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GRM4 glutamate metabotropic receptor 4 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 2914, updated on 11-Apr-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
GRM4provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
glutamate metabotropic receptor 4provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:4596
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000124493 MIM:604100; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4596
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
mGlu4; GPRC1D; MGLUR4
Summary
L-glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system and activates both ionotropic and metabotropic glutamate receptors. Glutamatergic neurotransmission is involved in most aspects of normal brain function and can be perturbed in many neuropathologic conditions. The metabotropic glutamate receptors are a family of G protein-coupled receptors, that have been divided into 3 groups on the basis of sequence homology, putative signal transduction mechanisms, and pharmacologic properties. Group I includes GRM1 and GRM5 and these receptors have been shown to activate phospholipase C. Group II includes GRM2 and GRM3 while Group III includes GRM4, GRM6, GRM7 and GRM8. Group II and III receptors are linked to the inhibition of the cyclic AMP cascade but differ in their agonist selectivities. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2012]
Expression
Low expression observed in reference dataset See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

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Location:
6p21.31
Exon count:
15
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2023_10 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 6 NC_000006.12 (34018643..34155622, complement)
RS_2023_10 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 6 NC_060930.1 (33839943..33979214, complement)
105.20220307 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 6 NC_000006.11 (33986420..34123399, complement)

Chromosome 6 - NC_000006.12Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124901308 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:33922205-33922705 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:33925615-33926355 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:33926356-33927095 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:33961394-33962166 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:33967681-33968182 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:33973921-33974803 Neighboring gene microRNA 1275 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:33993583-33994310 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 17058 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:33999095-33999617 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 24375 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:34015538-34016092 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:34016093-34016646 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:34016647-34017200 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 5466 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 4098 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:34031248-34031829 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:34044839-34045669 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:34046709-34047454 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:34050139-34050978 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:34050979-34051818 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:34074290-34074790 Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak5759 silencer Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:34087978-34088766 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:34099315-34100141 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 15272 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr6:34121411-34122268 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 17059 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 24376 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 24377 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 24378 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 24379 Neighboring gene keratin 18 pseudogene 9 Neighboring gene CYCS pseudogene 55

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Expression

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  • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
  • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
  • BioProject: PRJEB4337
  • Publication: PMID 24309898
  • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. The developmental expression of metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 in prenatal human frontal lobe and neurogenesis regions. Xiang Y, et al. Brain Dev, 2019 Aug. PMID 30954358
  2. To Explore the Mechanism of the GRM4 Gene in Osteosarcoma by RNA Sequencing and Bioinformatics Approach. Pang Y, et al. Med Sci Monit Basic Res, 2018 Jan 17. PMID 29339716, Free PMC Article
  3. A genetic variant in miRNA binding site of glutamate receptor 4, metabotropic (GRM4) is associated with increased risk of major depressive disorder. Dadkhah T, et al. J Affect Disord, 2017 Jan 15. PMID 27792966
  4. Association of GRM4 gene polymorphisms with susceptibility and clinicopathological characteristics of osteosarcoma in Guangxi Chinese population. Wang K, et al. Tumour Biol, 2016 Jan. PMID 26276359
  5. Overlapping binding sites drive allosteric agonism and positive cooperativity in type 4 metabotropic glutamate receptors. Rovira X, et al. FASEB J, 2015 Jan. PMID 25342125

