| Entrez gene ID | | 29559 |
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| Official gene symbol | | Grik1 |
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| Full name | | glutamate receptor, ionotropic, kainate 1 |
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| Aliases | | GluR5 |
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| 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] |
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| Location | | Chromosome: 11 Locus: 11q11 |
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| Gene position | | 27703873 - 28106449 Map Viewer |
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| Gene orientation | | minus |
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| Gene size | | 402577 bp |
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