Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2A

UniProtKB accession:  B7ZSK1

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UniProtKB description:  Component of NMDA receptor complexes that function as heterotetrameric, ligand-gated ion channels with high calcium permeability and voltage-dependent sensitivity to magnesium. Channel activation requires binding of the neurotransmitter glutamate to the epsilon subunit, glycine binding to the zeta subunit, plus membrane depolarization to eliminate channel inhibition by Mg(2+) (PubMed:28232581). Sensitivity to glutamate and channel kinetics depend on the subunit composition (Probable). Plays a role in dendritic branching in brain neurons and in synaptic plasticity (PubMed:18216193). Participates in the synaptic plasticity regulation through activation by the L-glutamate releaseed by BEST1, into the synaptic cleft, upon F2R/PAR-1 activation in astrocyte (By similarity).