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GLRA1

glycine receptor alpha 1, the group of Glycine receptors

Basic information

Region (hg38): 5:151822512-151924851

Previous symbols: [ "STHE" ]

Links

ENSG00000145888NCBI:2741OMIM:138491HGNC:4326Uniprot:P23415AlphaFoldGenCCjaxSfariGnomADPubmedClinVar

Phenotypes

GenCC

Source: genCC

  • hereditary hyperekplexia (Supportive), mode of inheritance: AD
  • hyperekplexia 1 (Definitive), mode of inheritance: AD
  • hyperekplexia 1 (Definitive), mode of inheritance: AR
  • hyperekplexia 1 (Strong), mode of inheritance: AR
  • hyperekplexia 1 (Strong), mode of inheritance: AD

Clinical Genomic Database

Source: CGD

ConditionInheritanceIntervention CategoriesIntervention/Rationale Manifestation CategoriesReferences
Hyperekplexia 1AD/ARNeurologicNeonates are at risk of sudden death from apnea/aspiration, and surveillance, as well as primary prevention with medical treatments (eg, clonazepam) may be beneficialNeurologic1334371; 8298642; 7881416; 11104232; 8571969; 16832093; 20301437

ClinVar

This is a list of variants' phenotypes submitted to ClinVar and linked to the GLRA1 gene.

  • Hereditary hyperekplexia (344 variants)
  • Hyperekplexia 1 (75 variants)
  • not provided (70 variants)
  • Inborn genetic diseases (14 variants)
  • not specified (5 variants)
  • GLRA1-related condition (2 variants)
  • Sleep myoclonus (1 variants)
  • Hyperekplexia (1 variants)
  • - (1 variants)

Variants pathogenicity by type

Statistics on ClinVar variants can assist in determining whether a specific variant type in the GLRA1 gene is commonly pathogenic or not.

In the table, we include only reliable ClinVar variants with their consequences to MANE Select, Mane Plus Clinical transcripts, or transcripts with TSL equals 1. Click the count to view the source variants.

Warning: slight differences between displayed counts and the number of variants in ClinVar may occur, primarily due to (1) the application of a different transcript and/or consequence by our variant effect predictor or (2) differences in clinical significance: we classify Benign/Likely benign variants as Likely benign and Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic variants as Likely pathogenic.

Variant type Pathogenic Likely pathogenic VUS Likely benign Benign Sum
synonymous
81
clinvar
4
clinvar
85
missense
7
clinvar
17
clinvar
152
clinvar
12
clinvar
2
clinvar
190
nonsense
6
clinvar
1
clinvar
1
clinvar
8
start loss
3
clinvar
3
frameshift
8
clinvar
4
clinvar
12
inframe indel
5
clinvar
5
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
2
clinvar
7
clinvar
1
clinvar
10
splice region
11
15
2
28
non coding
5
clinvar
37
clinvar
19
clinvar
61
Total 23 29 167 130 25

Highest pathogenic variant AF is 0.0000263

Variants in GLRA1

This is a list of pathogenic ClinVar variants found in the GLRA1 region.

You can filter this list by clicking the number of variants in the Variants pathogenicity by type table.

