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Gene information for Grik3 (Rattus norvegicus)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID298521
Official gene symbolGrik3
Full nameglutamate receptor, ionotropic, kainate 3
AliasesGluR7
Gene summaryGlutamate 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. Compared to other kainate or AMPA receptors, this subunit exhibits a lower sensitivity to glutamate, and thus may play a unique role in neurotransmission in the brain. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 5   Locus: 5q36
Gene position144842373 - 145058046  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size215674 bp
Gene sequence