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. Structures of Gi-bound metabotropic glutamate receptors mGlu2 and mGlu4.
    Title: Structures of G(i)-bound metabotropic glutamate receptors mGlu2 and mGlu4.
  2. Regulation and functional consequences of mGlu4 RNA editing.
    Title: Regulation and functional consequences of mGlu(4) RNA editing.
  3. Association between the group III metabotropic glutamate receptor gene polymorphisms and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and functional exploration of risk loci.
    Title: Association between the group III metabotropic glutamate receptor gene polymorphisms and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and functional exploration of risk loci.
  4. Infiltrating Myeloid Cells Drive Osteosarcoma Progression via GRM4 Regulation of IL23.
    Title: Infiltrating Myeloid Cells Drive Osteosarcoma Progression via GRM4 Regulation of IL23.
  5. This is the evidence supporting the interaction between GRM4 and CBX4, which could inhibit the malignant behavior of osteosarcoma cells through the GRM4/CBX4/HIF-1alpha signaling pathway
    Title: GRM4 inhibits the proliferation, migration, and invasion of human osteosarcoma cells through interaction with CBX4.
  6. Ectopic expression of glutamate metabotropic receptors (GRM) is correlated with better prognosis of breast cancer (BC)patients. Overexpression of GRM4 significantly inhibits cell proliferation, migration and invasion capacity in BC cell line MDA-MB-231. Overexpression of miR-328-3p and miR-370-3p counteracts the inhibitory effect of GRM4-induced cell proliferation, migration and invasion.
    Title: Glutamate metabotropic receptor 4 (GRM4) inhibits cell proliferation, migration and invasion in breast cancer and is regulated by miR-328-3p and miR-370-3p.
  7. Results supply an important evidence that mGluR4 is expressed in prenatal human cerebrum, and main kinds of cells related to neurogenesis are involved in its expression.
    Title: The developmental expression of metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 in prenatal human frontal lobe and neurogenesis regions.
  8. We identified multiple novel associations of genetic variants in GRM3, GRM4, and GRM5 with the risk and the survival of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). These relationships were supported by gene expression profiles obtained using bioinformatics analysis. Specifically, the expression of GRM4 and GRM5 showed an increasing trend in RCC tissues, compared to that in normal tissue, whereas GRM3 was downregulated in RCC.
    Title: Clinical significance of glutamate metabotropic receptors in renal cell carcinoma risk and survival.
  9. EGR1 and CTCF are probably involved in the transcriptional regulation of GRM4, which participates in the progress of osteosarcoma by interacting with chemokines and their receptors.
    Title: To Explore the Mechanism of the GRM4 Gene in Osteosarcoma by RNA Sequencing and Bioinformatics Approach.
  10. Results suggest that variant rs2229901 of glutamate receptor 4 is associated with major depressive disorder risk. This variant probably impacts the interaction between GRM4 and miR-1202.
    Title: A genetic variant in miRNA binding site of glutamate receptor 4, metabotropic (GRM4) is associated with increased risk of major depressive disorder.
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Phenotypes

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Review eQTL and phenotype association data in this region using PheGenI

EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
Genome-wide association study identifies two susceptibility loci for osteosarcoma.
EBI GWAS Catalog

Variation

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Genotypes

HIV-1 interactions

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Protein interactions

Protein Gene Interaction Pubs
Tat tat The gene expression of GRM4 is significantly upregulated in both clade B and clade C Tat treated SK-N-MC neuroblastoma cells PubMed

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Pathways from PubChem

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Interactions

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

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Markers

Homology

Clone Names

  • FLJ98710, MGC177594

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables G protein-coupled receptor activity IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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enables adenylate cyclase inhibiting G protein-coupled glutamate receptor activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables glutamate receptor activity IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in G protein-coupled glutamate receptor signaling pathway IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in adenylate cyclase-inhibiting G protein-coupled glutamate receptor signaling pathway IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in chemical synaptic transmission TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
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involved_in neurotransmitter secretion TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
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involved_in positive regulation of MAPK cascade IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in regulation of neuron apoptotic process TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
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involved_in regulation of synaptic transmission, glutamatergic IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytoplasmic vesicle IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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is_active_in plasma membrane IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in plasma membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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located_in plasma membrane TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
  
located_in presynapse IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  

General protein information

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Preferred Names
metabotropic glutamate receptor 4
Names
glutamate receptor, metabotropic 4

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_029677.3 RefSeqGene

    Range
    14536..141980
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_000841.4 → NP_000832.1  metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 isoform 1 precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_000832.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the longest transcript and encodes the longest isoform (1).
    Source sequence(s)
    AL590403, BM683737, DA094245, X80818
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS4787.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    B3KVL9, B7Z1T9, B7Z1U6, F5GXM5, Q14833, Q5SZ84, Q6ZMQ2
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A1L4F9, A8K0F9, A8K0G9
    Related
    ENSP00000440556.1, ENST00000538487.7
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    pfam07562
    Location:517 → 566
    NCD3G; Nine Cysteines Domain of family 3 GPCR
    cd15452
    Location:586 → 912
    7tmC_mGluR4; metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 in group 3, member of the class C family of seven-transmembrane G protein-coupled receptors
    cl10011
    Location:47 → 508
    Periplasmic_Binding_Protein_Type_1; Type 1 periplasmic binding fold superfamily

