Protein
Glutamate receptor ionotropic, kainate 3
Organism
Macaca fascicularis
Function
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. The postsynaptic actions of Glu are mediated by a variety of receptors that are named according to their selective agonists. This receptor binds domoate > kainate >> L-glutamate = quisqualate >> AMPA = NMDA (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the glutamate-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.10.1) family. GRIK3 subfamily.
Sequence
MTAPWRRLRSLVWEYWAGLLVCAFWIPDSRGMPHVIRIGGIFEYADGPNAQVMNAEEHAFRFSANIINRNRTLLPNTTLTYDIQRIHFHDSFEATKKACDQLALGVVAIFGPSQGSCTNAVQSICNALEVPHIQLRWKHHPLDNKDTFYVNLYPDYASLSHAILDLVQYLKWRSATVVYDDSTGLIRLQELIMAPSRYNIRLKIRQLPVDSDDSRPLLKEMKRGREFRIIFDCSHTMAAQILKQAMAMGMMTEYYHFIFTTLDLYALDLEPYRYSGVNLTGFRILNVDNPHVSAIVEKWSMERLQAAPRAESGLLDGVMMTDAALLYDAVHIVSVCYQRAPQMTVNSLQCHRHKAWRFGGRFMNFIKEAQWEGLTGRIVFNKTSGLRTDFDLDIISLKEDGLEKVGVWSPADGLNITEVAKGRGPNVTDSLTNRSLIVTTVLEEPFVMFRKSDRTLYGNDRFEGYCIDLLKELAHILGFSYEIRLVEDGKYGAQDDKGQWNGMVKELIDHKADLAVAPLTITHVREKAIDFSKPFMTLGVSILYRKPNGTNPSVFSFLNPLSPDIWMYVLLAYLGVSCVLFVIARFSPYEWYDAHPCNPGSEVVENNFTLLNSFWFGMGSLMQQGSELMPKALSTRIIGGIWWFFTLIIISSYTANLAAFLTVERMESPIDSADDLAKQTKIEYGAVKDGATMTFFKKSKISTFEKMWAFMSSKPSALVKNNEEGIQRALTADYALLMESTTIEYVTQRNCNLTQIGGLIDSKGYGIGTPMGSPYRDKITIAILQLQEEDKLHIMKEKWWRGSGCPEEENKEASALGIQKIGGIFIVLAAGLVLSVLVAVGEFVYKLRKTAEREQRSFCSTVADEIRFSLTCQRRVKHKPQPPMMVKTDAVINMHTFNDRRLPGKDSMACSTSLAPVFP