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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP08217
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 13928
Name Glycine receptor subunit alpha-2
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name GLRA2
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in ion transport
Specific Function The glycine receptor is a neurotransmitter-gated ion channel. Binding of glycine to its receptor increases the chloride conductance and thus produces hyperpolarization (inhibition of neuronal firing)
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
integral to plasma membrane
membrane
cell part
membrane part
intrinsic to membrane
integral to membrane
postsynaptic membrane
Function
binding
inhibitory extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
extracellular-glycine-gated chloride channel activity
transmitter-gated ion channel activity
glycine binding
transmembrane transporter activity
substrate-specific transmembrane transporter activity
ion transmembrane transporter activity
carboxylic acid binding
amino acid binding
transporter activity
ion channel activity
ligand-gated ion channel activity
extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
Process
establishment of localization
transport
chloride transport
anion transport
inorganic anion transport
ion transport
Cellular Location
  1. Cell membrane
  2. Multi-pass membrane protein
  3. Multi-pass membrane protein
  4. Cell junction
  5. synapse
  6. postsynaptic cell membrane
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Not Available
Locus Not Available
SNPs GLRA2
Gene Sequence
>1359 bp
ATGAACCGGCAGCTAGTGAACATTTTGACAGCCTTGTTTGCATTTTTCTTAGAGACAAAC
CACTTCAGGACGGCTTTCTGCAAAGACCATGACTCCAGGTCTGGAAAACAACCTTCACAG
ACCCTATCTCCTTCAGATTTCTTGGACAAGTTAATGGGAAGGACATCAGGATATGATGCA
AGAATCAGGCCAAATTTTAAAGGTCCTCCAGTAAACGTTACTTGCAATATTTTTATCAAC
AGTTTTGGATCAGTCACAGAAACGACCATGGACTACCGAGTGAATATTTTTCTGAGACAA
CAGTGGAATGATTCACGGCTGGCGTACAGTGAGTACCCAGATGACTCCCTGGACTTGGAC
CCATCCATGCTAGACTCCATTTGGAAACCAGATTTGTTCTTTGCCAATGAGAAGGGTGCC
AACTTCCACGATGTCACCACTGACAACAAATTGCTACGGATTTCGAAAAATGGCAAAGTG
CTCTACAGTATCAGACTCACCTTGACCTTATCCTGTCCCATGGACTTGAAGAACTTTCCG
ATGGATGTCCAGACCTGTACAATGCAGCTGGAGAGTTTTGGGTACACGATGAATGACCTG
ATATTTGAGTGGTTAAGTGATGGTCCAGTGCAAGTTGCTGAAGGATTGACCCTGCCCCAG
TTTATTTTGAAAGAAGAGAAGGAACTTGGCTACTGTACAAAGCACTACAACACTGGAAAG
TTTACCTGCATTGAGGTCAAGTTTCACCTGGAACGCCAAATGGGATATTATTTGATCCAG
ATGTACATCCCAAGCCTGCTTATAGTAATTTTGTCCTGGGTTTCCTTTTGGATAAATATG
GATGCAGCCCCTGCCAGGGTCGCACTGGGCATCACCACAGTCTTAACGATGACCACCCAG
AGTTCAGGCTCCAGGGCATCTCTGCCAAAGGTCTCCTATGTAAAAGCGATTGACATCTGG
ATGGCGGTGTGCCTTCTGTTTGTGTTTGCTGCCTTACTGGAATACGCAGCGGTGAACTTC
GTCTCCAGGCAACACAAGGAGTTCCTGCGCCTCCGAAGAAGACAGAAGAGGCAGAATAAG
GAAGAAGACGTTACTCGTGAAAGTCGTTTTAATTTTAGCGGTTATGGGATGGGTCACTGC
CTCCAAGTGAAAGATGGAACAGCTGTCAAGGCCACACCTGCCAACCCACTCCCACAACCG
CCAAAAGATGGAGATGCTATCAAGAAGAAGTTTGTGGACCGGGCAAAAAGGATTGACACG
ATATCTCGAGCTGCCTTCCCATTGGCCTTCCTCATTTTCAACATCTTTTACTGGATCACA
TACAAGATCATTCGGCATGAAGATGTCCACAAGAAATAG
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 452
Molecular Weight 52001.6
Theoretical pI 9.2
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • 1-27
Transmembrane Regions
  • 254-280
  • 287-304
  • 319-342
  • 424-441
Protein Sequence
>Glycine receptor subunit alpha-2
MNRQLVNILTALFAFFLETNHFRTAFCKDHDSRSGKQPSQTLSPSDFLDKLMGRTSGYDA
RIRPNFKGPPVNVTCNIFINSFGSVTETTMDYRVNIFLRQQWNDSRLAYSEYPDDSLDLD
PSMLDSIWKPDLFFANEKGANFHDVTTDNKLLRISKNGKVLYSIRLTLTLSCPMDLKNFP
MDVQTCTMQLESFGYTMNDLIFEWLSDGPVQVAEGLTLPQFILKEEKELGYCTKHYNTGK
FTCIEVKFHLERQMGYYLIQMYIPSLLIVILSWVSFWINMDAAPARVALGITTVLTMTTQ
SSGSRASLPKVSYVKAIDIWMAVCLLFVFAALLEYAAVNFVSRQHKEFLRLRRRQKRQNK
EEDVTRESRFNFSGYGMGHCLQVKDGTAVKATPANPLPQPPKDGDAIKKKFVDRAKRIDT
ISRAAFPLAFLIFNIFYWITYKIIRHEDVHKK
GenBank ID Protein 31849
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P23416
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name GLRA2_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID X52008
GeneCard ID GLRA2
GenAtlas ID GLRA2
HGNC ID HGNC:4327
References
General References
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