Details for: GNAL

Gene ID: 2774

Symbol: GNAL

Ensembl ID: ENSG00000141404

Description: G protein subunit alpha L

Associated with

Cells (max top 100)

(Marker Scores and respective Thresholds are uniquely calculated using our advanced thresholding algorithms to reveal cell-specific gene markers)

  • Cell Name: Purkinje cell (CL0000121)
    Fold Change: 3.23
    Marker Score: 109,036
  • Cell Name: sncg GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023015)
    Fold Change: 2.5
    Marker Score: 19,199
  • Cell Name: chandelier pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023036)
    Fold Change: 2.42
    Marker Score: 10,031
  • Cell Name: vip GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023016)
    Fold Change: 2.36
    Marker Score: 89,642
  • Cell Name: inhibitory interneuron (CL0000498)
    Fold Change: 2.36
    Marker Score: 10,903
  • Cell Name: lamp5 GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023011)
    Fold Change: 2.34
    Marker Score: 34,974
  • Cell Name: pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023018)
    Fold Change: 2.26
    Marker Score: 83,344
  • Cell Name: cerebral cortex neuron (CL0010012)
    Fold Change: 2.11
    Marker Score: 6,014
  • Cell Name: caudal ganglionic eminence derived GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023070)
    Fold Change: 1.94
    Marker Score: 7,485
  • Cell Name: corticothalamic-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron (CL4023013)
    Fold Change: 1.89
    Marker Score: 17,938
  • Cell Name: dopaminergic neuron (CL0000700)
    Fold Change: 1.84
    Marker Score: 18,963
  • Cell Name: neuron (CL0000540)
    Fold Change: 1.64
    Marker Score: 6,676
  • Cell Name: corneal epithelial cell (CL0000575)
    Fold Change: 1.54
    Marker Score: 1,705
  • Cell Name: pyramidal neuron (CL0000598)
    Fold Change: 1.5
    Marker Score: 2,512
  • Cell Name: mural cell (CL0008034)
    Fold Change: 1.47
    Marker Score: 168,755
  • Cell Name: immature innate lymphoid cell (CL0001082)
    Fold Change: 1.42
    Marker Score: 2,882
  • Cell Name: pigmented ciliary epithelial cell (CL0002303)
    Fold Change: 1.37
    Marker Score: 465
  • Cell Name: GABAergic interneuron (CL0011005)
    Fold Change: 1.33
    Marker Score: 512
  • Cell Name: conjunctival epithelial cell (CL1000432)
    Fold Change: 1.17
    Marker Score: 1,231
  • Cell Name: cardiac muscle myoblast (CL0000513)
    Fold Change: 1.17
    Marker Score: 18,235
  • Cell Name: germ cell (CL0000586)
    Fold Change: 1.14
    Marker Score: 1,990
  • Cell Name: kidney proximal straight tubule epithelial cell (CL1000839)
    Fold Change: 1.11
    Marker Score: 2,624
  • Cell Name: pigmented epithelial cell (CL0000529)
    Fold Change: 1.08
    Marker Score: 4,541
  • Cell Name: granulocyte monocyte progenitor cell (CL0000557)
    Fold Change: 1.07
    Marker Score: 679
  • Cell Name: brainstem motor neuron (CL2000047)
    Fold Change: 1.06
    Marker Score: 616
  • Cell Name: cerebral cortex GABAergic interneuron (CL0010011)
    Fold Change: 1
    Marker Score: 71,802
  • Cell Name: forebrain radial glial cell (CL0013000)
    Fold Change: 1
    Marker Score: 48,027
  • Cell Name: absorptive cell (CL0000212)
    Fold Change: 0.98
    Marker Score: 30,406
  • Cell Name: tuft cell of colon (CL0009041)
    Fold Change: 0.98
    Marker Score: 503
  • Cell Name: BEST4+ intestinal epithelial cell, human (CL4030026)
    Fold Change: 0.97
