Table 3.
NC-IUPHAR recommended and previous nomenclature of ionotropic glutamate receptor subunits
| NC-IUPHAR subunit nomenclature | Previous nomenclatures |
|---|---|
| GluA1 | GLUA1, GluR1, GluRA, GluR-A, GluR-K1, HBGR1 |
| GluA2 | GLUA2, GluR2, GluRB, GluR-B, GluR-K2, HBGR2 |
| GluA3 | GLUA3, GluR3, GluRC, GluR-C, GluR-K3 |
| GluA4 | GLUA4, GluR4, GluRD, GluR-D |
| GluK1 | GLUK5, GluR5, GluR-5, EAA3 |
| GluK2 | GLUK6, GluR6, GluR-6, EAA4 |
| GluK3 | GLUK7, GluR7, GluR-7, EAA5 |
| GluK4 | GLUK1, KA1, KA-1, EAA1 |
| GluK5 | GLUK2, KA2, KA-2, EAA2 |
| GluN1 | GLUN1, NMDA-R1, NR1, GluRξ1 |
| GluN2A | GLUN2A, NMDA-R2A, NR2A, GluRε1 |
| GluN2B | GLUN2B, NMDA-R2B, NR2B, hNR3, GluRε2 |
| GluN2C | GLUN2C, NMDA-R2C, NR2C, GluRε3 |
| GluN2D | GLUN2D, NMDA-R2D, NR2D, GluRε4 |
| GluN3A | GLUN3A, NMDA-R3A, NMDAR-L, chi-1 |
| GluN3B | GLUN3B, NMDA-R3B |
| GluD1 | GluRδ1 |
| GluD2 | GluRδ2 |
Greek symbols in NMDA receptor subunit names were applied to the mouse orthologue only.