Position Type Phenotype Significance ClinVar
5-151822682-G-A Hyperekplexia 1 • Hereditary hyperekplexia Benign/Likely benign (Jul 05, 2022)352304
5-151822682-G-T Hereditary hyperekplexia Uncertain significance (Nov 29, 2022)3002261
5-151822683-T-C Inborn genetic diseases Uncertain significance (Dec 14, 2023)3100323
5-151822684-G-T Hereditary hyperekplexia • Seizure Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (May 22, 2024)1379370
5-151822686-A-G Hereditary hyperekplexia Uncertain significance (Jan 16, 2024)1958927
5-151822687-C-T Hereditary hyperekplexia Uncertain significance (Jul 27, 2022)2196274
5-151822688-G-A Hereditary hyperekplexia Likely benign (Aug 29, 2023)1659663
5-151822690-C-A Hyperekplexia 1 Uncertain significance (Jan 12, 2018)352305
5-151822692-T-C Hereditary hyperekplexia Uncertain significance (Mar 20, 2023)1357741
5-151822697-A-G Hereditary hyperekplexia Likely benign (Jul 12, 2022)1553576
5-151822698-C-T Hyperekplexia 1 • Hereditary hyperekplexia Uncertain significance (Dec 18, 2023)532834
5-151822699-G-A Hereditary hyperekplexia Uncertain significance (Nov 15, 2022)958747
5-151822702-C-T Hereditary hyperekplexia Uncertain significance (Mar 24, 2023)2198105
5-151822704-A-G Hereditary hyperekplexia Uncertain significance (Dec 30, 2020)1444286
5-151822707-T-C Hereditary hyperekplexia Uncertain significance (Jan 07, 2024)2706357
5-151822708-T-G Hereditary hyperekplexia Uncertain significance (Oct 22, 2023)1037234
5-151822710-T-C Hereditary hyperekplexia Uncertain significance (Sep 01, 2022)2090079
5-151822727-C-A Hyperekplexia 1 • Hereditary hyperekplexia • Inborn genetic diseases Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (Jan 22, 2024)578276
5-151822728-A-G Hereditary hyperekplexia • Hyperekplexia 1 • Inborn genetic diseases Uncertain significance (Jan 27, 2024)532839
5-151822730-G-A Hereditary hyperekplexia Likely benign (Jul 29, 2020)1109235
5-151822731-T-C Hereditary hyperekplexia Uncertain significance (Sep 02, 2021)1034896
5-151822737-A-G Hereditary hyperekplexia Uncertain significance (Oct 03, 2022)1473395
5-151822739-G-A Hereditary hyperekplexia Likely benign (Feb 11, 2022)761119
5-151822749-A-G Hereditary hyperekplexia Uncertain significance (Nov 14, 2022)1004292
5-151822750-T-C Hereditary hyperekplexia Uncertain significance (Dec 28, 2022)2723494

GnomAD

Source: gnomAD

GeneTypeBio TypeTranscript Coding Exons Length
GLRA1protein_codingprotein_codingENST00000455880 9102330
pLI Probability
LOF Intolerant
pRec Probability
LOF Recessive
Individuals with
no LOFs
Individuals with
Homozygous LOFs
Individuals with
Heterozygous LOFs
Defined p
0.0001580.9941257020461257480.000183
Z-Score Observed Expected Observed/Expected Mutation Rate Total Possible in Transcript
Missense1.421952590.7520.00001513042
Missense in Polyphen58108.260.535741234
Synonymous0.01989797.20.9970.00000541869
Loss of Function2.411022.30.4490.00000127241

LoF frequencies by population

EthnicitySum of pLOFs p
African & African-American0.0003240.000322
Ashkenazi Jewish0.000.00
East Asian0.0009240.000925
Finnish0.0001850.000185
European (Non-Finnish)0.00007920.0000791
Middle Eastern0.0009240.000925
South Asian0.0001310.000131
Other0.0003260.000326

