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Q13002 (GRIK2_HUMAN) Reviewed, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

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Names and origin

Protein namesRecommended name:
Glutamate receptor, ionotropic kainate 2
Alternative name(s):
Excitatory amino acid receptor 4
Short name=EAA4
Glutamate receptor 6
Short name=GluR-6
Short name=GluR6
Gene names
Name:GRIK2
Synonyms:GLUR6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Taxonomic identifier9606 [NCBI]
Taxonomic lineageEukaryotaMetazoaChordataCraniataVertebrataEuteleostomiMammaliaEutheriaEuarchontogliresPrimatesHaplorrhiniCatarrhiniHominidaeHomo

Protein attributes

Sequence length908 AA.
Sequence statusComplete.
Sequence processingThe displayed sequence is further processed into a mature form.
Protein existenceEvidence at protein level

General annotation (Comments)

Function

Ionotropic glutamate receptor. 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. May be involved in the transmission of light information from the retina to the hypothalamus. Modulates cell surface expression of NETO2 By similarity.

Subunit structure

Homotetramer or heterotetramer of pore-forming glutamate receptor subunits. Tetramers may be formed by the dimerization of dimers Probable. Assembles into a kainate-gated homomeric channel that does not bind AMPA. GRIK2 associated to GRIK5 forms functional channels that can be gated by AMPA By similarity. Interacts with DLG4. Interacts with NETO2 By similarity. Interacts (via C-terminus) with KLHL17 (via kelch repeats); the interaction targets GRIK2 for degradation via ubiquitin-proteasome pathway By similarity. Ref.8

Subcellular location

Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell junctionsynapsepostsynaptic cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.

Tissue specificity

Expression is higher in cerebellum than in cerebral cortex.

Post-translational modification

Sumoylation mediates kainate receptor-mediated endocytosis and regulates synaptic transmission. Sumoylation is enhanced by PIAS3 and desumoylated by SENP1 By similarity.

Ubiquitinated. Ubiquitination regulates the GRIK2 levels at the synapse by leading kainate receptor degradation through proteasome By similarity.

Involvement in disease

Defects in GRIK2 are the cause of mental retardation autosomal recessive type 6 (MRT6) [MIM:611092]. It is characterized by significantly sub-average general intellectual functioning associated with impairments in adaptative behavior and manifested during the developmental period. In contrast to syndromic or specific mental retardation which also present with associated physical, neurological and/or psychiatric manifestations, intellectual deficiency is the only primary symptom of non-syndromic mental retardation. MRT6 patients display mild to severe mental retardation and psychomotor development delay in early childhood. Patients do not have neurologic problems, congenital malformations, or facial dysmorphism. Body height, weight, and head circumference are normal. Ref.10

Miscellaneous

The postsynaptic actions of Glu are mediated by a variety of receptors that are named according to their selective agonists. This receptor binds domoate > kainate > quisqualate > 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione > L-glutamate = 6,7-dinitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione > dihydrokainate.

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the glutamate-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.10.1) family. GRIK2 subfamily. [View classification]

RNA editing

Edited at positions 567, 571 and 621.
Partially edited. The presence of Gln at position 621 (non-edited) determines channels with low calcium permeability, whereas Arg (edited) determines a higher calcium permeability especially if the preceding sites are fully edited. This receptor is nearly completely edited in all gray matter structures (90% of the receptors), whereas much less edited in the white matter (10% of the receptors). Ref.6 Ref.7

Alternative products

This entry describes 5 isoforms produced by alternative splicing. [Align] [Select]
Isoform 1 (identifier: Q13002-1)

This isoform has been chosen as the 'canonical' sequence. All positional information in this entry refers to it. This is also the sequence that appears in the downloadable versions of the entry.
Isoform 2 (identifier: Q13002-2)

The sequence of this isoform differs from the canonical sequence as follows:
     855-908: RSFCSAMVEELRMSLKCQRRLKHKPQAPVIVKTEEVINMHTFNDRRLPGKETMA → ESSIWLVPPYHPDTV
Isoform 3 (identifier: Q13002-3)

The sequence of this isoform differs from the canonical sequence as follows:
     585-908: Missing.
Isoform 4 (identifier: Q13002-4)

The sequence of this isoform differs from the canonical sequence as follows:
     547-622: Missing.
Isoform 5 (identifier: Q13002-5)

The sequence of this isoform differs from the canonical sequence as follows:
     856-908: SFCSAMVEEL...RRLPGKETMA → AKTKLPQDYV...PSSSSLSSCS
Note: No experimental confirmation available.

