Recombinant Human Glutamate receptor, ionotropic kainate 4 (GRIK4), Truncated

Uniprot Id

Q16099

Target Species

Human

Target Name

GRIK4

Target Full Name

Glutamate receptor ionotropic, kainate 4

Target Function

Receptor for glutamate. L-glutamate acts as an excitatory neurotransmitter at many synapses in the central nervous system. The postsynaptic actions of Glu are mediated by a variety of receptors that are named according to their selective agonists.

Target Subcellular Location

Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell junction, synapse, postsynaptic cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.

Target Protein Families

Glutamate-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.10.1) family, GRIK4 subfamily

Target Synonyms

EAA 1; EAA1; Excitatory amino acid receptor 1; GluK4; Glutamate receptor; Glutamate receptor ionotropic kainate 4; Glutamate receptor ionotropic kainate 4 precursor; Glutamate receptor KA 1; Glutamate receptor KA 1precursor; Glutamate receptor KA-1; Glutamate receptor KA1; Glutamate receptor; ionotropic kainate 4; GRIK 4; GRIK; Grik4; GRIK4_HUMAN; ionotropic kainate 4; KA 1; KA1; OTTHUMP00000045951; OTTHUMP00000231881

Target Background

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.