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Glutamate-gated cationic channel
| Name: | Glutamate-gated cationic channel |
| Description: | Cell-surface proteins that bind glutamate and trigger changes which influence the behavior of cells. Glutamate receptors include ionotropic receptors (AMPA, kainate, and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors), which directly control ion channels, and metabotropic receptors which act through second messenger systems. Glutamate receptors are the most common mediators of fast excitatory synaptic transmission in the central nervous system. They have also been implicated in the mechanisms of memory and of many diseases (MSH). |
| Synonym(s): | Glutamate receptor, GluR |
| Has role: | Glutamate receptor |
| Super-category: | Tetrameric ion channel |
| Id: | nifext_5239 |
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| Created | 19 September 2007 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| Definition | Cell-surface proteins that bind glutamate … Cell-surface proteins that bind glutamate and trigger changes which influence the behavior of cells. Glutamate receptors include ionotropic receptors (AMPA, kainate, and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors), which directly control ion channels, and metabotropic receptors which act through second messenger systems. Glutamate receptors are the most common mediators of fast excitatory synaptic transmission in the central nervous system. They have also been implicated in the mechanisms of memory and of many diseases (MSH). isms of memory and of many diseases (MSH). |
| Has role | Glutamate receptor + |
| Id | nifext_5239 + |
| Label | Glutamate-gated cationic channel + |
| ModifiedDate | 4 May 2011 + |
| SuperCategory | Tetrameric ion channel + |
| Synonym | Glutamate receptor +, and GluR + |