GLRA2

ENSG00000101958
Target class
Ion channel
Chromosome
X

Chemical probe available
No

Target name
GLRA2
Gene name
Glycine receptor alpha 2
Gene symbol
GLRA2
Previous gene symbols
  • GLR
Protein name
Glycine receptor subunit alpha-2

Gene biotype
Protein coding
Gene family
Glycine receptors
Target class
Ion channel
Target type
Human gene

Tissues expressed in
8
Protein localisation evidence grade
Approved
Highest tissue expression
16.43
Tissue specificity (Gini)
0.886
Tissue specificity (tau)
0.955

KEGG gene identifiers
  • hsa:2742
Reactome pathways
  • R-HSA-112314
Protein interaction confidence
0.781
Protein interaction partners
2

End position
14731812
Start position
14529298
Chromosome
X
Strand
Forward

Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000101958
HGNC ID
NCBI Gene ID
2742
UniProt ID
P23416

  • Postsynaptic cell membrane
  • Multi-pass membrane protein . Synapse . Cell membrane
  • Multi-pass membrane protein . Cell projection .
  • Plasma membrane

Tissue specificity (tau)
0.955006
Expression inequality (Gini)
0.885629

Expression in transcripts per million

Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere
16.43
Brain - Cerebellum
13.41
Brain - Hypothalamus
8.12
Brain - Nucleus accumbens (basal ganglia)
3.42
Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)
2.98

Expression in transcripts per million

  • Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere16.43
  • Brain - Cerebellum13.41
  • Brain - Hypothalamus8.12
  • Brain - Nucleus accumbens (basal ganglia)3.42
  • Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)2.98
  • Brain - Amygdala2.71
  • Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)2.42
  • Brain - Cortex1.7
  • Brain - Caudate (basal ganglia)0.81
  • Brain - Putamen (basal ganglia)0.72
  • Brain - Spinal cord (cervical c-1)0.51
  • Brain - Substantia nigra0.5
  • Brain - Hippocampus0.5
  • Pituitary0.43
  • Colon - Transverse0.23
  • Colon - Sigmoid0.14
  • Nerve - Tibial0.11
  • Ovary0.09
  • Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum0.07
  • Testis0.07
  • Fallopian Tube0.04
  • Cervix - Endocervix0.04
  • Kidney - Cortex0.03
  • Cells - Cultured fibroblasts0.02
  • Esophagus - Muscularis0.02

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

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