    Marker Score: 457
  • Cell Name: intestinal crypt stem cell of colon (CL0009043)
    Fold Change: 0.95
    Marker Score: 2,411
  • Cell Name: mononuclear cell (CL0000842)
    Fold Change: 0.94
    Marker Score: 303
  • Cell Name: retinal ganglion cell (CL0000740)
    Fold Change: 0.94
    Marker Score: 1,171
  • Cell Name: small intestine goblet cell (CL1000495)
    Fold Change: 0.92
    Marker Score: 370
  • Cell Name: abnormal cell (CL0001061)
    Fold Change: 0.91
    Marker Score: 2,734
  • Cell Name: lymphoid lineage restricted progenitor cell (CL0000838)
    Fold Change: 0.91
    Marker Score: 547
  • Cell Name: kidney capillary endothelial cell (CL1000892)
    Fold Change: 0.91
    Marker Score: 285
  • Cell Name: transit amplifying cell (CL0009010)
    Fold Change: 0.9
    Marker Score: 5,137
  • Cell Name: epithelial cell of small intestine (CL0002254)
    Fold Change: 0.9
    Marker Score: 322
  • Cell Name: OFF retinal ganglion cell (CL4023033)
    Fold Change: 0.89
    Marker Score: 371
  • Cell Name: GABAergic neuron (CL0000617)
    Fold Change: 0.88
    Marker Score: 3,658
  • Cell Name: neoplastic cell (CL0001063)
    Fold Change: 0.87
    Marker Score: 5,295
  • Cell Name: astrocyte of the cerebral cortex (CL0002605)
    Fold Change: 0.87
    Marker Score: 18,535
  • Cell Name: basal epithelial cell of prostatic duct (CL0002236)
    Fold Change: 0.86
    Marker Score: 762
  • Cell Name: vascular leptomeningeal cell (CL4023051)
    Fold Change: 0.85
    Marker Score: 975
  • Cell Name: fibroblast of cardiac tissue (CL0002548)
    Fold Change: 0.84
    Marker Score: 5,025
  • Cell Name: skeletal muscle fiber (CL0008002)
    Fold Change: 0.81
    Marker Score: 2,021
  • Cell Name: early T lineage precursor (CL0002425)
    Fold Change: 0.81
    Marker Score: 615
  • Cell Name: oligodendrocyte precursor cell (CL0002453)
    Fold Change: 0.78
    Marker Score: 969
  • Cell Name: lens epithelial cell (CL0002224)
    Fold Change: 0.78
    Marker Score: 947
  • Cell Name: intestinal epithelial cell (CL0002563)
    Fold Change: 0.77
    Marker Score: 1,255
  • Cell Name: enterocyte of epithelium of small intestine (CL1000334)
    Fold Change: 0.76
    Marker Score: 3,198
  • Cell Name: brush cell (CL0002204)
    Fold Change: 0.76
    Marker Score: 695
  • Cell Name: Cajal-Retzius cell (CL0000695)
    Fold Change: 0.76
    Marker Score: 392
  • Cell Name: nasal mucosa goblet cell (CL0002480)
    Fold Change: 0.74
    Marker Score: 497
  • Cell Name: epithelial cell of prostate (CL0002231)
    Fold Change: 0.74
    Marker Score: 516
  • Cell Name: non-pigmented ciliary epithelial cell (CL0002304)
    Fold Change: 0.74
    Marker Score: 216
  • Cell Name: male germ cell (CL0000015)
    Fold Change: 0.73
    Marker Score: 211
  • Cell Name: smooth muscle myoblast (CL0000514)
    Fold Change: 0.73
    Marker Score: 348
  • Cell Name: basal cell of epithelium of trachea (CL1000348)
    Fold Change: 0.73
    Marker Score: 5,399
  • Cell Name: neuronal brush cell (CL0000555)
    Fold Change: 0.7
    Marker Score: 2,334
  • Cell Name: ganglion interneuron (CL0000397)
    Fold Change: 0.7
    Marker Score: 211
  • Cell Name: neutrophil progenitor cell (CL0000834)
    Fold Change: 0.69
    Marker Score: 177
  • Cell Name: ON retinal ganglion cell (CL4023032)
    Fold Change: 0.68
    Marker Score: 186
  • Cell Name: L5 extratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron (CL4023041)
    Fold Change: 0.67
