GABARAP Proteins

Protein Information

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the main inhibitory transmitter by increasing a Cl-conductance that inhibits neuronal firing in the central nervous system. It has been shown to activate both ionotropic (GABAA) and metabotropic (GABAB) receptors as well as a third class of receptors called GABAC. GABARAP (GABAA receptor-associated protein) links GABAA receptors to the cytoskeleton and may play a role in intracellular transport of GABAA receptors and its interaction with the cytoskeleton. GABARAP belongs to the MAP1 or ATG8 like family and recent studies show that MAPK15/ERK8 is acting through interaction with ATG8 family proteins to regulate autophagy.

Synonyms

ATG8A; FLC3B; FLJ25768; GABA type A receptor-associated protein; GABA(A) receptor-associated protein; GABA-A receptor-associated protein; Gabarap; GABARAP a; GABARAP-a; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor associated protein; gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor-associated protein; gamma-aminobutyric acid reseptor associated protein; HT004; hypothetical protein; MGC120154; MGC120155; MM46