NameGlycine receptor subunit beta
Synonyms
  • Glycine receptor 58 kDa subunit
Gene NameGLRB
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000110|Glycine receptor subunit beta
MKFLLTTAFLILISLWVEEAYSKEKSSKKGKGKKKQYLCPSQQSAEDLARVPANSTSNIL
NRLLVSYDPRIRPNFKGIPVDVVVNIFINSFGSIQETTMDYRVNIFLRQKWNDPRLKLPS
DFRGSDALTVDPTMYKCLWKPDLFFANEKSANFHDVTQENILLFIFRDGDVLVSMRLSIT
LSCPLDLTLFPMDTQRCKMQLESFGYTTDDLRFIWQSGDPVQLEKIALPQFDIKKEDIEY
GNCTKYYKGTGYYTCVEVIFTLRRQVGFYMMGVYAPTLLIVVLSWLSFWINPDASAARVP
LGIFSVLSLASECTTLAAELPKVSYVKALDVWLIACLLFGFASLVEYAVVQVMLNNPKRV
EAEKARIAKAEQADGKGGNVAKKNTVNGTGTPVHISTLQVGETRCKKVCTSKSDLRSNDF
SIVGSLPRDFELSNYDCYGKPIEVNNGLGKSQAKNNKKPPPAKPVIPTAAKRIDLYARAL
FPFCFLFFNVIYWSIYL
Number of residues497
Molecular Weight56121.62
Theoretical pI9.11
GO Classification
Functions
  • extracellular-glycine-gated chloride channel activity
  • extracellular-glycine-gated ion channel activity
  • drug binding
  • glycine binding
Processes
  • adult walking behavior
  • neuropeptide signaling pathway
  • synaptic transmission
  • visual perception
  • gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor clustering
  • synaptic transmission, glycinergic
  • startle response
  • transmembrane transport
  • acrosome reaction
  • ion transmembrane transport
  • nervous system development
  • righting reflex
  • chloride transmembrane transport
  • response to amino acid
  • protein heterooligomerization
  • ion transport
  • regulation of membrane potential
Components
  • chloride channel complex
  • cell junction
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • synapse
  • neuron projection
  • postsynaptic membrane
  • plasma membrane
General FunctionGlycine binding
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 Regions266-290 299-316 331-354 479-496
GenBank Protein ID992687
UniProtKB IDP48167
UniProtKB Entry NameGLRB_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell junction
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020445|Glycine receptor subunit beta (GLRB)
ATGAAGTTTTTATTGACAACTGCCTTTTTAATTTTAATTTCCTTGTGGGTGGAAGAAGCC
TATTCTAAGGAAAAGTCTTCAAAGAAAGGGAAGGGGAAAAAGAAGCAGTATCTATGCCCA
TCTCAGCAGTCAGCAGAGGACCTTGCCCGAGTACCTGCCAACTCCACTAGCAATATCTTG
AACAGGTTATTGGTCAGTTATGATCCCAGGATAAGACCAAACTTCAAAGGCATTCCTGTT
GATGTAGTAGTCAACATTTTTATTAACAGTTTTGGATCCATTCAAGAAACAACAATGGAC
TATAGAGTTAACATCTTCCTGAGACAAAAATGGAATGACCCCAGGCTGAAGCTCCCCAGT
GATTTTAGGGGTTCAGATGCACTGACAGTGGATCCAACAATGTACAAGTGTTTATGGAAA
CCTGATTTATTTTTTGCAAATGAAAAAAGTGCCAATTTTCATGATGTGACCCAGGAAAAC
ATCCTCCTCTTTATTTTTCGTGATGGAGATGTCCTTGTCAGCATGAGGTTATCTATTACT
CTTTCATGCCCTTTGGACTTGACATTGTTTCCCATGGATACACAACGTTGCAAGATGCAA
CTGGAGAGCTTTGGTTACACAACTGATGATTTACGATTTATCTGGCAGTCAGGAGATCCT
GTGCAATTAGAAAAAATTGCCTTGCCTCAATTTGATATCAAAAAGGAAGATATTGAATAT
GGTAACTGTACAAAATACTATAAAGGCACGGGCTACTACACATGCGTGGAAGTCATCTTC
ACCCTGAGGAGGCAGGTCGGCTTTTACATGATGGGGGTCTACGCCCCAACCCTGCTCATT
GTTGTTCTCTCCTGGCTTTCCTTCTGGATCAACCCGGACGCGAGTGCTGCCAGAGTGCCC
CTGGGTATCTTCTCAGTCCTCAGCTTGGCCTCTGAGTGCACAACCCTTGCCGCTGAGCTT
CCCAAAGTTTCCTATGTGAAGGCTCTTGATGTTTGGCTTATTGCTTGCCTTCTCTTTGGG
TTTGCTTCCCTGGTGGAGTATGCAGTTGTCCAGGTGATGCTGAACAACCCCAAAAGGGTT
GAAGCTGAAAAAGCCAGAATTGCTAAGGCTGAGCAAGCAGATGGAAAAGGTGGAAATGTG
GCTAAAAAGAATACTGTGAATGGAACAGGGACTCCTGTTCATATTAGCACTTTGCAGGTT
GGTGAGACCAGATGCAAAAAAGTTTGTACTTCTAAGTCTGATCTGAGATCTAATGACTTC
AGCATTGTTGGAAGCTTACCAAGAGATTTTGAACTATCCAATTATGACTGCTATGGAAAA
CCCATTGAAGTTAACAACGGACTTGGGAAATCTCAGGCTAAGAACAACAAGAAGCCTCCC
CCTGCGAAACCTGTTATTCCAACAGCAGCAAAGCGAATTGATCTTTATGCAAGAGCATTG
TTTCCTTTCTGCTTCTTGTTCTTCAATGTTATATATTGGTCTATATATTTATGA
GenBank Gene IDU33267
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGLRB
HGNC IDHGNC:4329
Chromosome Location4
Locus4q31.3
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