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Title | Rat GluN1-GluN2B NMDA receptor channel in apo conformation | |||||||||
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![]() | Ligand-gated ion channel / ionotropic glutamate receptor / synaptic membrane protein / MEMBRANE PROTEIN | |||||||||
Function / homology | ![]() neurotransmitter receptor activity involved in regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential / cellular response to curcumin / cellular response to corticosterone stimulus / cellular response to magnesium starvation / sensory organ development / regulation of protein kinase A signaling / pons maturation / positive regulation of Schwann cell migration / regulation of cell communication / sensitization ...neurotransmitter receptor activity involved in regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential / cellular response to curcumin / cellular response to corticosterone stimulus / cellular response to magnesium starvation / sensory organ development / regulation of protein kinase A signaling / pons maturation / positive regulation of Schwann cell migration / regulation of cell communication / sensitization / EPHB-mediated forward signaling / auditory behavior / Assembly and cell surface presentation of NMDA receptors / olfactory learning / conditioned taste aversion / dendritic branch / response to hydrogen sulfide / regulation of respiratory gaseous exchange / positive regulation of inhibitory postsynaptic potential / response to other organism / protein localization to postsynaptic membrane / apical dendrite / regulation of ARF protein signal transduction / fear response / response to methylmercury / response to glycine / propylene metabolic process / response to carbohydrate / cellular response to dsRNA / interleukin-1 receptor binding / negative regulation of dendritic spine maintenance / positive regulation of glutamate secretion / cellular response to lipid / response to growth hormone / voltage-gated monoatomic cation channel activity / Synaptic adhesion-like molecules / regulation of monoatomic cation transmembrane transport / NMDA glutamate receptor activity / RAF/MAP kinase cascade / response to manganese ion / transmitter-gated monoatomic ion channel activity / NMDA selective glutamate receptor complex / ligand-gated sodium channel activity / response to morphine / calcium ion transmembrane import into cytosol / glutamate binding / regulation of axonogenesis / neuromuscular process / male mating behavior / protein heterotetramerization / regulation of dendrite morphogenesis / regulation of synapse assembly / heterocyclic compound binding / glycine binding / positive regulation of reactive oxygen species biosynthetic process / positive regulation of calcium ion transport into cytosol / parallel fiber to Purkinje cell synapse / receptor clustering / suckling behavior / response to amine / startle response / small molecule binding / social behavior / associative learning / behavioral response to pain / monoatomic cation transmembrane transport / response to magnesium ion / regulation of MAPK cascade / regulation of neuronal synaptic plasticity / monoatomic cation transport / cellular response to glycine / extracellularly glutamate-gated ion channel activity / excitatory synapse / : / positive regulation of excitatory postsynaptic potential / ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity / action potential / regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential / positive regulation of dendritic spine maintenance / Unblocking of NMDA receptors, glutamate binding and activation / long-term memory / cellular response to manganese ion / behavioral fear response / postsynaptic density, intracellular component / glutamate receptor binding / phosphatase binding / neuron development / multicellular organismal response to stress / synaptic cleft / prepulse inhibition / detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of pain / monoatomic cation channel activity / response to electrical stimulus / response to mechanical stimulus / calcium ion homeostasis / glutamate-gated receptor activity / response to fungicide / D2 dopamine receptor binding / cell adhesion molecule binding / presynaptic active zone membrane Similarity search - Function | |||||||||