Sequence annotation (Features)

Feature keyPosition(s)LengthDescriptionGraphical viewFeature identifier

Molecule processing

Signal peptide1 – 3131 Potential
Chain32 – 908877Glutamate receptor, ionotropic kainate 2
PRO_0000011544

Regions

Topological domain32 – 561530Extracellular Potential
Transmembrane562 – 58221Helical; Potential
Topological domain583 – 63553Cytoplasmic Potential
Transmembrane636 – 65621Helical; Potential
Topological domain657 – 819163Extracellular Potential
Transmembrane820 – 84021Helical; Potential
Topological domain841 – 90868Cytoplasmic Potential
Region516 – 5183Glutamate binding By similarity
Region689 – 6902Glutamate binding By similarity

Sites

Binding site5231Glutamate By similarity
Binding site7381Glutamate By similarity

Amino acid modifications

Glycosylation671N-linked (GlcNAc...) Potential
Glycosylation731N-linked (GlcNAc...) Potential
Glycosylation2751N-linked (GlcNAc...) Potential
Glycosylation3781N-linked (GlcNAc...) Potential
Glycosylation4121N-linked (GlcNAc...) Potential
Glycosylation4231N-linked (GlcNAc...) Potential
Glycosylation4301N-linked (GlcNAc...) Potential
Glycosylation5461N-linked (GlcNAc...) Potential
Cross-link886Glycyl lysine isopeptide (Lys-Gly) (interchain with G-Cter in SUMO-1) By similarity

Natural variations

Alternative sequence547 – 62276Missing in isoform 4.
VSP_022334
Alternative sequence585 – 908324Missing in isoform 3.
VSP_022337
Alternative sequence855 – 90854RSFCS…KETMA → ESSIWLVPPYHPDTV in isoform 2.
VSP_022335
Alternative sequence856 – 90853SFCSA…KETMA → AKTKLPQDYVFLPILESVSI STVLSSSPSSSSLSSCS in isoform 5.
VSP_022336
Natural variant1871E → Q in a breast cancer sample; somatic mutation. Ref.9
VAR_035694
Natural variant5671I → V in RNA edited version.
VAR_000305
Natural variant5711Y → C in RNA edited version.
VAR_000306
Natural variant6211Q → R in RNA edited version.
VAR_000307
Natural variant7661V → I.
Corresponds to variant rs3213608 [ dbSNP | Ensembl ].
VAR_049186
Natural variant8671M → I.
Corresponds to variant rs2235076 [ dbSNP | Ensembl ].
VAR_037633

Experimental info

Sequence conflict201L → P in CAC81020. Ref.3
Sequence conflict7891G → S Ref.2

Sequences

Sequence LengthMass (Da)Tools
Isoform 1 [UniParc].

Last modified November 1, 1996. Version 1.
Checksum: 5F34630524401E84

FASTA908102,583
        10         20         30         40         50         60 
MKIIFPILSN PVFRRTVKLL LCLLWIGYSQ GTTHVLRFGG IFEYVESGPM GAEELAFRFA 

        70         80         90        100        110        120 
VNTINRNRTL LPNTTLTYDT QKINLYDSFE ASKKACDQLS LGVAAIFGPS HSSSANAVQS 

       130        140        150        160        170        180 
ICNALGVPHI QTRWKHQVSD NKDSFYVSLY PDFSSLSRAI LDLVQFFKWK TVTVVYDDST 

       190        200        210        220        230        240 
GLIRLQELIK APSRYNLRLK IRQLPADTKD AKPLLKEMKR GKEFHVIFDC SHEMAAGILK 

       250        260        270        280        290        300 
QALAMGMMTE YYHYIFTTLD LFALDVEPYR YSGVNMTGFR ILNTENTQVS SIIEKWSMER 

       310        320        330        340        350        360 
LQAPPKPDSG LLDGFMTTDA ALMYDAVHVV SVAVQQFPQM TVSSLQCNRH KPWRFGTRFM 

       370        380        390        400        410        420 
SLIKEAHWEG LTGRITFNKT NGLRTDFDLD VISLKEEGLE KIGTWDPASG LNMTESQKGK 

       430        440        450        460        470        480 
PANITDSLSN RSLIVTTILE EPYVLFKKSD KPLYGNDRFE GYCIDLLREL STILGFTYEI 

       490        500        510        520        530        540 
RLVEDGKYGA QDDANGQWNG MVRELIDHKA DLAVAPLAIT YVREKVIDFS KPFMTLGISI 

       550        560        570        580        590        600 
LYRKPNGTNP GVFSFLNPLS PDIWMYILLA YLGVSCVLFV IARFSPYEWY NPHPCNPDSD 

       610        620        630        640        650        660 
VVENNFTLLN SFWFGVGALM QQGSELMPKA LSTRIVGGIW WFFTLIIISS YTANLAAFLT 

       670        680        690        700        710        720 
VERMESPIDS ADDLAKQTKI EYGAVEDGAT MTFFKKSKIS TYDKMWAFMS SRRQSVLVKS 

       730        740        750        760        770        780 
NEEGIQRVLT SDYAFLMEST TIEFVTQRNC NLTQIGGLID SKGYGVGTPM GSPYRDKITI 

       790        800        810        820        830        840 
AILQLQEEGK LHMMKEKWWR GNGCPEEESK EASALGVQNI GGIFIVLAAG LVLSVFVAVG 

       850        860        870        880        890        900 
EFLYKSKKNA QLEKRSFCSA MVEELRMSLK CQRRLKHKPQ APVIVKTEEV INMHTFNDRR 


LPGKETMA 

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Isoform 2 [UniParc].

Checksum: D85D8A5CB2B0C1FA
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FASTA86997,981
Isoform 3 [UniParc].

Checksum: E0E9EC92339921A1
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FASTA58466,108
Isoform 4 [UniParc].

Checksum: C0E9B91AC6AD6012
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FASTA83293,966
Isoform 5 [UniParc].

Checksum: 50A477CB1265AF26
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FASTA892100,243

