Primary Identifier | MGI:1337113 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 16 | NCBI Gene Number | 18440 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0) Predicted to enable extracellularly ATP-gated monoatomic cation channel activity. Predicted to be involved in calcium ion transmembrane transport. Predicted to act upstream of or within excitatory postsynaptic potential and monoatomic cation transmembrane transport. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm; dendritic spine; and neuronal cell body. Predicted to be part of receptor complex. Predicted to be active in glutamatergic synapse; parallel fiber to Purkinje cell synapse; and postsynaptic specialization membrane. Is expressed in central nervous system; heart; parathyroid gland; reproductive system; and respiratory system. Orthologous to human P2RX6 (purinergic receptor P2X 6). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous mutant mice exhibit a significant increase in thermal response latency during hot plate testing, and are resistant to metrazol-induced seizures. [provided by MGI curators] |