About Glutamate receptor ionotropic, kainate 4
Glutamate receptor ionotropic, kainate 4 (GRIK4) is a protein
from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession
Q16099, 956 residues long.
MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and
144 disease associations.
Target properties
| Protein name | Glutamate receptor ionotropic, kainate 4 |
| UniProt accession | Q16099 |
| Gene | GRIK4 |
| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Length | 956 residues |
| Molecular weight | — |
| EC numbers | — |
| Target class | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Subcellular location | — |
| Keywords | — |
Druggability
Target tractability assessment (Open Targets + pocket analysis). No approved drug
| Druggability tier | MEDIUM |
| Druggability score | — |
| Pocket score | — |
| Max clinical phase | — |
Approved drugs hitting this target (2)
DrugCentral-linked approved drugs that act on this protein.
Disease associations (144)
Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).
- epilepsy · score 0.60
- migraine disorder · score 0.60
- obesity · score 0.57
- Seizure · score 0.55
- alcohol dependence · score 0.54
- pain · score 0.53
- partial epilepsy · score 0.53
- post-traumatic stress disorder · score 0.51
- Headache · score 0.50
- obsessive-compulsive disorder · score 0.49
3D Structure (1)
Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.
| Structure | Source | Method | Mean pLDDT | Resolution (Å) |
| AF-Q16099-F1 | alphafold | PREDICTED | 78.39 | — |
Amino-acid sequence (956 residues)
MPRVSAPLVL LPAWLVMVAC SPHSLRIAAI LDDPMECSRG ERLSITLAKN RINRAPERLG KAKVEVDIFE LLRDSEYETA ETMCQILPKG VVAVLGPSSS PASSSIISNI CGEKEVPHFK VAPEEFVKFQ FQRFTTLNLH PSNTDISVAV AGILNFFNCT TACLICAKAE CLLNLEKLLR QFLISKDTLS VRMLDDTRDP TPLLKEIRDD KTATIIIHAN ASMSHTILLK AAELGMVSAY YTYIFTNLEF SLQRMDSLVD DRVNILGFSI FNQSHAFFQE FAQSLNQSWQ ENCDHVPFTG PALSSALLFD AVYAVVTAVQ ELNRSQEIGV KPLSCGSAQI WQHGTSLMNY LRMVELEGLT GHIEFNSKGQ RSNYALKILQ FTRNGFRQIG QWHVAEGLSM DSHLYASNIS DTLFNTTLVV TTILENPYLM LKGNHQEMEG NDRYEGFCVD MLKELAEILR FNYKIRLVGD GVYGVPEANG TWTGMVGELI ARKADLAVAG LTITAEREKV IDFSKPFMTL GISILYRVHM GRKPGYFSFL DPFSPGVWLF MLLAYLAVSC VLFLVARLTP YEWYSPHPCA QGRCNLLVNQ YSLGNSLWFP VGGFMQQGST IAPRALSTRC VSGVWWAFTL IIISSYTANL AAFLTVQRMD VPIESVDDLA DQTAIEYGTI HGGSSMTFFQ NSRYQTYQRM WNYMYSKQPS VFVKSTEEGI ARVLNSNYAF LLESTMNEYY RQRNCNLTQI GGLLDTKGYG IGMPVGSVFR DEFDLAILQL QENNRLEILK RKWWEGGKCP KEEDHRAKGL GMENIGGIFV VLICGLIVAI FMAMLEFLWT LRHSEATEVS VCQEMVTELR SIILCQDSIH PRRRRAAVPP PRPPIPEERR PRGTATLSNG KLCGAGEPDQ LAQRLAQEAA LVARGCTHIR VCPECRRFQG LRARPSPARS EESLEWEKTT NSSEPE
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