References

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[1]"Functional expression and pharmacological characterization of the human EAA4 (GluR6) glutamate receptor: a kainate selective channel subunit."
Hoo K.H., Nutt S.L., Fletcher E.J., Elliott C.E., Korczak B., Deverill R.M., Rampersad V., Fantaske R.P., Kamboj R.K.
Recept. Channels 2:327-337(1994) [PubMed: 7536611] [Abstract]
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA] (ISOFORM 1).
Tissue: Fetal brain.
[2]"Human GluR6 kainate receptor (GRIK2): molecular cloning, expression, polymorphism, and chromosomal assignment."
Paschen W., Blackstone C.D., Huganir R.L., Ross C.A.
Genomics 20:435-440(1994) [PubMed: 8034316] [Abstract]
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA] (ISOFORM 1).
[3]"Myeloid progenitor cell growth and apoptosis involves know and cell-specific ionotropic glutamate receptor."
Langer A., Xu D., Kuehcke K., Fehse B., Abdallah S., Lother H.
Submitted (JAN-2000) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA] (ISOFORM 5).
[4]"Genomic organization of the human GRIK2 gene and characterization of multiple splicing variants."
Barbon A., Vallini I., Barlati S.
Gene 274:187-197(2001) [PubMed: 11675011] [Abstract]
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA] (ISOFORMS 2; 3 AND 4), GENE ORGANIZATION.
[5]"The DNA sequence and analysis of human chromosome 6."
Mungall A.J., Palmer S.A., Sims S.K., Edwards C.A., Ashurst J.L., Wilming L., Jones M.C., Horton R., Hunt S.E., Scott C.E., Gilbert J.G.R., Clamp M.E., Bethel G., Milne S., Ainscough R., Almeida J.P., Ambrose K.D., Andrews T.D. expand/collapse author list , Ashwell R.I.S., Babbage A.K., Bagguley C.L., Bailey J., Banerjee R., Barker D.J., Barlow K.F., Bates K., Beare D.M., Beasley H., Beasley O., Bird C.P., Blakey S.E., Bray-Allen S., Brook J., Brown A.J., Brown J.Y., Burford D.C., Burrill W., Burton J., Carder C., Carter N.P., Chapman J.C., Clark S.Y., Clark G., Clee C.M., Clegg S., Cobley V., Collier R.E., Collins J.E., Colman L.K., Corby N.R., Coville G.J., Culley K.M., Dhami P., Davies J., Dunn M., Earthrowl M.E., Ellington A.E., Evans K.A., Faulkner L., Francis M.D., Frankish A., Frankland J., French L., Garner P., Garnett J., Ghori M.J., Gilby L.M., Gillson C.J., Glithero R.J., Grafham D.V., Grant M., Gribble S., Griffiths C., Griffiths M.N.D., Hall R., Halls K.S., Hammond S., Harley J.L., Hart E.A., Heath P.D., Heathcott R., Holmes S.J., Howden P.J., Howe K.L., Howell G.R., Huckle E., Humphray S.J., Humphries M.D., Hunt A.R., Johnson C.M., Joy A.A., Kay M., Keenan S.J., Kimberley A.M., King A., Laird G.K., Langford C., Lawlor S., Leongamornlert D.A., Leversha M., Lloyd C.R., Lloyd D.M., Loveland J.E., Lovell J., Martin S., Mashreghi-Mohammadi M., Maslen G.L., Matthews L., McCann O.T., McLaren S.J., McLay K., McMurray A., Moore M.J.F., Mullikin J.C., Niblett D., Nickerson T., Novik K.L., Oliver K., Overton-Larty E.K., Parker A., Patel R., Pearce A.V., Peck A.I., Phillimore B.J.C.T., Phillips S., Plumb R.W., Porter K.M., Ramsey Y., Ranby S.A., Rice C.M., Ross M.T., Searle S.M., Sehra H.K., Sheridan E., Skuce C.D., Smith S., Smith M., Spraggon L., Squares S.L., Steward C.A., Sycamore N., Tamlyn-Hall G., Tester J., Theaker A.J., Thomas D.W., Thorpe A., Tracey A., Tromans A., Tubby B., Wall M., Wallis J.M., West A.P., White S.S., Whitehead S.L., Whittaker H., Wild A., Willey D.J., Wilmer T.E., Wood J.M., Wray P.W., Wyatt J.C., Young L., Younger R.M., Bentley D.R., Coulson A., Durbin R.M., Hubbard T., Sulston J.E., Dunham I., Rogers J., Beck S.
Nature 425:805-811(2003) [PubMed: 14574404] [Abstract]
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
[6]"RNA editing of the glutamate receptor subunits GluR2 and GluR6 in human brain tissue."
Paschen W., Hedreen J.C., Ross C.A.
J. Neurochem. 63:1596-1602(1994) [PubMed: 7523595] [Abstract]
Cited for: RNA EDITING OF POSITION 621.
[7]"RNA editing of human kainate receptor subunits."
Nutt S.L., Kamboj R.K.
NeuroReport 5:2625-2629(1994) [PubMed: 7696618] [Abstract]
Cited for: RNA EDITING OF POSITIONS 567; 571 AND 621.
Tissue: Brain.
[8]"The PDZ1 domain of SAP90. Characterization of structure and binding."
Piserchio A., Pellegrini M., Mehta S., Blackman S.M., Garcia E.P., Marshall J., Mierke D.F.
J. Biol. Chem. 277:6967-6973(2002) [PubMed: 11744724] [Abstract]
Cited for: INTERACTION WITH DLG4.
[9]"The consensus coding sequences of human breast and colorectal cancers."
Sjoeblom T., Jones S., Wood L.D., Parsons D.W., Lin J., Barber T.D., Mandelker D., Leary R.J., Ptak J., Silliman N., Szabo S., Buckhaults P., Farrell C., Meeh P., Markowitz S.D., Willis J., Dawson D., Willson J.K.V. expand/collapse author list , Gazdar A.F., Hartigan J., Wu L., Liu C., Parmigiani G., Park B.H., Bachman K.E., Papadopoulos N., Vogelstein B., Kinzler K.W., Velculescu V.E.
Science 314:268-274(2006) [PubMed: 16959974] [Abstract]
Cited for: VARIANT [LARGE SCALE ANALYSIS] GLN-187.
[10]"A defect in the ionotropic glutamate receptor 6 gene (GRIK2) is associated with autosomal recessive mental retardation."
Motazacker M.M., Rost B.R., Hucho T., Garshasbi M., Kahrizi K., Ullmann R., Abedini S.S., Nieh S.E., Amini S.H., Goswami C., Tzschach A., Jensen L.R., Schmitz D., Ropers H.H., Najmabadi H., Kuss A.W.
Am. J. Hum. Genet. 81:792-798(2007) [PubMed: 17847003] [Abstract]
Cited for: INVOLVEMENT IN MRT6.
+Additional computationally mapped references.

