UniProt Summary: Receptor for glutamate that functions as ligand-gated ion channel in the central nervous system and plays an important role in excitatory synaptic transmission. L-glutamate acts as an excitatory neurotransmitter at many synapses in the central nervous system. 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 the presence of CACNG4 or CACNG7 or CACNG8, shows resensitization which is characterized by a delayed accumulation of current flux upon continued application of glutamate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21172611}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
ANF receptor
Lig chan-Glu bd
SBP bac 3
Lig chan
GO Terms
AMPA glutamate receptor activity
ionotropic glutamate receptor activity
ionotropic glutamate receptor signaling pathway
AMPA glutamate receptor complex
regulation of NMDA receptor activity
glutamate receptor signaling pathway
extracellular vesicle
regulation of glutamate receptor signaling pathway
endocytic vesicle membrane
regulation of neurotransmitter receptor activity
amyloid-beta binding
dendritic spine
regulation of cation channel activity
regulation of signaling receptor activity
postsynaptic membrane
regulation of ion transmembrane transporter activity
regulation of transmembrane transporter activity
regulation of transporter activity
regulation of cation transmembrane transport
neuronal cell body
regulation of ion transmembrane transport
cell junction
regulation of transmembrane transport
regulation of ion transport
ion transmembrane transport
transmembrane transport
ion transport
regulation of transport
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)