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Glrb Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Glrb
  • Name
    glycine receptor, beta subunit
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:95751
    NCBI Gene: 14658
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr3:80750906-80820967 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 3, 35.71 cM, cytoband E3-F1
  • Mapping Data
    18 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    2461 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
    1
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_95751
 protein coding gene Chr3:80750905-80820994 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200019045
 protein coding gene Chr3:77584080-77654375 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195011630
 protein coding gene Chr3:77591363-77661649 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220001348
 protein coding gene Chr3:77609436-77679560 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180001769
 protein coding gene Chr3:77695506-77765625 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175007249
 protein coding gene Chr3:77522245-77592528 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215001955
 protein coding gene Chr3:77990734-78060800 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0025092
 protein coding gene Chr3:73763774-73832528 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005001567
 protein coding gene Chr3:77093985-77163247 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210025487
 protein coding gene Chr3:77628935-77699218 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185012403
 protein coding gene Chr3:77780232-77850346 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205005935
 protein coding gene Chr3:76609057-76679417 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000000986
 protein coding gene Chr3:77357074-77426399 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230008820
 protein coding gene Chr3:79796557-79866843 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190002668
 protein coding gene Chr3:78056924-78126984 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225006724
 protein coding gene Chr3:82497641-82586639 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010006143
 protein coding gene Chr3:77419396-77489179 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010016275
 protein coding gene Chr3:78174245-78243097 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005002991
 protein coding gene Chr3:78013133-78083305 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    GLRB, glycine receptor beta
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    GLRB, glycine receptor beta
  • Synonyms
    HKPX2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2743
    UniProt: P48167

  • Chr Location
    4q32.1; chr4:157076100-157172090 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Glrb mouse models; 1 with human GLRB associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    41 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    7 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    44 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Mutations in this gene result in a neurological disorder and premature death.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    106
  • GO References
    25
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    734
  • Tissues
    121
  • cDNA Data
    14
  • Literature Summary
    10
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000028020 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 70062 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000029654 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3029 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000029654 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 496 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      6 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000008046 glycine receptor subunit beta
      (term hierarchy)
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR008060 Glycine receptor beta
      IPR047031 Glycine receptor subunit beta, extracellular domain
      IPR047029 Glycine receptor subunit beta, transmembrane domain
      IPR038050 Neuronal acetylcholine receptor
      IPR006201 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel
      IPR018000 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel, conserved site
      IPR006202 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain
      IPR036734 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain superfamily
      IPR006029 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane domain
      IPR036719 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane domain superfamily
    • GlyGen
      P48168 3 sites, 4 N-linked glycans (2 sites), 1 O-linked glycan (1 site)
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 29
      Genomic 7
      cDNA 17
      Primer pair 3
      Other 2
      Antibodies 2

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-10134, MGD-MRK-14513, MGI:2139832
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 96
      Developmental Gene Expression 10
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 25
      Phenotypes 44
    • Earliest
      J:13079 Chai CK, Hereditary spasticity in mice. J Hered. 1961;52(5):241-243
    • Latest
      J:363624 Rivares C, et al., Muscle type-specific effects of bilateral abobotulinumtoxinA injection on muscle growth and contractile function in spastic mice. FASEB J. 2024 Nov 30;38(22):e70141
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