{"symbol":"GRIK5","synonyms":["GLUK5","GRIK2","KA2","EAA2"],"name":"glutamate receptor, ionotropic, kainate 5","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. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2014]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":2901,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/2901","proteins":[{"symbol":"GRIK5_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/GRIK5_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Ion channels","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Ion+channels"},{"name":"Glutamate receptors","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Glutamate+receptors"}]}