Glutamate Receptor Ionotropic, NMDA 2B

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Receptor

**Definition:** Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2B (1484 aa, ~166 kDa) is encoded by the human GRIN2B gene. This protein plays a role in both calcium transport and glutamate binding.

**Synonyms:** - GRIN2B - GluN2B - Glutamate Receptor Subunit Epsilon-2 - Glutamate [NMDA] Receptor Subunit Epsilon-2 - N-Methyl D-Aspartate Receptor Subtype 2B - N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Channel, Subunit Epsilon-2 - N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Subunit 2B - N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Subunit 3 - NMDAR2B - NR2B - NR3 - hNR3