Descriptions

IQ motif and SEC7 domain-containing protein 2 (IQSEC2, also known as BRAG1) is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) that is highly enriched in synapses. The autoinhibition of IQSEC2 is mediated by its IQ motif, which binds to apo-CaM and folds together with its Sec7-PH tandem, leading IQSEC2 to adopt a closed conformation in the absence of Ca2+. This autoinhibition is released by calcium binding, which triggers a conformational change that exposes the DH domain for activation.

Autoinhibitory domains (AIDs)

Target domain

646-983 (Sec7-PH domains)

Relief mechanism

Ligand binding

Assay

Accessory elements

No accessory elements

Autoinhibited structure

Activated structure

1 structures for Q76M68

Entry ID Method Resolution Chain Position Source
AF-Q76M68-F1 Predicted AlphaFoldDB

No variants for Q76M68

Variant ID(s) Position Change Description Diseaes Association Provenance
No variants for Q76M68

No associated diseases with Q76M68

2 regional properties for Q76M68

Type Name Position InterPro Accession
domain Sec7 domain 646 - 841 IPR000904
domain IQ motif and SEC7 domain-containing protein, PH domain 861 - 998 IPR033742

Functions

Description
EC Number
Subcellular Localization
  • Cytoplasm
  • Postsynaptic density
PANTHER Family
PANTHER Subfamily
PANTHER Protein Class
PANTHER Pathway Category No pathway information available

7 GO annotations of cellular component

Name Definition
cytoplasm The contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures.
GABA-ergic synapse A synapse that uses GABA as a neurotransmitter. These synapses are typically inhibitory.
glycinergic synapse A synapse that uses glycine as a neurotransmitter.
inhibitory synapse A synapse in which an action potential in the presynaptic cell reduces the probability of an action potential occurring in the postsynaptic cell.
postsynaptic density An electron dense network of proteins within and adjacent to the postsynaptic membrane of an asymmetric, neuron-neuron synapse. Its major components include neurotransmitter receptors and the proteins that spatially and functionally organize them such as anchoring and scaffolding molecules, signaling enzymes and cytoskeletal components.
postsynaptic membrane A specialized area of membrane facing the presynaptic membrane on the tip of the nerve ending and separated from it by a minute cleft (the synaptic cleft). Neurotransmitters cross the synaptic cleft and transmit the signal to the postsynaptic membrane.
postsynaptic specialization of symmetric synapse A network of proteins within and adjacent to the postsynaptic membrane of a symmetric synapse, consisting of anchoring and scaffolding molecules, signaling enzymes and cytoskeletal components that spatially and functionally organize the neurotransmitter receptors at the synapse. This structure is not as thick or electron dense as the postsynaptic densities found in asymmetric synapses.

1 GO annotations of molecular function

Name Definition
guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity Stimulates the exchange of GDP to GTP on a signaling GTPase, changing its conformation to its active form. Guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) act by stimulating the release of guanosine diphosphate (GDP) to allow binding of guanosine triphosphate (GTP), which is more abundant in the cell under normal cellular physiological conditions.

5 GO annotations of biological process

Name Definition
actin cytoskeleton organization A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of cytoskeletal structures comprising actin filaments and their associated proteins.
activation of GTPase activity Any process that initiates the activity of an inactive GTPase through the replacement of GDP by GTP.
postsynapse organization A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a postsynapse.
regulation of ARF protein signal transduction Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of ARF protein signal transduction.
regulation of small GTPase mediated signal transduction Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of small GTPase mediated signal transduction.

