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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot P23415: Variant p.Gln294His

Glycine receptor subunit alpha-1
Gene: GLRA1
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Variant information Variant position: help 294 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Type of variant: help LP/P [Disclaimer] The variants are classified into three categories: LP/P, LB/B and US.
  • LP/P: likely pathogenic or pathogenic.
  • LB/B: likely benign or benign.
  • US: uncertain significance
Residue change: help From Glutamine (Q) to Histidine (H) at position 294 (Q294H, p.Gln294His). Indicates the amino acid change of the variant. The one-letter and three-letter codes for amino acids used in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot are those adopted by the commission on Biochemical Nomenclature of the IUPAC-IUB.
Physico-chemical properties: help Similar physico-chemical property. Both residues are medium size and polar. The physico-chemical property of the reference and variant residues and the change implicated.
BLOSUM score: help 0 The score within a Blosum matrix for the corresponding wild-type to variant amino acid change. The log-odds score measures the logarithm for the ratio of the likelihood of two amino acids appearing by chance. The Blosum62 substitution matrix is used. This substitution matrix contains scores for all possible exchanges of one amino acid with another:
  • Lowest score: -4 (low probability of substitution).
  • Highest score: 11 (high probability of substitution).
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Variant description: help In HKPX1. Any additional useful information about the variant.
Other resources: help Links to websites of interest for the variant.


Sequence information Variant position: help 294 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Protein sequence length: help 457 The length of the canonical sequence.
Location on the sequence: help MDAAPARVGLGITTVLTMTT Q SSGSRASLPKVSYVKAIDIW The residue change on the sequence. Unless the variant is located at the beginning or at the end of the protein sequence, both residues upstream (20) and downstream (20) of the variant will be shown.
Residue conservation: help The multiple alignment of the region surrounding the variant against various orthologous sequences. 
Human                         MDAAPARVGLGITTVLTMTTQSSGSRASLPKVSYVKAIDIW

Mouse                         MDAAPARVGLGITTVLTMTTQSSGSRASLPKVSYVKAIDIW

Rat                           MDAAPARVGLGITTVLTMTTQSSGSRASLPKVSYVKAIDIW

Bovine                        MDAAPARVGLGITTVLTMTTQSSGSRASLPKVSYVKAIDIW

Zebrafish                     MDAAPARVGLGITTVLTMTTQSSGSRASLPKVSYVKAIDIW
Sequence annotation in neighborhood: help The regions or sites of interest surrounding the variant. In general the features listed are posttranslational modifications, binding sites, enzyme active sites, local secondary structure or other characteristics reported in the cited references. The "Sequence annotation in neighborhood" lines have a fixed format:
  • Type: the type of sequence feature.
  • Positions: endpoints of the sequence feature.
  • Description: contains additional information about the feature.
TypePositionsDescription
Chain 29 – 457 Glycine receptor subunit alpha-1
Transmembrane 278 – 298 Helical; Name=2
Site 289 – 289 Important for obstruction of the ion pore in the closed conformation
Mutagenesis 282 – 282 G -> A. Increased single-channel conductance. No effect on glycine sensitivity, but decreased rate of activation.
Mutagenesis 304 – 304 K -> C. Decreases channel conductance; the mutant channel requires much higher glycine concentrations for activation.
Helix 291 – 297



Literature citations
A novel mutation (Gln266-->His) in the alpha 1 subunit of the inhibitory glycine-receptor gene (GLRA1) in hereditary hyperekplexia.
Milani N.; Dalpra L.; del Prete A.; Zanini R.; Larizza L.;
Am. J. Hum. Genet. 58:420-422(1996)
Cited for: VARIANT HKPX1 HIS-294;
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