Species Human Entrez 2901 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000105737 | |
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Aliases GRIK5, EAA2, GRIK2, GluK5, KA2, glutamate ionotropic receptor kainate type subunit 5 External IDs MGI: 95818 HomoloGene: 1578 GeneCards: GRIK5 | ||
Glutamate receptor, ionotropic kainate 5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GRIK5 gene.
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Function
This gene encodes a protein that belongs to the glutamate-gated ionic channel family. Glutamate functions as the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system through activation of ligand-gated ion channels and G protein-coupled membrane receptors. The protein encoded by this gene forms functional heteromeric kainate-preferring ionic channels with the subunits encoded by related gene family members.
Interactions
GRIK5 has been shown to interact with DLG4 and GRIK2.
References
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