GRIK5

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Glutamate receptor, ionotropic kainate 5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GRIK5 gene.[5][6]

AliasesGRIK5, EAA2, GRIK2, GluK5, KA2, glutamate ionotropic receptor kainate type subunit 5
End42,070,206 bp[1]
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GRIK5
Identifiers
AliasesGRIK5, EAA2, GRIK2, GluK5, KA2, glutamate ionotropic receptor kainate type subunit 5
External IDsOMIM: 600283; MGI: 95818; HomoloGene: 1578; GeneCards: GRIK5; OMA:GRIK5 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001301030
NM_002088

NM_008168
NM_001360067

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001287959
NP_002079

NP_032194
NP_001346996
NP_001389776
NP_001389777
NP_001389778

Location (UCSC)Chr 19: 42 – 42.07 MbChr 7: 25.01 – 25.07 Mb
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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.[6]

Interactions

GRIK5 has been shown to interact with DLG4[7][8] and GRIK2.[9][10]

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