Protein
Glutamate receptor 2
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
Function
L-glutamate acts as an excitatory neurotransmitter at many synapses in the central nervous system. The postsynaptic actions of glutamate are mediated by a variety of receptors that are named according to their selective agonists. Required for response to mechanical and osmotic stimuli.
Similarity
Belongs to the glutamate-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.10.1) family.
Sequence
MNKNLLVFGFLIFVKIGETSKKFPLRAFVASTDIDNDTAHAIIEMLRLAEMTFNALSDVDFDVLLGTRDLPPMEMATMMWNLNRIICDEMKLGYMLMLAGTNFKNYGIYEDIANHMKMPLIDWEPSKSENIGKTTENNPMIFSVAPSAEQLLIDYIQYKGWRDVVYIHDGKNADRTLRTMFSYLHEKSPKYQLFVDNYVAPSDEEMFKEFLNEFHRRISTQHTLKSNDSSEEIDEPIPVNVIVDLEGSYRTRAFLRALEESVLVKKEYHYVFSNFDVDETDLSGFHFSLINITIFRIFDKNNKKFLKTRAEFHDVYRGGFSNTDSIPTAAAFAHDAILVAGKALQIAMNEHGKGIFDKSFVRHQLFNRGRKGLYCRPHEDQTESRQFETFEHGKKIAEAIKKVVLTDKDGTLTGRIQFDKVTGKRTNFSAEIVEIKPGVNSLNSIWERFQWAEGEGFLLGGERYVQEKKKDSSQTRKGILPSKPWQLRFNVVTVLVKPFVMLKRRNPGEPELKGNDRFEGYCIDLLNLLAKNITGFEYDVFISDGNKYGSRQADGSWDGMIGYLLNETADVAVAPLTITQERERAVDFSKPFMTTGISIMIKKPEKQEFNIFSFMEPLGMTIWIFTLSSYFGVSLTIFLVSWFSPYEKRIEFKRGEFTVTNEFTLYNSLWFTLAAFMQQGTDILPRAVSGRIASSCWWFFTLIIVSSYTANLAAFLTLERMTPPIESVEDLANQNKILYGVNEGGSTAAFFEDSIVPLYKKMWNFMVSTTQKQIELEKQSITNSTSNRIFVSSYADGIEKVRTSKGKYAFLLEETTNNYESGRRPCDTMKVGQNLNTLGYGIATKIGNPLRVSLNLAILYLSEKGELKKLENKWWYDRGQCDTGTSDGGTSSSLNLSKVAGIFYILLAGMVLSMCTALVEFLFRKNKENREKERNRMRSSRPLKPGILASCERAKQKQLQNRRTKSEEVSTPRSTLF