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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot P23415: Variant p.Arg246Trp

Glycine receptor subunit alpha-1
Gene: GLRA1
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Variant information Variant position: help 246 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 Arginine (R) to Tryptophan (W) at position 246 (R246W, p.Arg246Trp). 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 Change from large size and basic (R) to large size and aromatic (W) The physico-chemical property of the reference and variant residues and the change implicated.
BLOSUM score: help -3 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; abolishes expression at the cell membrane; requires much higher glycine levels for channel activation. Any additional useful information about the variant.
Other resources: help Links to websites of interest for the variant.


Sequence information Variant position: help 246 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 CTKHYNTGKFTCIEARFHLE R QMGYYLIQMYIPSLLIVILS 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                         CTKHYNTGKFTCIEARFHLERQMGYYLIQMYIPSLLIVILS

Mouse                         CTKHYNTGKFTCIEARFHLERQMGYYLIQMYIPSLLIVILS

Rat                           CTKHYNTGKFTCIEARFHLERQMGYYLIQMYIPSLLIVILS

Bovine                        CTKHYNTGKFTCIEARFHLERQMGYYLIQMYIPSLLIVILS

Zebrafish                     CTKHYNTGKFTCIEARFHLERQMGYYLIQMYIPSLLIVILS
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
Topological domain 29 – 250 Extracellular
Binding site 243 – 243
Mutagenesis 243 – 243 H -> A. Strongly decreases potentiation of channel activity by Zn(2+).
Turn 246 – 248



Literature citations
New hyperekplexia mutations provide insight into glycine receptor assembly, trafficking, and activation mechanisms.
Bode A.; Wood S.E.; Mullins J.G.; Keramidas A.; Cushion T.D.; Thomas R.H.; Pickrell W.O.; Drew C.J.; Masri A.; Jones E.A.; Vassallo G.; Born A.P.; Alehan F.; Aharoni S.; Bannasch G.; Bartsch M.; Kara B.; Krause A.; Karam E.G.; Matta S.; Jain V.; Mandel H.; Freilinger M.; Graham G.E.; Hobson E.; Chatfield S.; Vincent-Delorme C.; Rahme J.E.; Afawi Z.; Berkovic S.F.; Howell O.W.; Vanbellinghen J.F.; Rees M.I.; Chung S.K.; Lynch J.W.;
J. Biol. Chem. 288:33745-33759(2013)
Cited for: VARIANTS HKPX1 TRP-93; CYS-100; TRP-246; GLU-254; SER-258; PRO-319 AND ALA-424; CHARACTERIZATION OF VARIANTS HKPX1 TRP-93; CYS-100; TRP-246; GLU-254; SER-258; HIS-280; MET-308; PRO-319; ALA-424 AND HIS-450; FUNCTION; SUBCELLULAR LOCATION;
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