Gene Information
Gene NameGRIN2B
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1484
Protein NamesGlutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2B (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)
Target Nameglutamate receptor ionotropic, nmda 2b
Target TypeNA
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000273079 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ13224
Gene CardGRIN2B
Uniprot IDQ13224
PfamPF01094; PF00060; PF10613; PF10565
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.597148751)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GRIN2B ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GRIN2B ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GRIN2B ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GRIN2B ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Grin2b ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GRIN2B ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Grin2b ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GRIN2B ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsGRIN3A, GRIN2A, GRIK5, GRIN2C, GRID1, GRID2, GRIK3, GRIN2D, GRIN1, GRIK4, GRIA3, GRIK1, GRIA2, GRIA1, GRIN3B, GRIK2, GRIA4
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityPrimarily found in the fronto-parieto-temporal cortex and hippocampus pyramidal cells, lower expression in the basal ganglia. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9547169}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.287706(Rat);0.020000(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5EWJ  (X-ray  2.77A  5EWL  (X-ray  2.98A  5EWM  (X-ray  2.76A  7EU8  (EM  4.07A  7KL0  (X-ray  2.40A  7KL1  (X-ray  2.40A  7KL2  (X-ray  2.56A  7UIS  (X-ray  2.58A  7UJP  (X-ray  2.56A  7UJQ  (X-ray  2.25A  7UJR  (X-ray  1.95A  7UJS  (X-ray  2.75A  7UJT  (X-ray  2.10A 
DBSNP rs1057519553  rs201094029  rs138098032  rs527236034  rs1565478152  rs397514555  rs672601378  rs397514556  rs672601377  rs672601376  rs387906636  rs1555103971  rs797044849  rs201963596  rs201463390  rs748128078  rs758042475  rs756790727 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26875626, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26919761, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28126851, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8768735};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q00960}. Postsynaptic cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q00960};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q00960}. Late endosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q01097}. Lysosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q01097}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q01097}. Note=Co-localizes with the motor protein KIF17 along microtubules. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q01097}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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