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Method | single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 4.05 Å | |||||||||
![]() | Chou T-H / Furukawa H | |||||||||
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![]() | ![]() Title: Molecular mechanism of ligand gating and opening of NMDA receptor. Authors: Tsung-Han Chou / Max Epstein / Russell G Fritzemeier / Nicholas S Akins / Srinu Paladugu / Elijah Z Ullman / Dennis C Liotta / Stephen F Traynelis / Hiro Furukawa / ![]() Abstract: Glutamate transmission and activation of ionotropic glutamate receptors are the fundamental means by which neurons control their excitability and neuroplasticity. The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor ...Glutamate transmission and activation of ionotropic glutamate receptors are the fundamental means by which neurons control their excitability and neuroplasticity. The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) is unique among all ligand-gated channels, requiring two ligands-glutamate and glycine-for activation. These receptors function as heterotetrameric ion channels, with the channel opening dependent on the simultaneous binding of glycine and glutamate to the extracellular ligand-binding domains (LBDs) of the GluN1 and GluN2 subunits, respectively. The exact molecular mechanism for channel gating by the two ligands has been unclear, particularly without structures representing the open channel and apo states. Here we show that the channel gate opening requires tension in the linker connecting the LBD and transmembrane domain (TMD) and rotation of the extracellular domain relative to the TMD. Using electron cryomicroscopy, we captured the structure of the GluN1-GluN2B (GluN1-2B) NMDAR in its open state bound to a positive allosteric modulator. This process rotates and bends the pore-forming helices in GluN1 and GluN2B, altering the symmetry of the TMD channel from pseudofourfold to twofold. Structures of GluN1-2B NMDAR in apo and single-liganded states showed that binding of either glycine or glutamate alone leads to distinct GluN1-2B dimer arrangements but insufficient tension in the LBD-TMD linker for channel opening. This mechanistic framework identifies a key determinant for channel gating and a potential pharmacological strategy for modulating NMDAR activity. | |||||||||
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-Validation report
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-Related structure data
Related structure data | ![]() 9argMC ![]() 9areC ![]() 9arfC ![]() 9arhC ![]() 9ariC ![]() 9bibC M: atomic model generated by this map C: citing same article ( |
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Similar structure data | Similarity search - Function & homology ![]() |
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Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 0.856 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-Supplemental data
-Half map: Map A of the two half maps.
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Sample components
-Entire : Di-heterotetrameric GluN1-GluN2B NMDA receptors
Entire | Name: Di-heterotetrameric GluN1-GluN2B NMDA receptors |
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-Supramolecule #1: Di-heterotetrameric GluN1-GluN2B NMDA receptors
Supramolecule | Name: Di-heterotetrameric GluN1-GluN2B NMDA receptors / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: all |
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Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() ![]() |
Molecular weight | Theoretical: 400 KDa |
-Macromolecule #1: Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 1
Macromolecule | Name: Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 1 / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 1 / Number of copies: 2 / Enantiomer: LEVO |
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Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() ![]() |
Molecular weight | Theoretical: 95.225883 KDa |
Recombinant expression | Organism: ![]() ![]() |
