NMDAR2B Antibody – Polyclonal

N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are a class of ionotropic glutamate receptors. NMDA receptor channel has been shown to be involved in long-term potentiation, an activity-dependent increase in the efficiency of synaptic transmission thought to underlie certain kinds of memory and learning. NMDA receptor channels are heteromers composed of three different subunits: NR1 (GRIN1), NR2 (GRIN2A, GRIN2B, GRIN2C, or GRIN2D) and NR3 (GRIN3A or GRIN3B). The NR2 subunit acts as the agonist binding site for glutamate. This receptor is the predominant excitatory neurotransmitter receptor in the mammalian brain. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

NMDAR2B: an NMDA receptor subtype of glutamate-gated ion channels with high calcium permeability and voltage-dependent sensitivity to magnesium. Mediated by glycine. Plays a key role in synaptic plasticity, synaptogenesis, excitotoxicity, memory acquisition and learning. Mediates neuronal functions in glutamate neurotransmission. In concert with DAPK1 at extrasynaptic sites, acts as a central mediator for stroke damage. Its phosphorylation at Ser-1303 by DAPK1 enhances synaptic NMDA receptor channel activity inducing injurious Ca2+ influx through them, resulting in an irreversible neuronal death.

Protein type: Membrane protein, integral; Channel, ligand-gated; Channel, calcium; Membrane protein, multi-pass

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 12p12

Cellular Component: cell junction; cell surface; integral to plasma membrane; intracellular; N-methyl-D-aspartate selective glutamate receptor complex; neuron projection; plasma membrane; postsynaptic membrane

Molecular Function: extracellular-glutamate-gated ion channel activity; glycine binding; N-methyl-D-aspartate selective glutamate receptor activity; protein binding; Ras guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity; zinc ion binding

Biological Process: ephrin receptor signaling pathway; glutamate signaling pathway; ionotropic glutamate receptor signaling pathway; learning and/or memory; MAPKKK cascade; positive regulation of GTPase activity; response to ethanol; synaptic transmission; transport

Disease: Epileptic Encephalopathy, Early Infantile, 27; Mental Retardation, Autosomal Dominant 6