12 homologous proteins in AiPD

UniProt AC Gene Name Protein Name Species Evidence Code
Q5JU85 IQSEC2 IQ motif and SEC7 domain-containing protein 2 Homo sapiens (Human) EV
Q6DN90 IQSEC1 IQ motif and SEC7 domain-containing protein 1 Homo sapiens (Human) EV
Q9UPP2 IQSEC3 IQ motif and SEC7 domain-containing protein 3 Homo sapiens (Human) SS
Q5DU25 Iqsec2 IQ motif and SEC7 domain-containing protein 2 Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
Q8R0S2 Iqsec1 IQ motif and SEC7 domain-containing protein 1 Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
Q3TES0 Iqsec3 IQ motif and SEC7 domain-containing protein 3 Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
Q7TSU1 Arfgef2 Brefeldin A-inhibited guanine nucleotide-exchange protein 2 Rattus norvegicus (Rat) PR
D4A631 Arfgef1 Brefeldin A-inhibited guanine nucleotide-exchange protein 1 Rattus norvegicus (Rat) PR
A0A0G2JUG7 Iqsec1 IQ motif and SEC7 domain-containing protein 1 Rattus norvegicus (Rat) SS
P63035 Cyth2 Cytohesin-2 Rattus norvegicus (Rat) SS
P97696 Cyth3 Cytohesin-3 Rattus norvegicus (Rat) SS
P97694 Cyth1 Cytohesin-1 Rattus norvegicus (Rat) SS
10 20 30 40 50 60
MESLLENPVR AVLYLKELTA IVQNQQSLIH TQRQRIDELE RRLDELSAEN RSLWEHQQLL
70 80 90 100 110 120
QAQPPPGLVP PPSAPLPAPA ATAPAATAAQ EPLQDHGQLI PATPEPPLQH HGQLLAQPQP
130 140 150 160 170 180
APSSRVQTPQ SPHQHPVAPG AVADKEKERP SSCCAAAGAL LQHASPAALG KGVLSRRPKN
190 200 210 220 230 240
ETVLHQFCCP ATDTEQKPAC SDLASQSDGS CAQAGGGMED SVVAAVAAGR PSAHAPKAQA
250 260 270 280 290 300
PELQQEEERP GAVGSPRAGP LRAASPGQQQ PALATALCSH TPAASEYELS LDLKNKQIEM
310 320 330 340 350 360
LEHKYGGHLV SRRAACTIQT AFRQYQLSKN FEKIRNSLLE SRLPRRISLR KVRAPTAESL
370 380 390 400 410 420
VAEKALLESC GLLGLPLGRS PSLPPTFAGS LTELEDSFTE QVQSLAKSID DALSTWSLKT
430 440 450 460 470 480
MCSLQESGAY QLHQALHPSA GQPGLETEAA REPDSGPGSG DEAGSLPQGH SGTLMMAFRD
490 500 510 520 530 540
VTVQIANQNI SVSSSTALSV ANCLGAQTAQ ATAEPAAVQT EQGDAATQEV SEVPASELMD
550 560 570 580 590 600
PPVEDSEAAE SGAQSAHEPT VAEAVVEEAV ATEAEEEEEG AGQAGKGAEA EVGDNSEQLS
610 620 630 640 650 660
SSSASTKSAK SGSEVSAAAS KEALQAVILS LPRYHCENPA SCRSPTLSTD TLRKRLYRIG
670 680 690 700 710 720
LNLFNINPDK GIQFLISRGF IPDTPIGVAH FLLQRKGLSR QMIGEFLGNS KKQFNRDVLD
730 740 750 760 770 780
CVVDEMDFSN MELDEALRKF QAHIRVQGEA QKVERLIEAF SQRYCMCNPE VVQQFHNPDT
790 800 810 820 830 840
IFILAFAIIL LNTDMYSPNI KPDRKMMLED FIRNLRGVDD GADIPRELVV GIYERIQQKE
850 860 870 880 890 900
LKSNEDHVTY VTKVEKSIVG MKTVLSMPHR RLVCCSRLFE VTDVNKLQKQ AAHQREVFLF
910 920 930 940 950 960
NDLLVILKLC PKKKSSFTYT FCKAVGLLGM RFHLFENEYY SHGITLATPL SGSEKKQVLH
970 980 990 1000 1010 1020
FCALGSDEMQ KFVEDLKESI AEVTELEQIR IEWELERQQG TKTLSARSAG AQGDPQSKQG
1030 1040 1050 1060 1070 1080
SPTAKREAMA GEKATESSGE VSIHNRLQTF QHSPKLGVER GAPAPSPPTS PPPPLPPDPQ
1090 1100 1110 1120 1130 1140
PSPLREQPPP LPLPPPTPPG TLVQCQQIVK VIVLDKPCLA RMEPLLSQAL SCYASSSSDS
1150 1160 1170 1180 1190
CGSTPLRGPG SPVKVIHQPP LPPPPPPYNH PHQFCPPGSL LLRRRYSSGS RSLV