Sequence | String: MSTMHLLTFA LLFSCSFARA ASDPKIVNIG AVLSTRKHEQ MFREAVNQAN KRHGSWKIQL QATSVTHKPN AIQMALSVCE DLISSQVYA ILVSHPPTPN DHFTPTPVSY TAGFYRIPVL GLTTRMSIYS DKSIHLSFLR TVPPYSHQSS VWFEMMRVYN W NHIILLVS ...String: MSTMHLLTFA LLFSCSFARA ASDPKIVNIG AVLSTRKHEQ MFREAVNQAN KRHGSWKIQL QATSVTHKPN AIQMALSVCE DLISSQVYA ILVSHPPTPN DHFTPTPVSY TAGFYRIPVL GLTTRMSIYS DKSIHLSFLR TVPPYSHQSS VWFEMMRVYN W NHIILLVS DDHEGRAAQK RLETLLEERE SKAEKVLQFD PGTKNVTALL MEARELEARV IILSASEDDA ATVYRAAAML DM TGSGYVW LVGEREISGN ALRYAPDGII GLQLINGKNE SAHISDAVGV VAQAVHELLE KENITDPPRG CVGNTNIWKT GPL FKRVLM SSKYADGVTG RVEFNEDGDR KFAQYSIMNL QNRKLVQVGI YNGTHVIPND RKIIWPGGET EKPRGYQMST RLKI VTIHQ EPFVYVKPTM SDGTCKEEFT VNGDPVKKVI CTGPNDTSPG SPRHTVPQCC YGFCIDLLIK LARTMQFTYE VHLVA DGKF GTQERVQNSN KKEWNGMMGE LLSGQADMIV APLTINNERA QYIEFSKPFK YQGLTILVKK EIPRSTLDSF MQPFQS TLW LLVGLSVHVV AVMLYLLDRF SPFGRFKVNS EEEEEDALTL SSAMWFSWGV LLNSGIGEGA PRSFSARILG MVWAGFA MI IVASYTANLA AFLVLDRPEE RITGINDPRL RNPSDKFIYA TVKQSSVDIY FRRQVELSTM YRHMEKHNYE SAAEAIQA V RDNKLHAFIW DSAVLEFEAS QKCDLVTTGE LFFRSGFGIG MRKDSPWKQQ VSLSILKSHE NGFMEDLDKT WVRYQECDS RSNAPATLTF ENMAGVFMLV AGGIVAGIFL IFIEIAYKRH KDANGAQ UniProtKB: Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 1 |
-Macromolecule #2: Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2B
Macromolecule | Name: Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2B / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 2 / Number of copies: 2 / Enantiomer: LEVO |
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Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() ![]() |
Molecular weight | Theoretical: 98.888945 KDa |
Recombinant expression | Organism: ![]() ![]() |
Sequence | String: MGTMRLFLLA VLFLFSFARA TGWSHPQFEK GGGSGGGSGG SAWSHPQFEK GALVPRGRSQ KSPPSIGIAV ILVGTSDEVA IKDAHEKDD FHHLSVVPRV ELVAMNETDP KSIITRICDL MSDRKIQGVV FADDTDQEAI AQILDFISAQ TLTPILGIHG G SSMIMADK ...String: MGTMRLFLLA VLFLFSFARA TGWSHPQFEK GGGSGGGSGG SAWSHPQFEK GALVPRGRSQ KSPPSIGIAV ILVGTSDEVA IKDAHEKDD FHHLSVVPRV ELVAMNETDP KSIITRICDL MSDRKIQGVV FADDTDQEAI AQILDFISAQ TLTPILGIHG G SSMIMADK DESSMFFQFG PSIEQQASVM LNIMEEYDWY IFSIVTTYFP GYQDFVNKIR STIENSFVGW ELEEVLLLDM SL DDGDSKI QNQLKKLQSP IILLYCTKEE ATYIFEVANS VGLTGYGYTW IVPSLVAGDT DTVPSEFPTG LISVSYDEWD YGL PARVRD GIAIITTAAS DMLSEHSFIP EPKSSCYNTH EKRIYQSNML NRYLINVTFE GRNLSFSEDG YQMHPKLVII LLNK ERKWE RVGKWKDKSL QMKYYVWPRM CPETEEQEDD HLSIVTLEEA PFVIVESVDP LSGTCMRNTV PCQKRIISEN KTDEE PGYI KKCCKGFCID ILKKISKSVK FTYDLYLVTN GKHGKKINGT WNGMIGEVVM KRAYMAVGSL TINEERSEVV DFSVPF IET GISVMVSRSN GTVSPSAFLE PFSADVWVMM FVMLLIVSAV AVFVFEYFSP VGYNRCLADG REPGGPSFTI GKAIWLL WG LVFNNSVPVQ NPKGTTSKIM VSVWAFFAVI FLASYTANLA AFMIQEEYVD QVSGLSDKKF QRPNDFSPPF RFGTVPNG S TERNIRNNYA EMHAYMGKFN QRGVDDALLS LKTGKLDAFI YDAAVLNYMA GRDEGCKLVT IGSGKVFAST GYGIAIQKD SGWKRQVDLA ILQLFGDGEM EELEALWLTG ICHNEKNEVM SSQLDIDNMA GVFYMLGAAM ALSLITFICE HLFYWQFRHS FMG UniProtKB: Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2B |
-Experimental details
-Structure determination
Method | cryo EM |
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Aggregation state | particle |
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Sample preparation
Concentration | 4 mg/mL |
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Buffer | pH: 7.5 |
Grid | Model: Quantifoil R1.2/1.3 / Pretreatment - Type: GLOW DISCHARGE / Pretreatment - Time: 35 sec. |
Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 85 % / Chamber temperature: 285 K / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV |
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Electron microscopy
Microscope | FEI TITAN KRIOS |
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Image recording | Film or detector model: GATAN K3 BIOQUANTUM (6k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 66.3 e/Å2 |
Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: ![]() |
Electron optics | Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 2.8000000000000003 µm / Nominal defocus min: 1.4000000000000001 µm |
Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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Startup model | Type of model: NONE |
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Final reconstruction | Resolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 4.05 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Software - Name: cryoSPARC / Number images used: 60195 |
Initial angle assignment | Type: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD / Software - Name: cryoSPARC |
Final angle assignment | Type: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD / Software - Name: cryoSPARC |