Annotated protein:Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2D (GluN2D) (Glutamate [NMDA] receptor subunit epsilon-4) (N-methyl D-aspartate receptor subtype 2D) (NMDAR2D) (NR2D). Gene symbol: GRIN2D. Taxonomy: Rattus norvegicus (Rat). Uniprot ID: Q62645
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SynGO gene info:SynGO data @ GRIN2D
Ontology domain:Biological Process
SynGO term:transmitter-gated ion channel activity involved in regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential (GO:1904315)
Synapse type(s):hippocampus, glutamatergic
Annotated paper:Harney SC, et al. "Extrasynaptic NR2D-containing NMDARs are recruited to the synapse during LTP of NMDAR-EPSCs" J Neurosci. 2008 Nov 5;28(45):11685-94 PMID:18987204
Figure(s):Fig.4
Annotation description:GRIN2D is a well known component of NMDARs. Via PPDA sensitivity NR2D-containing NMDARs are shown to act as extrasynaptic spillover receptors, that move into the PSD upon induction of LTP.

- PPDA is proposed as a specific inhibitor of NR2D-containing NMDARs
Evidence tracking, Biological System:Intact tissue
Evidence tracking, Protein Targeting:Antagonist / agonist
Evidence tracking, Experiment Assay:Whole-cell patch clamp
Annotator(s):Pim van Nierop (ORCID:0000-0003-0593-3443)
Guus Smit (ORCID:0000-0002-2286-1587)
Matthijs Verhage (ORCID:0000-0002-2514-0216)
Lab:Department of Functional Genomics, Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
SynGO annotation ID:2385
Dataset release (version):20231201
View annotation as GO-CAM model:Gene Ontology