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GABRA2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q18025054

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene
Chromosome
human chromosome 4[13]
Cytogenetic location
4p12[15]
Encodes
Gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha2, Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2[10][11]
Expressed in
frontal pole, entorhinal cortex, postcentral gyrus, Brodmann area 23, superior frontal gyrus, middle temporal gyrus, occipital lobe, primary visual cortex, Brodmann area 46, caudate nucleus[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[12]
Genomic end
46475230, 46477247[6][7]
Genomic start
46248427, 46250444[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
20217[3]
Ortholog
Gabra2, Gabra2, gabra2a[8][9]
Strand orientation
reverse strand[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en GABRA2 en gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor alpha2 subunit

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Summary

GABRA2 is a gene[1]. GABRA2 is a type of protein-coding gene[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Ensembl Release 91. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Ensembl Release 91. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Ensembl Release 91. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Ensembl Release 91. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Ensembl Release 91. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Ensembl Release 91. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Ensembl Release 91. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HGNC gene symbol → GABRA2
    Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued) → 2777563678
    RefSeq RNA ID → XM_011513676, NM_000807, NM_001114175 +6
    Exact match → http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/2555
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [gsw] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32527: human gene name and description in Alemannic"
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