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Table 5 Human-chimpanzee amino acid substitutions in functional domains

From: The identification and functional implications of human-specific "fixed" amino acid substitutions in the glutamate receptor family

Gene

Amino acid

(Human-Chimpanzee)

Nucleotide

(Human-Chimpanzee)

Functional Domain

GRIN2A

S906N

AGC-AAC

N-glycosylation site

GRIN3A

S30G

AGC-GGC

N-myristoylation site

GRIN3A

D71G

GAC-GGC

N-myristoylation site (lost in humans)

GRIN3A

I988V

ATA-GTA

Casein kinase II phosphorylation site.

GRIN3B

A468V

GCG-GTG

N-glycosylation site

GRIN3B

R727H

CGC-CAC

Protein kinase C phosphorylation site (acquired in humans)

GRIK5

I809V

ATC-GTC

Transmembrane

GRM2

A6G

GCG-GGG

N-myristoylation site

GRM6

Y612H

TAC-CAC

Transmembrane

GRM6

M714V

ATG-GTG

Transmembrane

GRM8

V653I

GTC-ATC

Transmembrane