Gene Information
Gene NameGRM6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length877
Protein NamesMetabotropic glutamate receptor 6 (mGluR6)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000113262 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBO15303
Gene CardGRM6
Uniprot IDO15303
PfamPF00003; PF01094; PF07562
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.76117315)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GRM6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GRM6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GRM6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GRM6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Grm6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GRM6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Grm6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GRM6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsGRM2, GRM1, GRM5, GRM3, GRM8, GRM4, GRM7
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected in melanocytes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23452348}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs62638197  rs62638198  rs2645329  rs62638202  rs17078898  rs17078896  rs121434304  rs62638208  rs17078877  rs62638625  rs17078874  rs17078857 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17405131};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17405131}. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17405131};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17405131}. Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17405131};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17405131}. Cell projection, dendrite {ECO:0000250}. Note=Subject to trafficking from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi apparatus and then to the cell membrane.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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