FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

CV Term Report

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General Information

Term

GABA-A receptor activity

ID (Ontology)

GO:0004890 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Combining with the amino acid gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA, 4-aminobutyrate) to initiate a change in cell activity. GABA-A receptors function as chloride channels.[ PubMed:8974333 ]

Also Known As

"ionotropic GABA receptor activity"

Comment

Links to External Ontologies

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Annotations

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Direct annotations: records annotated with this exact term (child terms are NOT included)

Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_MOLECULAR_FUNCTION

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Genes
GABA-A receptor activity (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
contributes_to \| GABA-A receptor activity
enables \| GABA-A receptor activity

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  transmembrane signaling receptor activity
   |__GABA receptor activity
       |__GABA-A receptor activity  4 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	GABA receptor activity
Part of
Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"ionotropic GABA receptor activity" EXACT
Secondary IDs

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