmethoxy-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylate1932290: Displacement of [3H]flunitrazepam from GABAA (unknown origin ) receptor by radioligand binding assayic500.0002uM
ethyl 4-methyl-5-propan-2-yloxy-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylate1932290: Displacement of [3H]flunitrazepam from GABAA (unknown origin ) receptor by radioligand binding assayic500.0004uM
2-phenyl-3aH-pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolin-3-one40988: Inhibition on Benzodiazepine receptoric500.0004uM
ethyl 4-(methoxymethyl)-6-phenylmethoxy-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylate1932290: Displacement of [3H]flunitrazepam from GABAA (unknown origin ) receptor by radioligand binding assayic500.0005uM
ethyl 4-(methoxymethyl)-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylate1932290: Displacement of [3H]flunitrazepam from GABAA (unknown origin ) receptor by radioligand binding assayic500.0005uM
ethyl 6-methoxy-4-(methoxymethyl)-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylate1932290: Displacement of [3H]flunitrazepam from GABAA (unknown origin ) receptor by radioligand binding assayic500.0005uM
ethyl 4-(methoxymethyl)-6-propoxy-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylate1932290: Displacement of [3H]flunitrazepam from GABAA (unknown origin ) receptor by radioligand binding assayic500.0005uM
ethyl 6-hydroxy-4-(methoxymethyl)-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylate1932290: Displacement of [3H]flunitrazepam from GABAA (unknown origin ) receptor by radioligand binding assayic500.0005uM
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3aH-pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolin-3-one40988: Inhibition on Benzodiazepine receptoric500.0006uM
5-[[3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-6-iminopyridazin-1-yl]methyl]-1,2-thiazol-3-one;hydrobromide72153: Affinity for gamma-aminobutyric-acid A receptor measured by its ability to displace [3H]gabazine antagonist from rat brain preparations.ic500.0008uM
propan-2-yl 16-(methoxymethyl)-3,6,11,14-tetrazatetracyclo[8.7.0.02,7.012,17]heptadeca-1(10),2,4,6,8,12,14,16-octaene-15-carboxylate1932305: Inhibition of GABAA receptor (unknown origin)ic500.0008uM
ethyl 8-chloro-5-methyl-6-oxo-4H-imidazo[1,5-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-3-carboxylate533786: Binding affinity to human recombinant GABA alpha-4-beta-2-gamma-2 receptorki0.0008uM
propan-2-yl 4-(methoxymethyl)-6,9,14,21-tetrazapentacyclo[11.8.0.02,10.03,8.015,20]henicosa-1(21),2,4,6,8,10,12,15(20)-octaene-5-carboxylate1932305: Inhibition of GABAA receptor (unknown origin)ic500.0008uM
propan-2-yl 15-(methoxymethyl)-4-propan-2-yl-5-oxa-10,13-diazatetracyclo[7.7.0.02,6.011,16]hexadeca-1(9),2(6),3,7,11,13,15-heptaene-14-carboxylate1932305: Inhibition of GABAA receptor (unknown origin)ic500.0008uM
Clonazepam239299: Displacement of [3H]flumazenil from bovine benzodiazepine receptor GABA-A channel of brain membraneski0.0008uM
15-(methoxymethyl)-14-(5-methyl-1,2-oxazol-3-yl)-4-propan-2-yl-5-oxa-3,10,13-triazatetracyclo[7.7.0.02,6.011,16]hexadeca-1(9),2(6),3,7,11,13,15-heptaene1932305: Inhibition of GABAA receptor (unknown origin)ic500.0009uM
Flumazenil239299: Displacement of [3H]flumazenil from bovine benzodiazepine receptor GABA-A channel of brain membraneski0.0009uM
ethyl 9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylate1932290: Displacement of [3H]flunitrazepam from GABAA (unknown origin ) receptor by radioligand binding assayic500.0010uM
methyl 9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylate1932290: Displacement of [3H]flunitrazepam from GABAA (unknown origin ) receptor by radioligand binding assayic500.0010uM
propyl 9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylate1932290: Displacement of [3H]flunitrazepam from GABAA (unknown origin ) receptor by radioligand binding assayic500.0010uM
tert-butyl 9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylate1932290: Displacement of [3H]flunitrazepam from GABAA (unknown origin ) receptor by radioligand binding assayic500.0010uM
7-chloro-5-methyl-3-(2-phenylethynyl)-4H-imidazo[1,5-a][1,4]benzodiazepin-6-one1196597: Displacement of [3H]flumazenil from rat cortex GABAA receptor BDZ binding site expressed in HEK293 cells by competition binding assayki0.0010uM
6-bromo-2-(3-nitrophenyl)chromen-4-one72729: Binding affinity towards benzodiazepine site in GABAA receptorki0.0010uM
(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl 8-chloro-5-oxido-3,3a-dihydropyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]benzotriazin-5-ium-3-carboxylate41860: Binding affinity towards Benzodiazepine receptor from bovine brain membrane using [3H]Ro-151788 as radioligandki0.0010uM
propan-2-yl 4-(methoxymethyl)-6-phenylmethoxy-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylate1932290: Displacement of [3H]flunitrazepam from GABAA (unknown origin ) receptor by radioligand binding assayic500.0010uM
