About Glutamate receptor ionotropic, kainate 5
Glutamate receptor ionotropic, kainate 5 (GRIK5) is a protein
from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession
Q16478, 980 residues long.
MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and
118 disease associations.
Target properties
| Protein name | Glutamate receptor ionotropic, kainate 5 |
| UniProt accession | Q16478 |
| Gene | GRIK5 |
| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Length | 980 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 (118)
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-Q16478-F1 | alphafold | PREDICTED | 77.80 | — |
Amino-acid sequence (980 residues)
MPAELLLLLI VAFASPSCQV LSSLRMAAIL DDQTVCGRGE RLALALAREQ INGIIEVPAK ARVEVDIFEL QRDSQYETTD TMCQILPKGV VSVLGPSSSP ASASTVSHIC GEKEIPHIKV GPEETPRLQY LRFASVSLYP SNEDVSLAVS RILKSFNYPS ASLICAKAEC LLRLEELVRG FLISKETLSV RMLDDSRDPT PLLKEIRDDK VSTIIIDANA SISHLILRKA SELGMTSAFY KYILTTMDFP ILHLDGIVED SSNILGFSMF NTSHPFYPEF VRSLNMSWRE NCEASTYLGP ALSAALMFDA VHVVVSAVRE LNRSQEIGVK PLACTSANIW PHGTSLMNYL RMVEYDGLTG RVEFNSKGQR TNYTLRILEK SRQGHREIGV WYSNRTLAMN ATTLDINLSQ TLANKTLVVT TILENPYVMR RPNFQALSGN ERFEGFCVDM LRELAELLRF RYRLRLVEDG LYGAPEPNGS WTGMVGELIN RKADLAVAAF TITAEREKVI DFSKPFMTLG ISILYRVHMG RKPGYFSFLD PFSPAVWLFM LLAYLAVSCV LFLAARLSPY EWYNPHPCLR ARPHILENQY TLGNSLWFPV GGFMQQGSEI MPRALSTRCV SGVWWAFTLI IISSYTANLA AFLTVQRMEV PVESADDLAD QTNIEYGTIH AGSTMTFFQN SRYQTYQRMW NYMQSKQPSV FVKSTEEGIA RVLNSRYAFL LESTMNEYHR RLNCNLTQIG GLLDTKGYGI GMPLGSPFRD EITLAILQLQ ENNRLEILKR KWWEGGRCPK EEDHRAKGLG MENIGGIFIV LICGLIIAVF VAVMEFIWST RRSAESEEVS VCQEMLQELR HAVSCRKTSR SRRRRRPGGP SRALLSLRAV REMRLSNGKL YSAGAGGDAG SAHGGPQRLL DDPGPPSGAR PAAPTPCTHV RVCQECRRIQ ALRASGAGAP PRGLGVPAEA TSPPRPRPGP AGPRELAEHE
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