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Ir21a

Gene
Ir21a
Protein
Ionotropic receptor 21a
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Length
842 amino acids
Function
Integral part of a neural sensory system in the antenna that provides the neural basis for the response to environmental changes in temperature (thermosensation) (PubMed:27126188, PubMed:27656904). Together with Ir25a and Ir93a, mediates the response of the dorsal organ cool cells, a trio of cool-responsive neurons, to cooling and is required for cool avoidance behavior (PubMed:27126188, PubMed:27656904).
Similarity
Belongs to the glutamate-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.10.1) family.
Mass
95.565 kDa
Sequence
MSYYWVALVLFTAQAFSIEGDRSASYQEKCISRRLINHYQLNKEIFGVGMCDGNNENEFRQKRRIVPTFQGNPRPRGELLASKFHVNSYNFEQTNSLVGLVNKIAQEYLNKCPPVIYYDSFVEKSDGLILENLFKTIPITFYHGEINADYEAKNKRFTSHIDCNCKSYILFLSDPLMTRKILGPQTESRVVLVSRSTQWRLRDFLSSELSSNIVNLLVIGESLMADPMRERPYVLYTHKLYADGLGSNTPVVLTSWIKGALSRPHINLFPSKFQFGFAGHRFQISAANQPPFIFRIRTLDSSGMGQLRWDGVEFRLLTMISKRLNFSIDITETPTRSNTRGVVDTIQEQIIERTVDIGMSGIYITQERLMDSAMSVGHSPDCAAFITLASKALPKYRAIMGPFQWPVWVALICVYLGGIFPIVFTDRLTLSHLMGNWGEVENMFWYVFGMFTNAFSFTGKYSWSNTRKNSTRLLIGAYWLFTIIITSCYTGSIIAFVTLPAFPDTVDSVLDLLGLFFRVGTLNNGGWETWFQNSTHIPTSRLYKKMEFVGSVDEGIGNVTQSFFWNYAFLGSKAQLEYLVQSNFSDENISRRSALHLSEECFALFQIGFLFPRESVYKIKIDSMILLAQQSGLIAKINNEVSWVMQRSSSGRLLQASSSNSLREIIQEERQLTTADTEGMFLLMALGYFLGATALVSEIVGGITNKCRQIIKRSRKSAASSWSSASSGSMLRTNAEQLSHDKRKANRREAAEVAQKMSFGMRELNLTRATLREIYGSYGAPETDHGQLDIVHTEFPNSSAKLNNIEDEESREALESLQRLDEFMDQMDNDGNPSSHTFRIDN