    Marker Score: 1,033
  • Cell Name: ciliated cell (CL0000064)
    Fold Change: 0.66
    Marker Score: 2,268
  • Cell Name: basal epithelial cell of tracheobronchial tree (CL0002329)
    Fold Change: 0.66
    Marker Score: 747
  • Cell Name: L6b glutamatergic cortical neuron (CL4023038)
    Fold Change: 0.66
    Marker Score: 5,633
  • Cell Name: smooth muscle cell of prostate (CL1000487)
    Fold Change: 0.65
    Marker Score: 165
  • Cell Name: astrocyte (CL0000127)
    Fold Change: 0.63
    Marker Score: 545
  • Cell Name: lymphocyte (CL0000542)
    Fold Change: 0.61
    Marker Score: 307
  • Cell Name: photoreceptor cell (CL0000210)
    Fold Change: 0.6
    Marker Score: 449
  • Cell Name: mature astrocyte (CL0002627)
    Fold Change: 0.59
    Marker Score: 391
  • Cell Name: gut absorptive cell (CL0000677)
    Fold Change: 0.59
    Marker Score: 380
  • Cell Name: primordial germ cell (CL0000670)
    Fold Change: 0.59
    Marker Score: 743
  • Cell Name: basal cell (CL0000646)
    Fold Change: 0.59
    Marker Score: 762
  • Cell Name: ciliary muscle cell (CL1000443)
    Fold Change: 0.59
    Marker Score: 1,289
  • Cell Name: fibroblast of connective tissue of nonglandular part of prostate (CL1000304)
    Fold Change: 0.58
    Marker Score: 494
  • Cell Name: ciliated columnar cell of tracheobronchial tree (CL0002145)
    Fold Change: 0.58
    Marker Score: 4,998
  • Cell Name: transit amplifying cell of small intestine (CL0009012)
    Fold Change: 0.56
    Marker Score: 233
  • Cell Name: intestinal enteroendocrine cell (CL1001516)
    Fold Change: 0.56
    Marker Score: 443
  • Cell Name: cerebellar granule cell precursor (CL0002362)
    Fold Change: 0.55
    Marker Score: 307
  • Cell Name: pulmonary ionocyte (CL0017000)
    Fold Change: 0.55
    Marker Score: 335
  • Cell Name: anterior lens cell (CL0002223)
    Fold Change: 0.54
    Marker Score: 733
  • Cell Name: stellate neuron (CL0000122)
    Fold Change: 0.54
    Marker Score: 2,905
  • Cell Name: endothelial cell of vascular tree (CL0002139)
    Fold Change: 0.54
    Marker Score: 783
  • Cell Name: bladder urothelial cell (CL1001428)
    Fold Change: 0.52
    Marker Score: 770
  • Cell Name: primary sensory neuron (sensu Teleostei) (CL0000531)
    Fold Change: 0.52
    Marker Score: 175
  • Cell Name: regular atrial cardiac myocyte (CL0002129)
    Fold Change: 0.51
    Marker Score: 1,826
  • Cell Name: multi-ciliated epithelial cell (CL0005012)
    Fold Change: 0.5
    Marker Score: 950
  • Cell Name: club cell (CL0000158)
    Fold Change: 0.5
    Marker Score: 581
  • Cell Name: contractile cell (CL0000183)
    Fold Change: 0.5
    Marker Score: 269
  • Cell Name: connective tissue cell (CL0002320)
    Fold Change: 0.49
    Marker Score: 127
  • Cell Name: cerebral cortex endothelial cell (CL1001602)
    Fold Change: 0.49
    Marker Score: 292
  • Cell Name: respiratory goblet cell (CL0002370)
    Fold Change: 0.48
    Marker Score: 140
  • Cell Name: skeletal muscle fibroblast (CL0011027)
    Fold Change: 0.48
    Marker Score: 315
  • Cell Name: granule cell (CL0000120)
    Fold Change: 0.48
    Marker Score: 3,604
  • Cell Name: mesangial cell (CL0000650)
    Fold Change: 0.47
    Marker Score: 570
  • Cell Name: common myeloid progenitor (CL0000049)
    Fold Change: 0.47
    Marker Score: 125
  • Cell Name: sst GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023017)
    Fold Change: 0.47
    Marker Score: 9,251

