GRIK4, glutamate ionotropic receptor kainate type subunit 4

GRIK4, glutamate ionotropic receptor kainate type subunit 4

• 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. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2013]

• Gene Synonyms (glutamate receptor ionotropic, kainate 4, excitatory amino acid receptor 1, glutamate receptor KA1, glutamate receptor, ionotropic, kainate 4, EAA1, GRIK, GluK4, KA1,)
• NCBI Gene ID: 2900
• Species: Homo sapiens (Human)
• UNIPROT ID#>>Q16099
  UNIPROT ID#>>A6H8K8
  UNIPROT ID#>>B2RAP6
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Gene products are often involved in multiple pathways and networks within a living cell. Learn more about other interacting partners.

glutamate ionotropic receptor kainate type subunit 4 interacts with:

• RAB5A, member RAS oncogene family
  RUN and FYVE domain containing 1

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