Glutamate metabotropic receptors
glutamate metabotropic receptors
The metabotropic glutamate receptors, or mGluR s, are a type of glutamate receptor that are active through an indirect metabotropic process. They are members of the group C family of G-protein-coupled receptors, or GPCRs. Like all glutamate receptors, mGluRs bind with glutamate, an amino acid that functions as an excitatory neurotransmitter.