这个基因编码谷氨酸受体通道的一个亚单位这些通道介导中枢神经系统中大多数快速兴奋性突触传递，并在突触可塑性中发挥关键作用。
This gene encodes a subunit of glutamate receptor channels. These channels mediate most of the fast excitatory synaptic transmission in the central nervous system and play key roles in synaptic plasticity.[provided by RefSeq, Jan 2009]