NameGlycine receptor subunit alpha-2
Synonyms
  • Glycine receptor subunit alpha-2 precursor
Gene NameGLRA2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001486|Glycine receptor subunit alpha-2
MNRQLVNILTALFAFFLETNHFRTAFCKDHDSRSGKQPSQTLSPSDFLDKLMGRTSGYDA
RIRPNFKGPPVNVTCNIFINSFGSVTETTMDYRVNIFLRQQWNDSRLAYSEYPDDSLDLD
PSMLDSIWKPDLFFANEKGANFHDVTTDNKLLRISKNGKVLYSIRLTLTLSCPMDLKNFP
MDVQTCTMQLESFGYTMNDLIFEWLSDGPVQVAEGLTLPQFILKEEKELGYCTKHYNTGK
FTCIEVKFHLERQMGYYLIQMYIPSLLIVILSWVSFWINMDAAPARVALGITTVLTMTTQ
SSGSRASLPKVSYVKAIDIWMAVCLLFVFAALLEYAAVNFVSRQHKEFLRLRRRQKRQNK
EEDVTRESRFNFSGYGMGHCLQVKDGTAVKATPANPLPQPPKDGDAIKKKFVDRAKRIDT
ISRAAFPLAFLIFNIFYWITYKIIRHEDVHKK
Number of residues452
Molecular Weight52001.585
Theoretical pI9.2
GO Classification
Functions
  • extracellular-glycine-gated chloride channel activity
  • transmitter-gated ion channel activity
  • glycine binding
Processes
  • ion transport
  • synaptic transmission, glycinergic
  • neuropeptide signaling pathway
  • transmembrane transport
  • ion transmembrane transport
  • chloride transmembrane transport
  • response to amino acid
  • regulation of membrane potential
  • neurological system process
Components
  • postsynaptic membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • cell junction
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • synapse
  • neuron projection
  • chloride channel complex
General FunctionTransmitter-gated ion channel activity
Specific FunctionThe 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).
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions254-280 287-304 319-342 424-441
GenBank Protein ID31849
UniProtKB IDP23416
UniProtKB Entry NameGLRA2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell junction
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010525|Glycine receptor subunit alpha-2 (GLRA2)
ATGAACCGGCAGCTAGTGAACATTTTGACAGCCTTGTTTGCATTTTTCTTAGAGACAAAC
CACTTCAGGACGGCTTTCTGCAAAGACCATGACTCCAGGTCTGGAAAACAACCTTCACAG
ACCCTATCTCCTTCAGATTTCTTGGACAAGTTAATGGGAAGGACATCAGGATATGATGCA
AGAATCAGGCCAAATTTTAAAGGTCCTCCAGTAAACGTTACTTGCAATATTTTTATCAAC
AGTTTTGGATCAGTCACAGAAACGACCATGGACTACCGAGTGAATATTTTTCTGAGACAA
CAGTGGAATGATTCACGGCTGGCGTACAGTGAGTACCCAGATGACTCCCTGGACTTGGAC
CCATCCATGCTAGACTCCATTTGGAAACCAGATTTGTTCTTTGCCAATGAGAAGGGTGCC
AACTTCCACGATGTCACCACTGACAACAAATTGCTACGGATTTCGAAAAATGGCAAAGTG
CTCTACAGTATCAGACTCACCTTGACCTTATCCTGTCCCATGGACTTGAAGAACTTTCCG
ATGGATGTCCAGACCTGTACAATGCAGCTGGAGAGTTTTGGGTACACGATGAATGACCTG
ATATTTGAGTGGTTAAGTGATGGTCCAGTGCAAGTTGCTGAAGGATTGACCCTGCCCCAG
TTTATTTTGAAAGAAGAGAAGGAACTTGGCTACTGTACAAAGCACTACAACACTGGAAAG
TTTACCTGCATTGAGGTCAAGTTTCATCTGGAACGCCAAATGGGATATTATTTGATCCAG
ATGTACATCCCAAGCCTGCTTATAGTAATTTTGTCCTGGGTTTCCTTTTGGATAAATATG
GATGCAGCCCCTGCCAGGGTCGCACTGGGCATCACCACAGTCTTAACGATGACCACCCAG
AGTTCAGGCTCCAGGGCATCTCTGCCAAAGGTCTCCTATGTAAAAGCGATTGACATCTGG
ATGGCGGTGTGCCTTCTGTTTGTGTTTGCTGCCTTACTGGAATACGCAGCGGTGAACTTC
GTCTCCAGGCAACACAAGGAGTTCCTGCGCCTCCGAAGAAGACAGAAGAGGCAGAATAAG
GAAGAAGACGTTACTCGTGAAAGTCGTTTTAATTTTAGCGGTTATGGGATGGGTCACTGC
CTCCAAGTGAAAGATGGAACAGCTGTCAAGGCCACACCTGCCAACCCACTCCCACAACCG
CCAAAAGATGGAGATGCTATCAAGAAGAAGTTTGTGGACCGGGCAAAAAGGATTGACACG
ATATCTCGAGCTGCCTTCCCATTGGCCTTCCTCATTTTCAACATCTTTTACTGGATCACA
TACAAGATCATTCGGCATGAAGATGTCCACAAGAAATAG
GenBank Gene IDX52008
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGLRA2
HGNC IDHGNC:4327
Chromosome LocationX
LocusXp22.1-p21.3
References
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