Cross-references

Sequence databases

EMBL
GenBank
DDBJ
U16126 mRNA. Translation: AAC50420.1.
AJ252246 mRNA. Translation: CAC81020.1.
AJ301608 mRNA. Translation: CAC67485.1.
AJ301609 mRNA. Translation: CAC67486.1.
AJ301610 mRNA. Translation: CAC67487.1.
AL109919 Genomic DNA. No translation available.
AP002528 Genomic DNA. No translation available.
AP002529 Genomic DNA. No translation available.
AP002530 Genomic DNA. No translation available.
IPIIPI00011396.
IPI00396613.
IPI00642591.
IPI00746275.
IPI00815931.
PIRA54260.
RefSeqNP_001159719.1. NM_001166247.1.
NP_068775.1. NM_021956.4.
NP_786944.1. NM_175768.3.
UniGeneHs.98262.

3D structure databases

PDBe
RCSB PDB
PDBj
EntryMethodResolution (Å)ChainPositionsPDBsum
3QXMX-ray1.65A/B429-806[»]
ProteinModelPortalQ13002.
SMRQ13002. Positions 33-415, 423-804.
ModBaseSearch...

Protein-protein interaction databases

IntActQ13002. 2 interactions.
STRINGQ13002.

PTM databases

PhosphoSiteQ13002.

Polymorphism databases

DMDM2492627.

Proteomic databases

PRIDEQ13002.

Protocols and materials databases

StructuralBiologyKnowledgebaseSearch...

Genome annotation databases

EnsemblENST00000421544; ENSP00000397026; ENSG00000164418.
GeneID2898.
KEGGhsa:2898.
UCSCuc003pqo.2. human.
uc003pqp.2. human.

Organism-specific databases

CTD2898.
GeneCardsGC06P101892.
HGNCHGNC:4580. GRIK2.
HPACAB022463.
HPA014395.
HPA014623.
MIM138244. gene.
611092. phenotype.
neXtProtNX_Q13002.
Orphanet88616. Autosomal recessive nonsyndromic intellectual deficit.
GenAtlasSearch...

Phylogenomic databases

eggNOGprNOG17732.
HOGENOMHBG381523.
HOVERGENHBG051839.
InParanoidQ13002.
OMAGVQQFPQ.
OrthoDBEOG41C6VH.
PhylomeDBQ13002.

Enzyme and pathway databases

ReactomeREACT_13685. Neuronal System.

Gene expression databases

ArrayExpressQ13002.
BgeeQ13002.
CleanExHS_GRIK2.
GenevestigatorQ13002.
GermOnlineENSG00000164418. Homo sapiens.

Family and domain databases

InterProIPR001828. ANF_lig-bd_rcpt.
IPR019594. Glu_rcpt_Glu/Gly-bd.
IPR001320. Iontro_glu_rcpt.
IPR001508. NMDA_rcpt.
[Graphical view]
KOK05202.
PfamPF01094. ANF_receptor. 1 hit.
PF00060. Lig_chan. 1 hit.
PF10613. Lig_chan-Glu_bd. 1 hit.
[Graphical view]
PRINTSPR00177. NMDARECEPTOR.
SMARTSM00918. Lig_chan-Glu_bd. 1 hit.
SM00079. PBPe. 1 hit.
[Graphical view]
ProtoNetSearch...

Other

DrugBankDB00142. L-Glutamic Acid.
NextBio11469.
SOURCESearch...

Entry information

Entry nameGRIK2_HUMAN
AccessionPrimary (citable) accession number: Q13002
Secondary accession number(s): A6NMY9 expand/collapse secondary AC list , B5MCV0, Q8WWS1, Q96KS6, Q96KS7, Q96KS8
Entry history
Integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: November 1, 1997
Last sequence update: November 1, 1996
Last modified: January 25, 2012
This is version 116 of the entry and version 1 of the sequence. [Complete history]
Entry statusReviewed (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)
Annotation programChordata Protein Annotation Program
DisclaimerAny medical or genetic information present in this entry is provided for research, educational and informational purposes only. It is not in any way intended to be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or care.

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