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Marker Score to the Marker Score Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Marker Score: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this cell type. Calculated using techniques like effect size estimation and bootstrapping for reliability.

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Marker Score to the Marker Score Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Marker Score: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this cell type. Calculated using techniques like effect size estimation and bootstrapping for reliability.

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Marker Score to the Marker Score Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Marker Score: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this cell type. Calculated using techniques like effect size estimation and bootstrapping for reliability.

Other Information

**Key Characteristics:** 1. **G-Protein Subunit**: The GNAL gene encodes for the alpha-L subunit of G-proteins, which is a key component of heterotrimeric G-proteins. 2. **Receptor Binding**: The alpha-L subunit binds to GPCRs, allowing for the activation of G-proteins and the subsequent transmission of signals to downstream effectors. 3. **Signaling Pathways**: The alpha-L subunit is involved in various signaling pathways, including the adenylate cyclase-activating dopamine receptor signaling pathway, the opioid signaling pathway, and the olfactory signaling pathway. 4. **Expression in Neurons**: The alpha-L subunit is specifically expressed in Purkinje cells, GABAergic cortical interneurons, and other neurons involved in sensory perception and neurotransmission. **Pathways and Functions:** The alpha-L subunit of G-proteins plays a crucial role in various signaling pathways, including: 1. **Activation of GABA_b Receptors**: The alpha-L subunit of G-proteins is involved in the activation of GABA_b receptors, which are inhibitory receptors that regulate neuronal excitability. 2. **Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Dopamine Receptor Signaling Pathway**: The alpha-L subunit of G-proteins is involved in the activation of adenylate cyclase, an enzyme that converts ATP into cyclic AMP (cAMP), a secondary messenger molecule that regulates various cellular processes. 3. **Opioid Signaling Pathway**: The alpha-L subunit of G-proteins is involved in the opioid signaling pathway, which regulates pain perception and analgesia. 4. **Olfactory Signaling Pathway**: The alpha-L subunit of G-proteins is involved in the olfactory signaling pathway, which regulates olfactory perception and processing. **Clinical Significance:** Dysregulation of the alpha-L subunit of G-proteins has been implicated in various neurological disorders, including: 1. **Neurodegenerative Diseases**: Dysregulation of the alpha-L subunit of G-proteins has been implicated in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. 2. **Mental Health Disorders**: Dysregulation of the alpha-L subunit of G-proteins has been implicated in mental health disorders, such as depression and anxiety disorders. 3. **Pain Perception**: Dysregulation of the alpha-L subunit of G-proteins has been implicated in pain perception and analgesia, making it a potential target for pain management therapies. In conclusion, the GNAL gene encodes for the alpha-L subunit of guanine nucleotide-binding proteins, which plays a crucial role in neuronal signaling and has implications for various neurological disorders. Further research is needed to fully understand the function and clinical significance of the alpha-L subunit of G-proteins.

