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GRID2 is a member of the family of ionotropic glutamate receptors which are the predominant excitatory neurotransmitter receptors in the mammalian brain. The encoded protein is a multi-pass membrane protein that is expressed selectively in cerebellar Purkinje cells. A point mutation in the mouse ortholog, associated with the phenotype named 'lurcher', in the heterozygous state leads to ataxia resulting from selective, cell-autonomous apoptosis of cerebellar Purkinje cells during postnatal development. Mice homozygous for this mutation die shortly after birth from massive loss of mid- and hindbrain neurons during late embryogenesis. This protein also plays a role in synapse organization between parallel fibers and Purkinje cells. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. Mutations in this gene cause cerebellar ataxia in humans.
Gene Name: | glutamate receptor, ionotropic, delta 2 |
Family/Subfamily: | Ion Channel , Glutamate receptor - ionotropic (NMDA receptor) |
Synonyms: | GRID2, Creeper, GluR delta-2 subunit, GluRdelta2, GluR-delta-2, GLURD2, Hotfoot, Lurcher |
Target Sequences: | NM_001510 NP_001501.2 O43424 |
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