Gene Information
Gene NameGRIN2C
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1233
Protein NamesGlutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2C (GluN2C) (Glutamate [NMDA] receptor subunit epsilon-3) (N-methyl D-aspartate receptor subtype 2C) (NMDAR2C) (NR2C)
Target Nameglutamate receptor ionotropic nmda 2c
Target TypeLiterature-reported target
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000161509 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ14957
Gene CardGRIN2C
Uniprot IDQ14957
PfamPF01094; PF00060; PF10613; PF10565
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.027567725)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GRIN2C ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GRIN2C ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GRIN2C ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GRIN2C ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Grin2c ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GRIN2C ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Grin2c ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGRIN2D, GRIN2A
ParalogsGRIN3A, GRIN2A, GRIK5, GRID1, GRID2, GRIK3, GRIN2D, GRIN1, GRIK4, GRIA3, GRIK1, GRIA2, GRIA1, GRIN3B, GRIK2, GRIA4, GRIN2B
Tissuecerebellum, cerebellar.hemisphere
Tissue SpecificityMainly expressed in brain with predominant expression is in the cerebellum, also present in the hippocampus, amygdala, caudate nucleus, corpus callosum, subthalamic nuclei and thalamus. Detected in the heart, skeletal muscle and pancreas. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9037519}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.010990(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs192960268  rs201199917  rs746610735  rs1381530257  rs1308468356  rs765016248  rs139011774  rs370546831  rs960726960  rs552196496  rs889196426  rs751640851  rs115230539  rs143282101  rs3744215 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26875626};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Postsynaptic cell membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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