Genular Protein ID: 4000738685

Symbol: GNAL_HUMAN

Name: Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(olf) subunit alpha

UniProtKB Accession Codes:

P38405 B7ZA26 Q86XU3

Database IDs:

AGR 1 AlphaFoldDB 1 Antibodypedia 1 Bgee 1 BioGRID 1 BioGRID-ORCS 1 BioMuta 1 CCDS 3 CDD 1 CTD 1 ChEBI 7 ChiTaRS 1 DMDM 1 DNASU 1 DisGeNET 1 EMBL 13 EMDB 2 EPD 1 Ensembl 5 ExpressionAtlas 1 GO 10 Gene3D 2 GeneCards 1 GeneReviews 1 GeneTree 1 GeneWiki 1 Genevisible 1 GenomeRNAi 1 HGNC 1 HOGENOM 1 HPA 1 InParanoid 1 IntAct 1 InterPro 4 KEGG 1 MANE-Select 1 MIM 3 MalaCards 1 MassIVE 1 MaxQB 1 NCBI Taxonomy 1 OMA 1 OpenTargets 1 Orphanet 1 OrthoDB 1 PANTHER 2 PDB 3 PDBsum 2 PIR 1 PRINTS 2 PRO 1 PROSITE 1 PROSITE-ProRule 1 PathwayCommons 1 PaxDb 1 PeptideAtlas 1 Pfam 1 PharmGKB 1 Pharos 1 PhosphoSitePlus 1 PhylomeDB 1 Proteomes 1 ProteomicsDB 3 RNAct 1 Reactome 3 RefSeq 4 SAM 1 SIGNOR 1 SMART 1 SMR 1 STRING 1 SUPFAM 2 SignaLink 1 SwissPalm 1 TreeFam 1 UCSC 1 UniProtKB 2 VEuPathDB 1 eggNOG 1 iPTMnet 1 jPOST 1 neXtProt 1

Citations:

PubMed ID: 8243272

Title: Human G(olf) alpha: complementary deoxyribonucleic acid structure and expression in pancreatic islets and other tissues outside the olfactory neuroepithelium and central nervous system.

PubMed ID: 8243272

DOI: 10.1210/endo.133.6.8243272

PubMed ID: 14702039

Title: Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs.

PubMed ID: 14702039

DOI: 10.1038/ng1285

PubMed ID: 16177791

Title: DNA sequence and analysis of human chromosome 18.

PubMed ID: 16177791

DOI: 10.1038/nature03983

PubMed ID: 15489334

Title: The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC).

PubMed ID: 15489334

DOI: 10.1101/gr.2596504

PubMed ID: 23994616

Title: A novel Galphas-binding protein, Gas-2 like 2, facilitates the signaling of the A2A adenosine receptor.

PubMed ID: 23994616

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2013.08.009

PubMed ID: 23222958

Title: Mutations in GNAL cause primary torsion dystonia.

PubMed ID: 23222958

DOI: 10.1038/ng.2496

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 381
  • Mass: 44308
  • Checksum: 9A73D2982FF9C9A3
  • Sequence:
    • MGCLGGNSKT TEDQGVDEKE RREANKKIEK QLQKERLAYK ATHRLLLLGA GESGKSTIVK 
QMRILHVNGF NPEEKKQKIL DIRKNVKDAI VTIVSAMSTI IPPVPLANPE NQFRSDYIKS 
IAPITDFEYS QEFFDHVKKL WDDEGVKACF ERSNEYQLID CAQYFLERID SVSLVDYTPT 
DQDLLRCRVL TSGIFETRFQ VDKVNFHMFD VGGQRDERRK WIQCFNDVTA IIYVAACSSY 
NMVIREDNNT NRLRESLDLF ESIWNNRWLR TISIILFLNK QDMLAEKVLA GKSKIEDYFP 
EYANYTVPED ATPDAGEDPK VTRAKFFIRD LFLRISTATG DGKHYCYPHF TCAVDTENIR 
RVFNDCRDII QRMHLKQYEL L

Database document:

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