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GRIN2C - glutamate receptor, ionotropic, N-methyl D-aspartate 2C
Entrez Gene Name: glutamate receptor, ionotropic, N-methyl D-aspartate 2C
Synonyms: GRIN2C, NMDAR2C, Nr2, NR2C

Gene Summary

  • Rat (24411): subunit that in combination with NMDAR1 displays NMDA receptor activity; may contribute to NMDA receptor functional diversity [RGD]

Cell Regulation

Regulates:
  • Ca2+
  • calcium
  • GRIN1
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Regulated by:
  • L-glutamic acid
  • SRC
  • pregnenolone sulfate
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Binds:
  • DLG4
  • dextromethorphan
  • orphenadrine
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Role in cell:
  • cell death
  • influx in
  • degeneration
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Disease:
  • pain
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Huntington's disease
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Biological Process

directional locomotion, glutamate signaling pathway, ion transport, locomotory behavior, negative regulation of protein catabolic process, neuromuscular process controlling balance, protein localization, regulation of excitatory postsynaptic membrane potential, regulation of membrane potential, regulation of synaptic plasticity, response to wounding, startle response, transport

Cellular Components

cell junction, integral to membrane, integral to plasma membrane, membrane, N-methyl-D-aspartate selective glutamate receptor complex, plasma membrane, postsynaptic density, postsynaptic membrane, synapse

Literature References

  • 17329232Carter CJ. EIF2B and Oligodendrocyte Survival: Where Nature and Nurture Meet in Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia?Schizophr Bull 2007 Nov 01;33(6):1343-53
  • 17188796Fan MM, Raymond LA. N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor function and excitotoxicity in Huntington's disease.Prog Neurobiol 2007 Apr 01;81(5-6):272-93
  • 11144360Ehlers MD. Reinsertion or degradation of AMPA receptors determined by activity-dependent endocytic sorting.Neuron 2000 Nov 1;28(2):511-25
  • View 790 categorized literature findings and their references in IPA

Molecular Functions

calcium ion binding, cation channel activity, extracellular-glutamate-gated ion channel activity, ion channel activity, ionotropic glutamate receptor activity, magnesium ion binding, N-methyl-D-aspartate selective glutamate receptor activity, PDZ domain binding, protein binding, protein N-terminus binding, receptor activity

Protein Domains

carboxy terminal domain, cation channel, cytoplasmic domain, extracellular ligand binding domain, ion channel, ionotropic glutamate receptor, N-methyl-D-aspartate selective glutamate receptor, PDZ-domain binding, protein binding, protein N-terminus binding

Subcellular Locations

cell body, cellular membrane, neurites, plasma membrane