GLRA2, Official Symbol GLRA2provided by HGNC Official Full Name glycine receptor alpha 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:4327 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000101958 MIM:305990; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4327 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as GLR; MRXSP Summary The glycine receptor consists of two subunits, alpha and beta, and acts as a pentamer. The protein encoded by this gene is an alpha subunit and can bind strychnine. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Jan 2010] Expression Biased expression in brain (RPKM 1.9) and colon (RPKM 0.8) See more Orthologs mouse all