(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl 8-chloropyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]benzotriazine-3-carboxylate41860: Binding affinity towards Benzodiazepine receptor from bovine brain membrane using [3H]Ro-151788 as radioligandki0.0017uM
5-(aminomethyl)-1,2-oxazol-3-one72155: Binding affinity in vivo for gamma-aminobutyric-acid A receptor measured by its ability to displace [3H]-GABA agonist from rat brain preparations after iv injection.ic500.0020uM
Fipronil242615: In vitro insecticidal activity as inhibition of [3H]EBOB binding to Gamma-aminobutyric acid GABA-A receptor of housefly neuronal membranesic500.0023uM
tert-butyl 5-methyl-6-oxo-8-(2-trimethylsilylethynyl)-3a,4-dihydro-1H-imidazo[1,5-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-3-carboxylate343095: Binding affinity to GABAA alpha-4-beta-3-gamma-2 receptorki0.0026uM
9-chloro-2-phenyl-6H-triazolo[1,2-a][1,2,4]benzotriazine-1,5-dione239299: Displacement of [3H]flumazenil from bovine benzodiazepine receptor GABA-A channel of brain membraneski0.0028uM
7-chloro-5-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one40974: In vitro displacement of [3H]-diazepam from GABA-A Benzodiazepine receptoric500.0028uM
3-isothiocyanato-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole1932290: Displacement of [3H]flunitrazepam from GABAA (unknown origin ) receptor by radioligand binding assayic500.0030uM
9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carbonitrile1932290: Displacement of [3H]flunitrazepam from GABAA (unknown origin ) receptor by radioligand binding assayic500.0030uM
3-(6,7-difluoro-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)-1,3a,4,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydrocyclohepta[d]imidazol-2-one40986: Binding affinity against GABA-A benzodiazepine receptorki0.0030uM
(5aR,7R,9aS,11aS)-2-amino-7-hydroxy-9a,11a-dimethyl-3,3a,3b,4,5,5a,6,7,8,9,9b,11-dodecahydronaphtho[2,1-e]indol-10-one72153: Affinity for gamma-aminobutyric-acid A receptor measured by its ability to displace [3H]gabazine antagonist from rat brain preparations.ic500.0030uM
3-propoxy-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole1932290: Displacement of [3H]flunitrazepam from GABAA (unknown origin ) receptor by radioligand binding assayic500.0030uM
1-(9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-3-yl)butan-1-one1932290: Displacement of [3H]flunitrazepam from GABAA (unknown origin ) receptor by radioligand binding assayic500.0030uM
ethyl 8-azido-5-methyl-6-oxo-4H-imidazo[1,5-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-3-carboxylate1798656: Radioligand Binding Assay from Article 10.1021/jm800889m: “Structural Requirements for Eszopiclone and Zolpidem Binding to the gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Type-A (GABAA) Receptor Are Different.”ki0.0031uM
8-fluoro-5-methyl-3-(2-phenylethynyl)-4H-imidazo[1,5-a][1,4]benzodiazepin-6-one1196597: Displacement of [3H]flumazenil from rat cortex GABAA receptor BDZ binding site expressed in HEK293 cells by competition binding assayki0.0040uM
methyl 6-hydroxy-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylate1932290: Displacement of [3H]flunitrazepam from GABAA (unknown origin ) receptor by radioligand binding assayic500.0040uM
2-phenyl-6H-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]quinazolin-5-one40986: Binding affinity against GABA-A benzodiazepine receptorki0.0040uM
17-chloro-9,12,20-triazapentacyclo[11.7.0.02,10.03,8.014,19]icosa-1(13),2(10),3,5,7,11,14,16,18-nonaene1932305: Inhibition of GABAA receptor (unknown origin)ic500.0040uM
5-nitro-9,12,20-triazapentacyclo[11.7.0.02,10.03,8.014,19]icosa-1(13),2(10),3,5,7,11,14,16,18-nonaene1932305: Inhibition of GABAA receptor (unknown origin)ic500.0040uM
5-bromo-9,12,20-triazapentacyclo[11.7.0.02,10.03,8.014,19]icosa-1(13),2(10),3,5,7,11,14,16,18-nonaene1932305: Inhibition of GABAA receptor (unknown origin)ic500.0040uM
17-methoxy-9,12,20-triazapentacyclo[11.7.0.02,10.03,8.014,19]icosa-1(13),2(10),3,5,7,11,14,16,18-nonaene1932305: Inhibition of GABAA receptor (unknown origin)ic500.0040uM
9,12,20-triazapentacyclo[11.7.0.02,10.03,8.014,19]icosa-1(13),2(10),3,5,7,11,14,16,18-nonaene1932305: Inhibition of GABAA receptor (unknown origin)ic500.0040uM
methyl 6-(benzylamino)-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylate1932290: Displacement of [3H]flunitrazepam from GABAA (unknown origin ) receptor by radioligand binding assayic500.0040uM
Diazepam1934094: Inhibition of GABA-A receptor (unknown origin)ic500.0042uM
4-acetyl-13-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-thia-13,14-diazatricyclo[8.4.0.02,6]tetradeca-1(10),2(6),3-trien-12-one40977: Binding affinity for GABA-A Benzodiazepine receptorki0.0042uM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

22 total (human), top 22 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
gamma-Aminobutyric Acidaffects binding, increases activity, increases reaction, decreases reaction2
4-chloro-N-(2-(2-thienyl)imidazo(1,2-a)pyridin-3-yl)benzamideincreases activity, affects binding1
tetramethylenedisulfotetramineincreases activity, affects binding, decreases reaction1
arseniteincreases methylation1
picrotoxinindecreases reaction, increases activity, affects binding1
benzamideincreases reaction, affects binding, increases activity1
S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl)cysteinedecreases expression, affects response to substance, increases expression, affects cotreatment1
fipronilaffects binding, decreases activity1
delta-hexachlorocyclohexaneaffects binding, decreases activity1
Resveratrolaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
Felbamateaffects binding, decreases activity1
Atrazineincreases expression1
Benzo(a)pyrenedecreases methylation, increases methylation1
Doxorubicindecreases expression1
Estradiolaffects expression1
Lipopolysaccharidesdecreases expression, affects response to substance, increases expression, affects cotreatment1
Niclosamideincreases expression1
Phthalic Acidsdecreases methylation1
Plant Extractsdecreases expression, affects cotreatment1
Pregnanoloneaffects binding, increases activity1
8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphateincreases expression1
Isotretinoindecreases expression1

ChEMBL screening assays

273 unique, capped per target: 233 binding, 36 functional, 3 toxicity, 1 admet

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL3363914BindingDisplacement of [3H]Muscimol from rat GABAA receptor at 10 uM after 90 mins by microbeta counting analysisGriseorhodins D-F, neuroactive intermediates and end products of post-PKS tailoring modification in Griseorhodin biosynthesis. — *J Nat Prod*
CHEMBL4810229ADMETInhibition of GABA A receptor (unknown origin) at 0.1 to 1 uMDiscovery of Pemigatinib: A Potent and Selective Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor (FGFR) Inhibitor. — *J Med Chem*
CHEMBL5335653ToxicityAntagonist activity at GABA-A (unknown origin)Discovery of a Novel Bifunctional Steroid Analog, YXG-158, as an Androgen Receptor Degrader and CYP17A1 Inhibitor for the Treatment of Enzalutamide-Resistant Prostate Cancer. — *J Med Chem*

Cellosaurus cell lines

1 cell lines: 1 transformed cell line

First 10 cell lines (id-ordered, not curated):

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_D1JMPrecisION hGABAA alpha4/beta3/gamma2-HEKTransformed cell lineFemale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

Via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

showing 60 of 224 trials:

NCTPhaseStatusTitle
NCT04586348Phase 4UNKNOWNPrenatal Iodine Supplementation and Early Childhood Neurodevelopment
NCT04873115Phase 4UNKNOWNDouble-blind, Placebo-controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Sialanar Plus orAl rehabiLitation Against Placebo Plus Oral Rehabilitation for chIldren and Adolescents With seVere Sialorrhoea and Neurodisabilties,
NCT06719141Phase 3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGA Study to Investigate LP352 in Children and Adults With Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies (DEE)
NCT06908226Phase 3ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONA Study to Investigate LP352 in Children and Adults With Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy (DEE)
NCT07723976Phase 3NOT_YET_RECRUITINGA Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of CBD-OS in Participants With DEE
NCT02559102Phase 3COMPLETEDDexmedetomidine Sedation Versus General Anaesthesia for Inguinal Hernia Surgery in Infants
NCT02757079Phase 3COMPLETEDStudy of the Efficacy and Safety of NPC-15 for Sleep Disorders of Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders
NCT06915480Phase 3RECRUITINGReducing Missed Appointments
NCT07377032Phase 3RECRUITINGTAP-GRIN: Interventional Study on Patients With GRIN-related Neurodevelopmental Disorders
NCT05626634Phase 2COMPLETEDOpen-label, Long-term Safety Study of LP352 in Subjects With Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy
NCT02909959Phase 2COMPLETEDSulforaphane for the Treatment of Young Men With Autism Spectrum Disorder
NCT06081348Phase 2RECRUITINGSertraline vs. Placebo in the Treatment of Anxiety in Children and AdoLescents With NeurodevelopMental Disorders
NCT06352372Phase 2COMPLETEDSafety and Efficacy of tPBM for Epileptiform Activity in Autism
NCT06700811Phase 1RECRUITINGKetogenic Diet for Prevention of Epileptic Spasms in Infantile Onset Genetic Epilepsies
NCT00503191Phase 1COMPLETEDNeuroModulation Technique Treatment of Autism
NCT04475848Phase 1COMPLETEDA Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Food Effect of RO6953958 in Healthy Participants
NCT06300398Phase 1COMPLETEDIAMA-6 Oral Dose Study in Healthy Adults
NCT05364021Phase 1/2COMPLETEDStudy to Investigate LP352 in Subjects With Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies
NCT06983158Phase 1/2TERMINATEDA Clinical Trial of CAP-002 Gene Therapy in Pediatric Patients With Syntaxin-Binding Protein 1 (STXBP1) Encephalopathy
NCT04937062Early Phase 1ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPhenylbutyrate for Monogenetic Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy
NCT06149663Not specifiedAVAILABLEIntermediate-Size Expanded Access Protocol (EAP) for LP352
NCT06380192Not specifiedRECRUITINGDevelopmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy of Genetic Etiology: Natural History Through Reuse of Clinical Data
NCT07396883Not specifiedNOT_YET_RECRUITINGDevelopmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies Diagnosed Via Long-read Genome Sequencing
NCT07585643Not specifiedNOT_YET_RECRUITINGIBIS - Investigating Reliability of BIS and SEDLINE Monitoring in Children With Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies (DEE).
NCT01783041Phase 2/3COMPLETEDEffect of Early L-Carnitine Supplementation on Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Very Preterm Infants
NCT05767385Phase 2/3COMPLETEDFetal Cerebrovascular Autoregulation in Congenital Heart Disease and Association With Neonatal Neurobehavior
