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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-6-13
pubmed:abstractText
GABA(A) receptors mediate the majority of the fast synaptic inhibition in the mammalian brain. They are the targets of several important drugs, including benzodiazepines, which are used as anxiolytics, sedatives, anti-convulsants, and in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Non-coding variations in GABRA2, the gene encoding the alpha2 subunit, are associated with the risk for alcoholism, suggesting that regulatory differences are important. GABRA2 mRNAs from whole human brain and from three brain regions were examined for evidence of alternative splicing using reverse transcription-PCR and DNA sequencing. A complex pattern of alternative splicing and alternative promoter use of the human GABRA2 mRNA was demonstrated. There are four major isoforms consisting of combinations of two alternative 5' and 3' exons, as well as minor isoforms lacking exon 4 or exon 8. The alternative 5' exons each lie downstream of a functional promoter sequence, as shown by transient transfection assays. The promoter activities of naturally occurring haplotypes differed, indicating genetic differences in gene expression.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0169-328X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
137
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
174-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15950776-Alcoholism, pubmed-meshheading:15950776-Alternative Splicing, pubmed-meshheading:15950776-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:15950776-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:15950776-Brain Chemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15950776-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:15950776-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:15950776-Genes, Regulator, pubmed-meshheading:15950776-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:15950776-Haplotypes, pubmed-meshheading:15950776-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15950776-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:15950776-Neural Inhibition, pubmed-meshheading:15950776-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:15950776-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:15950776-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:15950776-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:15950776-Receptors, GABA-A, pubmed-meshheading:15950776-Synapses, pubmed-meshheading:15950776-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:15950776-gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Alternative splicing and promoter use in the human GABRA2 gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 635 Barnhill Drive, Room 4063E, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5122, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural