Biology:GRIN1

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Glutamate [NMDA] receptor subunit zeta-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GRIN1 gene.[1][2]

The protein encoded by this gene is a critical subunit of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors, members of the glutamate receptor channel superfamily which are heteromeric protein complexes with multiple subunits arranged to form a ligand-gated ion channel. These subunits play a key role in the plasticity of synapses, which is believed to underlie memory and learning. The gene consists of 21 exons and is alternatively spliced, producing transcript variants differing in the C-terminus. The sequence of exon 5 is identical in vertebrates, with exon 5 splicing demonstrated in human, mouse and rat.[3][4][5][6] Cell-specific factors are thought to control expression of different isoforms, possibly contributing to the functional diversity of the subunits.[2]

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References

  1. "Heteromeric NMDA receptors: molecular and functional distinction of subtypes". Science 256 (5060): 1217–1221. May 1992. doi:10.1126/science.256.5060.1217. PMID 1350383. Bibcode1992Sci...256.1217M. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: GRIN1 glutamate receptor, ionotropic, N-methyl D-aspartate 1". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=2902. 
  3. "Control of Long-Term Synaptic Potentiation and Learning by Alternative Splicing of the NMDA Receptor Subunit GluN1". Cell Reports 29 (13): 4285–4294.e5. December 2019. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2019.11.087. PMID 31875540. 
  4. "N-terminal alternative splicing of GluN1 regulates the maturation of excitatory synapses and seizure susceptibility". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 116 (42): 21207–21212. October 2019. doi:10.1073/pnas.1905721116. PMID 31570583. Bibcode2019PNAS..11621207L. 
  5. "Splicing and editing of ionotropic glutamate receptors: a comprehensive analysis based on human RNA-Seq data". Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 78 (14): 5605–5630. July 2021. doi:10.1007/s00018-021-03865-z. PMID 34100982. 
  6. "Age and visual experience-dependent expression of NMDAR1 splice variants in rat retina". Neurochemical Research 36 (8): 1417–1425. August 2011. doi:10.1007/s11064-011-0467-5. PMID 21499738. 

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