Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-1

UniProtKB accession:  P15431

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UniProtKB description:  Component of the heteropentameric receptor for GABA, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate brain. Functions also as histamine receptor and mediates cellular responses to histamine. Functions as a receptor for diazepines and various anesthetics, such as pentobarbital; these are bound at a separate allosteric effector binding site. Functions as a ligand-gated chloride channel.