{"symbol":"GRIK4","synonyms":["GLUK4","GRIK","EAA1","KA1"],"name":"glutamate receptor, ionotropic, kainate 4","description":"This gene encodes a protein that belongs to the glutamate-gated ionic channel family. Glutamate functions as the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system through activation of ligand-gated ion channels and G protein-coupled membrane receptors. The protein encoded by this gene forms functional heteromeric kainate-preferring ionic channels with the subunits encoded by related gene family members. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2013]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":2900,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/2900","proteins":[{"symbol":"GRIK4_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/GRIK4_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Glutamate receptors","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Glutamate+receptors"},{"name":"Ion channels","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Ion+channels"}]}