Protein Details: Glutamate receptor ionotropic; kainate 2

Protein ID

ICDB_Pro_1352

Protein Name

Glutamate receptor ionotropic; kainate 2

Gene Name

grik2; glur6

Organism

Xenopus laevis (African clawed frog)

Length

913 amino acids

AlphaFoldDB

AF-Q91755-F1-model_v4.pdb

Function

Ionotropic glutamate receptor that functions as a cation-permeable ligand-gated ion channel; gated by L-glutamate and the glutamatergic agonist kainic acid. L-glutamate acts as an excitatory neurotransmitter at many synapses in the central nervous system. Binding of the excitatory neurotransmitter L-glutamate induces a conformation change; leading to the opening of the cation channel; and thereby converts the chemical signal to an electrical impulse. The receptor then desensitizes rapidly and enters a transient inactive state; characterized by the presence of bound agonist. Independent of its ionotropic glutamate receptor activity; acts as a thermoreceptor conferring sensitivity to cold temperatures (By similarity). Functions in dorsal root ganglion neurons (By similarity).

Sequence

MCAGTMKIISPSLTNSFFRCTLRFVACLFWIGYSQGTTHVLRFGGIFESVESGPSGAEELAFRFAVNTINRNRTLLPNTTITYDTQRINLYDSFEASRKACEQLSLGVAAIFGPSHSSSANAVQSICNALGVPHIQTRWKHQVSDNKDSFYVSLYPDFSSLSRAILDLVQFFKWKTVTIAYDDSTGLIRLQELIKAPSRYNLRLKIRQLPIDTKDAKPLLKEMKRGKEFHVIFDCSHDMAAGILKQALAMGMMTEYYHYIFTTLDLFALDVEPYRYSGVNMTGFRILNIENSQVLSIIEKWSMERLQAPPKPDSGLLDGFMTTDAALMYDAVHVASVAVQQFPQMTVSSLQCNRHKPWRFGARFINLIKEAHWEGLTGRITFNKTNGLRTDFDLDVISLKEEGLEKIGTWDPTSGLNMTDNQKGKPANITDSLSNRSLIVTTILEEPYVMFKKSDKPLYGKARFEGYCIDLLEKLSRILGFEYEVRLVEDGKYGAKDDSTQQWNGMVRELMDHKADLAVAPLAITYVREQVIDFTKPFMTLGIGILYRKPNGTNPGVFSFLNPLSPDIWMYILLAYLGVSCVLFVIARFSPYEWYNPHPCNPDSDVVENNFTLLNSFWFGVGALMQQGSELMPKALSTRIVGGIWWFFTLIIISSYTANLAAFLTVERMESPIDSADDLAKQTKIEYGAVQDGATMTFFKKSRIPTYEKMWAFMNSRSQSVLVKNNEEGIQRALTSDYAFLMESTTIEFVTQRNCNLTQIGGLIDSKGYGVGTPMGSPYRDKITIAILQLQEEGVLHMMKEKWWRGNGCPEEESKEASALGVQNIGGIFIVLAAGLVLSVFVAVGEFLYKSKKNAQLEKRSFCSAMVEELRMSLKCQRRLKHKPQPPVIVKTEEVINMHTFNDRRLPGKETMA

PDB Structures

Ligand Binding

1. DICL_CP

2. DICL_Pep

Binding Site

BINDING 521; /ligand="L-glutamate"; BINDING 523; /ligand="L-glutamate"; BINDING 528; /ligand="L-glutamate"; BINDING 694; /ligand="L-glutamate"; BINDING 695; /ligand="L-glutamate"; BINDING 743; /ligand="L-glutamate"