| Gene Symbol |
GLRB
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| Entrez Gene |
2743
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| Alt Symbol |
HKPX2
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
glycine receptor, beta
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| Other Description |
glycine receptor 58 kDa subunit|glycine receptor subunit beta|glycine receptor, beta subunit
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| Swissprots |
A8K3K2 P48167 F5GWE1 D3DP23
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| Accessions |
EAX04872 EAX04873 P48167 AF094754 AAC71033 AF094755 AAC71034 AK290617 BAF83306 BC022502 BC032635 AAH32635 CA437106 CD013911 DA168145 DA528659 DB479295 DQ890859 ABM81785 DQ894014 ABM84940 U33267 AAB37750 XM_011531876 XP_011530178 NM_000824 NP_000815 NM_001166060 NP_001159532 NM_001166061 NP_001159533
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| Function |
The glycine receptor is a neurotransmitter-gated ion channel. Binding of glycine to its receptor increases the chloride conductance and thus produces hyperpolarization (inhibition of neuronal firing).
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| Subcellular Location |
Cell junction, synapse, postsynaptic cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
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| Top Pathways |
Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction
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