  2. NM_001256809.3 → NP_001243738.1  metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 isoform 2

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001243738.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2) differs in the 5' UTR and coding sequence, and lacks an alternate in-frame exon compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (2) has a shorter and distinct N-terminus and lacks an alternate internal segment compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AK131536, AL590403, BM683737
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS59012.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q14833
    Related
    ENSP00000363292.3, ENST00000374177.7
    Conserved Domains (4) summary
    pfam00003
    Location:483 → 728
    7tm_3; 7 transmembrane sweet-taste receptor of 3 GCPR
    pfam01094
    Location:103 → 361
    ANF_receptor; Receptor family ligand binding region
    pfam07562
    Location:401 → 448
    NCD3G; Nine Cysteines Domain of family 3 GPCR
    cl10011
    Location:104 → 392
    Periplasmic_Binding_Protein_Type_1; Type 1 periplasmic binding fold superfamily

  3. NM_001256811.3 → NP_001243740.1  metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 isoform 4 precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001243740.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (4) lacks an alternate in-frame exon compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (4) has the same N- and C-termini but is shorter compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AK131536, AK312300, AL590403, BC144057, BM683737
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS75432.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K0F9, A8K0G9, B7ZLU9
    Related
    ENSP00000363296.4, ENST00000374181.8
    Conserved Domains (4) summary
    pfam00003
    Location:552 → 797
    7tm_3; 7 transmembrane sweet-taste receptor of 3 GCPR
    pfam01094
    Location:77 → 430
    ANF_receptor; Receptor family ligand binding region
    pfam07562
    Location:470 → 517
    NCD3G; Nine Cysteines Domain of family 3 GPCR
    cl10011
    Location:47 → 461
    Periplasmic_Binding_Protein_Type_1; Type 1 periplasmic binding fold superfamily

  4. NM_001256812.2 → NP_001243741.1  metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 isoform 5

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001243741.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (5) differs in the 5' UTR and coding sequence compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (5) has a shorter and distinct N-terminus compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AK131536, AK293913, AL590403, BM683737
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS59011.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K0G9
    Related
    ENSP00000437730.1, ENST00000544773.6
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    pfam07562
    Location:348 → 397
    NCD3G; Nine Cysteines Domain of family 3 GPCR
    cd15452
    Location:417 → 743
    7tmC_mGluR4; metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 in group 3, member of the class C family of seven-transmembrane G protein-coupled receptors
    cl10011
    Location:4 → 339
    Periplasmic_Binding_Protein_Type_1; Type 1 periplasmic binding fold superfamily

  5. NM_001256813.3 → NP_001243742.1  metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 isoform 6

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001243742.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (6) differs in the 5' UTR and coding sequence compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (6) has a shorter and distinct N-terminus compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AK122982, AK131536, AL590403, BM683737
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS59010.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K0G9
    Related
    ENSP00000477466.1, ENST00000609222.5
    Conserved Domains (4) summary
    pfam00003
    Location:466 → 711
    7tm_3; 7 transmembrane sweet-taste receptor of 3 GCPR
    pfam01094
    Location:39 → 344
    ANF_receptor; Receptor family ligand binding region
    pfam07562
    Location:384 → 431
    NCD3G; Nine Cysteines Domain of family 3 GPCR
    cl10011
    Location:40 → 375
    Periplasmic_Binding_Protein_Type_1; Type 1 periplasmic binding fold superfamily

  6. NM_001282847.2 → NP_001269776.1  metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 isoform 8

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001269776.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (8) uses an alternate 5' structure and thus differs in the 5' UTR and 5' coding region compared to variant 1. These differences cause translation initiation at a downstream AUG and result in an isoform (8) with a shorter N-terminus, compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AK131536, AK312300, AL590403, BM683737
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K0J8, B3KX58
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    pfam07562
    Location:209 → 258
    NCD3G; Nine Cysteines Domain of family 3 GPCR
    cd15452
    Location:278 → 604
    7tmC_mGluR4; metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 in group 3, member of the class C family of seven-transmembrane G protein-coupled receptors
    cl10011
    Location:1 → 200
    Periplasmic_Binding_Protein_Type_1; Type 1 periplasmic binding fold superfamily

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2023_10

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Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000006.12 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    34018643..34155622 complement
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Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060930.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    33839943..33979214 complement
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Suppressed Reference Sequence(s)

The following Reference Sequences have been suppressed. Explain

  1. NM_001256810.1: Suppressed sequence

    Description
    NM_001256810.1: This RefSeq was permanently suppressed because currently there is insufficient support for the transcript and the protein.

  2. NM_001256814.1: Suppressed sequence

    Description
    NM_001256814.1: This RefSeq was permanently suppressed because currently there is insufficient support for the transcript and the protein.
Nucleotide Protein
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Protein Accession Links
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Q14833.1 GenPept UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:Q14833

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