National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
31771115
中国
European Research Council (ERC)
693021
European Union
National Key R&D Program of China
2017YFA0505700
Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences
XDB32020000
Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project
2018SHZDZX05
Thousand Young Talents Program
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ジャーナル: Neuron / 年: 2021 タイトル: Gating mechanism and a modulatory niche of human GluN1-GluN2A NMDA receptors. 著者: Han Wang / Shiyun Lv / David Stroebel / Jinbao Zhang / Yijie Pan / Xuejing Huang / Xing Zhang / Pierre Paoletti / Shujia Zhu / 要旨: N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are glutamate-gated calcium-permeable ion channels that are widely implicated in synaptic transmission and plasticity. Here, we report a gallery of cryo-electron ...N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are glutamate-gated calcium-permeable ion channels that are widely implicated in synaptic transmission and plasticity. Here, we report a gallery of cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of the human GluN1-GluN2A NMDA receptor at an overall resolution of 4 Å in complex with distinct ligands or modulators. In the full-length context of GluN1-GluN2A receptors, we visualize the competitive antagonists bound to the ligand-binding domains (LBDs) of GluN1 and GluN2A subunits, respectively. We reveal that the binding of positive allosteric modulator shortens the distance between LBDs and the transmembrane domain (TMD), which further stretches the opening of the gate. In addition, we unexpectedly visualize the binding cavity of the "foot-in-the-door" blocker 9-aminoacridine within the LBD-TMD linker region, differing from the conventional "trapping" blocker binding site at the vestibule within the TMD. Our study provides molecular insights into the crosstalk between LBDs and TMD during channel activation, inhibition, and allosteric transition.