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Grm4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Grm4
  • Name
    glutamate receptor, metabotropic 4
  • Synonyms
    Gprc1d, mGluR4
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1351341
    NCBI Gene: 268934
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    21 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr17:27641361-27732800 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 17, 14.05 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    663 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1351341
protein coding gene Chr17:27641361-27740377 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0023420
protein coding gene Chr17:26716913-26813153 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0023377
protein coding gene Chr17:25878406-25969754 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0023343
protein coding gene Chr17:26034567-26125465 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0023382
protein coding gene Chr17:26142138-26234599 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0023143
protein coding gene Chr17:26413387-26503783 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0023825
protein coding gene Chr17:27819948-27923675 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0021299
protein coding gene Chr17:23271721-23360434 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0022644
protein coding gene Chr17:26351022-26447488 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0023117
protein coding gene Chr17:28791503-28890026 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0023249
protein coding gene Chr17:25434792-25525063 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0023218
protein coding gene Chr17:25221187-25314278 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0023326
protein coding gene Chr17:26983781-27077269 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0023236
protein coding gene Chr17:28293051-28388718 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0023866
protein coding gene Chr17:26422541-26527497 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0022394
protein coding gene Chr17:24225352-24319639 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0022212
protein coding gene Chr17:24439097-24534587 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0022707
protein coding gene Chr17:26427668-26523881 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    GRM4, glutamate metabotropic receptor 4
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    GRM4, glutamate metabotropic receptor 4
  • Synonyms
    GPRC1D, mGlu4, MGLUR4
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2914
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q14833
    UniProt: Q14833

  • Chr Location
    6p21.31; chr6:34018643-34155622 (-)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    4 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    29 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Homozygous mutation of theis gene results in impaired motor learning, and reduced paired-pulse facilitation and post-tetanic potential.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 268934 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 91440 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_001291045 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 4593 C57BL/6  
polypeptide Q68EF4 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 912 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 11
    cDNA 11

    Microarray probesets 2
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-10267, MGI:95828
References
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  • Summaries
    All 69
    Developmental Gene Expression 8
    Gene Ontology 9
    Phenotypes 29
  • Earliest
    J:35793 Pekhletski R, et al., Impaired cerebellar synaptic plasticity and motor performance in mice lacking the mGluR4 subtype of metabotropic glutamate receptor. J Neurosci. 1996 Oct 15;16(20):6364-73
  • Latest
    J:335422 Spirkova A, et al., Glutamate can act as a signaling molecule in mouse preimplantation embryos. Biol Reprod. 2022 Oct 11;107(4):916-927

Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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last database update
03/12/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory