Summary

Name GRIN2B
Full Name Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2B
Synonyms GluN2B, Glutamate [NMDA] receptor subunit epsilon-2, N-methyl D-aspartate receptor subtype 2B, NMDAR2B, NR2B, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit 3, NR3, hNR3 | NMDAR2B
Primary ID Q13224
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Type protein
Relations 34
Function Component of NMDA receptor complexes that function as heterotetrameric, ligand-gated ion channels with high calcium permeability and voltage-dependent sensitivity to magnesium. Channel activation requires binding of the neurotransmitter glutamate to the epsilon subunit, glycine binding to the zeta subunit, plus membrane depolarization to eliminate channel inhibition by Mg(2+) (PubMed:8768735, PubMed:26919761, PubMed:26875626, PubMed:28126851). Sensitivity to glutamate and channel kinetics depend on the subunit composition (PubMed:8768735, PubMed:26875626). In concert with DAPK1 at extrasynaptic sites, acts as a central mediator for stroke damage. Its phosphorylation at Ser-1303 by DAPK1 enhances synaptic NMDA receptor channel activity inducing injurious Ca2+ influx through them, resulting in an irreversible neuronal death. Contributes to neural pattern formation in the developing brain. Plays a role in long-term depression (LTD) of hippocampus membrane currents and in synaptic plasticity (By similarity).

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Regulator Mechanism target score ℹ
+ down-regulates quantity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation GRIN2B 0.438
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation GRIN2B 0.432
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation GRIN2B 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation GRIN2B 0.621
Publications: 1
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation GRIN2B 0.459
Publications: 2 Organism: In Vitro
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation GRIN2B 0.712
Publications: 1
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation GRIN2B 0.391
Publications: 2 Organism: In Vitro
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation GRIN2B 0.487
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation GRIN2B 0.357
Publications: 2 Organism: In Vitro
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation GRIN2B 0.318
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ img/unknown.png phosphorylation GRIN2B 0.779
Publications: 8 Organism: In Vitro, Homo Sapiens,
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation GRIN2B 0.779
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png dephosphorylation GRIN2B 0.536
Publications: 2 Organism: Mus Musculus, Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png dephosphorylation GRIN2B 0.273
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png dephosphorylation GRIN2B 0.458
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation GRIN2B 0.547
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ up-regulates quantity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation GRIN2B 0.433
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png dephosphorylation GRIN2B 0.293
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png relocalization GRIN2B 0.832
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ form complex img/form-complex.png binding NMDA receptor_2B 0.737
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity img/direct_inhibition.png ubiquitination GRIN2B 0.359
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates quantity by expression img/direct-activation.png transcriptional regulation GRIN2B 0.315
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Tissue: Brain
+ down-regulates quantity by repression img/direct_inhibition.png transcriptional regulation GRIN2B 0.347
Publications: 1 Organism: Rattus Norvegicus