Protein: Glutamate-gated chloride channel subunit beta (Glu-Cl subunit beta) (Avermectin-sensitive glutamate-gated chloride channel subunit) (Q17328)
Organism: Caenorhabditis elegans
Function: Glutamate-gated chloride channel subunit; channel properties depend on the subunit composition. Glutamate binding triggers a rapidly reversible current in heteromeric channels formed by glc-1 and glc-2, while the anti-helmintic drug ivermectin and other avermectins trigger a permanently open channel configuration. Channels containing only glc-2 are activated by glutamate, but not by ivermectin (in vitro). The heteromeric channel formed by glc-1 and glc-2 is also activated by ibotenate, and it is blocked by picrotoxin and flufenamic acid.
Subcellular location: Postsynaptic cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q94900}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q94900}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000255, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7935817}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7935817}.
Sequence: MTTPSSFSILLLLLLMPVVTNGEYSMQSEQEILNALLKNYDMRVRPPPANSSTEGAVNVRVNIMIRMLSKIDVVNMEYSIQLTFREQWIDPRLAYENLGFYNPPAFLTVPHVKKSLWIPDTFFPTEKAAHRHLIDMENMFLRIYPDGKILYSSRISLTSSCPMRLQLYPLDYQSCNFDLVSYAHTMNDIMYEWDPSTPVQLKPGVGSDLPNFILKNYTTNADCTSHTNTGSYGCLRMQLLFKRQFSYYLVQLYAPTTMIVIVSWVSFWIDLHSTAGRVALGVTTLLTMTTMQSAINAKLPPVSYVKVVDVWLGACQTFVFGALLEYAFVSYQDSVRQNDRSREKAARKAQRRREKLEMVDAEVYQPPCTCHTFEARETFRDKVRRYFTKPDYLPAKIDFYARFVVPLAFLAFNVIYWVSCLIMSANASTPESLV
InterPro domains: - IPR038050: Neuronal acetylcholine receptor (homologous_superfamily) [243-432]
- IPR006201: Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel (family) [9-362]
- IPR036734: Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain superfamily (homologous_superfamily) [28-244]
- IPR006028: Gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor/Glycine receptor alpha (family) [248-420]
- IPR018000: Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel, conserved site (conserved_site) [161-175]
- IPR044721: Glutamate gated chloride channel, transmembrane domain (domain) [247-420]
- IPR036719: Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane domain superfamily (homologous_superfamily) [247-424]
- IPR006029: Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane domain (domain) [252-358]
- IPR006202: Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain (domain) [29-242]
Interaction partners: - Tubulin beta chain
Gene Ontology annotations:
Molecular Function (MF): GO:0003674 (molecular function), GO:0005215 (transporter activity), GO:0022857 (transmembrane transporter activity), GO:1901702 (salt transmembrane transporter activity), GO:0015075 (monoatomic ion transmembrane transporter activity), GO:0022803 (passive transmembrane transporter activity), GO:0015318 (inorganic molecular entity transmembrane transporter activity), GO:0005216 (monoatomic ion channel activity), GO:0008509 (monoatomic anion transmembrane transporter activity), GO:0015103 (inorganic anion transmembrane transporter activity), GO:0015108 (chloride transmembrane transporter activity), GO:0015267 (channel activity), GO:0022839 (monoatomic ion gated channel activity), GO:0005253 (monoatomic anion channel activity), GO:0022836 (gated channel activity), GO:0005254 (chloride channel activity), GO:0099095 (ligand-gated monoatomic anion channel activity), GO:0022834 (ligand-gated channel activity), GO:0015276 (ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity), GO:0005230 (extracellular ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity), GO:0005231 (excitatory extracellular ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity)
Biological Process (BP): GO:0008150 (biological process), GO:0051179 (localization), GO:0032501 (multicellular organismal process), GO:0051234 (establishment of localization), GO:0008340 (determination of adult lifespan), GO:0006810 (transport), GO:0006811 (monoatomic ion transport), GO:0015698 (inorganic anion transport), GO:0006821 (chloride transport), GO:0006820 (monoatomic anion transport)
Cellular Component (CC): GO:0005575 (cellular component), GO:0110165 (cellular anatomical entity), GO:0071944 (cell periphery), GO:0016020 (membrane), GO:0005886 (plasma membrane)