NCT05675098Early Phase 1NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCentral Nervous System Stimulants and Physical Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy
NCT00783783Not specifiedCOMPLETEDCYP2D6 Pharmacogenetics in Risperidone-Treated Children
NCT01778504Not specifiedRECRUITINGStudying Childhood-onset Behavioral, Psychiatric, and Developmental Disorders
NCT01850784Not specifiedUNKNOWNHigh Energy Formula Feeding in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease
NCT01922791Not specifiedCOMPLETEDNutrition and Pregnancy Intervention Study
NCT01942525Not specifiedUNKNOWNInfluence of Intrauterine Growth Restriction on Amplitude-integrated EEG in Preterm Infants
NCT02003170Not specifiedCOMPLETEDEtiology and Early Diagnosis of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
NCT02118649Not specifiedCOMPLETEDEnhancing Behavior and Brain Response to Visual Targets Using a Computer Game
NCT02557191Not specifiedTERMINATEDBiomarkers, Neurodevelopment and Preterm Infants
NCT02690675Not specifiedCOMPLETEDIron Supplement Effect on Child Development
NCT02694003Not specifiedCOMPLETEDBetter Nights, Better Days for Children With Neurodevelopment Disorders
NCT02792894Not specifiedCOMPLETEDFamily Networks (FaNs) for Children With Developmental Disorders and Delays
NCT02871674Not specifiedUNKNOWNGood Night Project: Behavioural Sleep Interventions for Children With ADHD: A Randomised Controlled Trial
NCT02887157Not specifiedCOMPLETEDAnalyzing Retinal Microanatomy in ROP
NCT02898298Not specifiedCOMPLETEDPositive Emotion Regulation Training in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults With and Without Developmental Disorder
NCT02912780Not specifiedUNKNOWNIntroduction of Microsystems in a Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
NCT03023293Not specifiedCOMPLETEDn-3 PUFAs, Irisin and Maternal Glucose Metabolism From Pregnancy to Postpartum
NCT03023644Not specifiedCOMPLETEDImproving Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children With Congenital Heart Disease: An Intervention Study
NCT03032991Not specifiedUNKNOWNEarly Biomarkers of Neurodevelopment in Offspring of Diabetic Mothers
NCT03088189Not specifiedTERMINATEDEffect of Parental Peri-conceptional Vitamin B12 Supplementation on Infant Neurocognitive Development in Offspring
NCT03096028Not specifiedCOMPLETEDDevelopmental Origins of Mental Health Disorders
NCT03148782Not specifiedCOMPLETEDBrain Plasticity Underlying Acquisition of New Organizational Skills in Children-R61 Phase
NCT03172104Not specifiedCOMPLETEDNeurobehavioural Development of Infants Born <30 Weeks Gestational Age Between Birth and Five Years of Age
NCT03222375Not specifiedRECRUITINGSQUED™ Series 28.1 Home-use and Treatment of Autowave Reverberator of Autism
NCT03229928Not specifiedCOMPLETEDClinical Testing of a Real-Time Behavior Measurement Tool: Measuring Outcomes for CHAnge
NCT03232489Not specifiedUNKNOWNStudy for the Evaluation of the Feasibility of Applying Advanced MRI Scanning in Pediatric Clinical Practice
NCT03381027Not specifiedCOMPLETEDBABY SMART (Study of Massage Therapy, Sleep And neurodevelopMenT)
NCT03388294Not specifiedCOMPLETEDEvaluation of a Novel Intervention for Infants At Risk for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
NCT03410810Not specifiedUNKNOWNChildhood Outcomes of Preterm Brain Abnormalities
NCT03492060Not specifiedRECRUITINGLongitudinal Study of Neurogenetic Disorders
NCT03577756Not specifiedCOMPLETEDNeurodevelopmental Assessment of Infants With Cystic Fibrosis
NCT03654248Not specifiedCOMPLETEDLet’s Get Organized in Adult Psychiatric/habilitation Care
NCT03659279Not specifiedCOMPLETEDLet’s Get Organized Feasibility Study
NCT03722615Not specifiedCOMPLETEDEpidemiology of Congenital Cytomegalovirus in a High HIV Prevalence Setting, South Africa

Predicted chemistry — Sugi Predict

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