lmmol · Proteins

Glutamate receptor ionotropic, kainate 3

UniProt Q13003 Organism Homo sapiens Gene GLUR7, GRIK3

Also known as: GLUR7, GRIK3

Function

Ionotropic glutamate receptor that functions as a cation-permeable ligand-gated ion channel, gated by L-glutamate and the glutamatergic agonist kainic acid. Binding of the excitatory neurotransmitter L-glutamate induces a conformation change, leading to the opening of the cation channel, and thereby converts the chemical signal to an electrical impulse. The receptor then desensitizes rapidly and enters a transient inactive state, characterized by the presence of bound agonist. In association with GRIK2, involved in presynaptic facilitation of glutamate release at hippocampal mossy fiber synapses (By similarity).

Classification

Family (Pfam)
PF01094 ANF_receptor, PF00060 Lig_chan, PF10613 Lig_chan-Glu_bd
InterPro
ANF_lig-bd_rcpt, Glu/Gly-bd, Iono_Glu_rcpt_met, Ionotropic_Glu_rcpt, Iontro_rcpt_C, Peripla_BP_I
Functional cluster
Immunoglobulin-Domain Cell Adhesion Proteins

Gene Ontology · 23

Drugs targeting this protein · 3

Related proteins · sequence + function similarity

Co-cited proteins · studied together in the literature

Literature · 5 cited papers

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