Gene Symbol | Grik3 |
Entrez Gene ID | 14807 |
Full Name | glutamate receptor, ionotropic, kainate 3 |
Synonyms | 9630027E11,GluK3,GluR7-3,Glur-7,Glur7 |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Mus musculus(house mouse) |
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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. Transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene, however, their full-length nature is not known. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]. |