Rabbit anti-Human GRIN2A Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

Q12879

Target Species

Human

Target Name

GRIN2A

Target Full Name

Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2A

Target Function

Component of NMDA receptor complexes that function as heterotetrameric, ligand-gated ion channels with high calcium permeability and voltage-dependent sensitivity to magnesium. Channel activation requires binding of the neurotransmitter glutamate to the epsilon subunit, glycine binding to the zeta subunit, plus membrane depolarization to eliminate channel inhibition by Mg(2+). Sensitivity to glutamate and channel kinetics depend on the subunit composition; channels containing GRIN1 and GRIN2A have lower sensitivity to glutamate and faster deactivation kinetics than channels formed by GRIN1 and GRIN2B. Contributes to the slow phase of excitatory postsynaptic current, long-term synaptic potentiation, and learning.

Target Involvement

Epilepsy, focal, with speech disorder and with or without mental retardation (FESD)

Target Subcellular Location

Cell projection, dendritic spine. Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell junction, synapse. Cell junction, synapse, postsynaptic cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane.

Target Protein Families

Glutamate-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.10.1) family, NR2A/GRIN2A subfamily

Target Research Area

Transport

Target Synonyms

EPND; FESD; GluN2A; Glutamate [NMDA] receptor subunit epsilon-1; Glutamate receptor; Glutamate receptor ionotropic N methyl D aspartate 2A; GRIN 2A; GRIN2A; hNR2A; LKS; N methyl D aspartate receptor channel; subunit epsilon 1; N Methyl D Aspartate Receptor Subtype 2A; N methyl D aspartate receptor subunit 2A; N-methyl D-aspartate receptor subtype 2A; NMDA receptor subtype 2A; NMDAR 2A; NMDAR2A; NMDE1_HUMAN; NR2A; OTTHUMP00000160135; OTTHUMP00000174531

Target Background

This gene encodes a member of the glutamate-gated ion channel protein family. The encoded protein is an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor subunit. NMDA receptors are both ligand-gated and voltage-dependent, and are involved in long-term potentiation, an activity-dependent increase in the efficiency of synaptic transmission thought to underlie certain kinds of memory and learning. These receptors are permeable to calcium ions, and activation results in a calcium influx into post-synaptic cells, which results in the activation of several signaling cascades. Disruption of this gene is associated with focal epilepsy and speech disorder with or without cognitive disability. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.