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GRM4 (NM_001282847) - glutamate metabotropic receptor 4

Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 4 Isoform 8

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Protein summary

This is an alternative isoform of GRM4 protein. View all 6 isoforms
GRM4: metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 isoform 8
Description:

L-glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system and activates both ionotropic and metabotropic glutamate receptors. Glutamatergic neurotransmission is involved in most aspects of normal brain function and can be perturbed in many neuropathologic conditions. The metabotropic glutamate receptors are a family of G protein-coupled receptors, that have been divided into 3 groups on the basis of sequence homology, putative signal transduction mechanisms, and pharmacologic properties. Group I includes GRM1 and GRM5 and these receptors have been shown to activate phospholipase C. Group II includes GRM2 and GRM3 while Group III includes GRM4, GRM6, GRM7 and GRM8. Group II and III receptors are linked to the inhibition of the cyclic AMP cascade but differ in their agonist selectivities. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2012].

Strand
-
Chromosome
6
Protein
604 residues
All mutations
123
PTM sites
1
CDS
33,990,597 - 34,026,853
Transcription
33,986,419 - 34,113,914
11.92% of sequence is predicted to be disordered

External references

Mappings retrieved from NCBI & UniProt.
RefSeq
Entrez
gene: 2914
UniProt