dbNSFP

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: Glycine receptors are ligand-gated chloride channels (PubMed:23994010, PubMed:25730860). Channel opening is triggered by extracellular glycine (PubMed:2155780, PubMed:7920629, PubMed:14551753, PubMed:16144831, PubMed:22715885, PubMed:22973015, PubMed:25973519, PubMed:9009272). Channel opening is also triggered by taurine and beta-alanine (PubMed:16144831, PubMed:9009272). Channel characteristics depend on the subunit composition; heteropentameric channels are activated by lower glycine levels and display faster desensitization (PubMed:14551753). Plays an important role in the down-regulation of neuronal excitability (PubMed:8298642, PubMed:9009272). Contributes to the generation of inhibitory postsynaptic currents (PubMed:25445488). Channel activity is potentiated by ethanol (PubMed:25973519). Potentiation of channel activity by intoxicating levels of ethanol contribute to the sedative effects of ethanol (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q64018, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14551753, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16144831, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2155780, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22715885, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22973015, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23994010, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25445488, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25730860, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25973519, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7920629, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7925268, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9009272, ECO:0000305|PubMed:8298642}.;
Disease
DISEASE: Hyperekplexia 1 (HKPX1) [MIM:149400]: A neurologic disorder characterized by muscular rigidity of central nervous system origin, particularly in the neonatal period, and by an exaggerated startle response to unexpected acoustic or tactile stimuli. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10514101, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24108130, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25730860, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7611730, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7881416, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7925268, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7981700, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8298642, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8571969, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8733061, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9009272, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9067762, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9920650, ECO:0000269|Ref.18}. Note=The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry.;
Pathway
Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction - Homo sapiens (human);Neuronal System;Neurotransmitter receptors and postsynaptic signal transmission;Transmission across Chemical Synapses (Consensus)

Recessive Scores

pRec
0.201

Intolerance Scores

loftool
0.0783
rvis_EVS
-0.51
rvis_percentile_EVS
21.56

Haploinsufficiency Scores

pHI
0.311
hipred
Y
hipred_score
0.528
ghis
0.439

Essentials

essential_gene_CRISPR
N
essential_gene_CRISPR2
N
essential_gene_gene_trap
N
gene_indispensability_pred
E
gene_indispensability_score
0.645

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumMediumMedium
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumMediumMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium

Mouse Genome Informatics

Gene name
Glra1
Phenotype
immune system phenotype; nervous system phenotype (the observable morphological and physiological characteristics of the extensive, intricate network of electochemical structures in the body that is comprised of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, ganglia and parts of the receptor organs that are manifested through development and lifespan); vision/eye phenotype; mortality/aging (the observable characteristics related to the ability of a mammalian organism to live and age that are manifested throughout development and life span); reproductive system phenotype; hematopoietic system phenotype; behavior/neurological phenotype (the observable actions or reactions of mammalian organisms that are manifested through development and lifespan); respiratory system phenotype; cellular phenotype; muscle phenotype; growth/size/body region phenotype; adipose tissue phenotype (the observable morphological and physiological characteristics of mammalian fat tissue that are manifested through development and lifespan); endocrine/exocrine gland phenotype;

Zebrafish Information Network

Gene name
glra1
Affected structure
tonic skeletal muscle contraction
Phenotype tag
abnormal
Phenotype quality
process quality

Gene ontology

Biological process
action potential;startle response;regulation of respiratory gaseous exchange by neurological system process;ion transport;chloride transport;muscle contraction;signal transduction;neuropeptide signaling pathway;chemical synaptic transmission;acrosome reaction;visual perception;adult walking behavior;ion transmembrane transport;regulation of membrane potential;response to amino acid;nervous system process;neuromuscular process controlling posture;protein homooligomerization;protein heterooligomerization;negative regulation of transmission of nerve impulse;synaptic transmission, glycinergic;righting reflex;excitatory postsynaptic potential;inhibitory postsynaptic potential;cellular response to amino acid stimulus;cellular response to zinc ion;cellular response to ethanol;response to alcohol;chloride transmembrane transport;positive regulation of acrosome reaction
Cellular component
endoplasmic reticulum;plasma membrane;integral component of plasma membrane;external side of plasma membrane;integral component of membrane;cell junction;dendrite;chloride channel complex;neuron projection;neuronal cell body;perikaryon;intracellular membrane-bounded organelle;calyx of Held;synapse;postsynaptic membrane;inhibitory synapse;glycinergic synapse;integral component of presynaptic membrane;integral component of postsynaptic specialization membrane
Molecular function
transmembrane signaling receptor activity;extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity;chloride channel activity;protein binding;zinc ion binding;glycine binding;extracellularly glycine-gated chloride channel activity;taurine binding;transmitter-gated ion channel activity involved in regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential