| Entrez gene ID | | 2897 |
| Official gene symbol | | GRIK1 |
| Full name | | glutamate receptor, ionotropic, kainate 1 |
| Aliases | | ,EAA3,EEA3,GLR5,GLUR5, |
| Gene summary | | Glutamate receptors are the predominant excitatory neurotransmitter receptors in the mammalian brain and are activated in a variety of normal neurophysiologic processes. This gene product belongs to the kainate family of glutamate receptors, which are composed of four subunits and function as ligand-activated ion channels. The subunit encoded by this gene is subject to RNA editing (CAG->CGG; Q->R) within the second transmembrane domain, which is thought to alter the properties of ion flow. Alternative splicing, resulting in transcript variants encoding different isoforms, has been noted for this gene. [provided by RefSeq] |
| Location | | Chromosome: 21 Locus: 21q22.11 |
| Gene position | | 31312282 - 30909254 Map Viewer |
| Gene orientation | | minus |
| Gene size | | 403029 bp |
| Gene sequence |
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| OMIM ID | | 138245 |
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