Synonyms:DEE59, EIEE59, ENTREZ:9568, GABABR2, GABBR2, GPR51, GPRC3B, HG20, HGNC:4507, HRIHFB2099, MIM:607340, NDPLHS, NM_005458, NP_005449, XM_005252316, XM_017015331, XM_017015332, XP_005252373, XP_016870820, XP_016870821, gamma-aminobutyric acid type B receptor subunit 2
Omim:OMIM:607340
Id:0567d311-d5ce-56a1-832a-2ad96ed72f6f
Hgnc:HGNC:4507
Description:gamma-aminobutyric acid type B receptor subunit 2
The multi-pass membrane protein encoded by this gene belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 3 family and GABA-B receptor subfamily. The GABA-B receptors inhibit neuronal activity through G protein-coupled second-messenger systems, which regulate the release of neurotransmitters, and the activity of ion channels and adenylyl cyclase. This receptor subunit forms an active heterodimeric complex with GABA-B receptor subunit 1, neither of which is effective on its own. Allelic variants of this gene have been associated with nicotine dependence.[provided by RefSeq, Jan 2010]