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Database: EMDB / ID: EMD-64311
Titlenative NMDA receptor-GluN1/N2A in inactive state consensus map
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  • Complex: native NMDA receptor-GluN1/N2A in inactive state
Keywordsnative / NMDAR / ion channel / neurotransmitter / MEMBRANE PROTEIN
Biological speciesMus musculus (house mouse)
Methodsingle particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.55 Å
AuthorsYu J / Xu RS / Ge JP
Funding support China, 1 items
OrganizationGrant numberCountry
Chinese Academy of Sciences China
CitationJournal: Nature / Year: 2026
Title: Conformational diversity and fully opening mechanism of native NMDA receptor.
Authors: Ruisheng Xu / Qiqi Jiang / Hongwei Xu / Lu Zhang / Xiangzi Hu / Zizhuo Lu / Huaqin Deng / Haolin Xiong / Sensen Zhang / Zhongwen Chen / Yifan Ge / Zhengjiang Zhu / Yaoyang Zhang / Yelin Chen ...Authors: Ruisheng Xu / Qiqi Jiang / Hongwei Xu / Lu Zhang / Xiangzi Hu / Zizhuo Lu / Huaqin Deng / Haolin Xiong / Sensen Zhang / Zhongwen Chen / Yifan Ge / Zhengjiang Zhu / Yaoyang Zhang / Yelin Chen / Jingpeng Ge / Jie Yu /
Abstract: N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) are glutamate-gated ion channels that mediate excitatory neurotransmission throughout the brain. As obligate heterotetramers, their activation requires the ...N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) are glutamate-gated ion channels that mediate excitatory neurotransmission throughout the brain. As obligate heterotetramers, their activation requires the binding of both glycine and glutamate. Although recent structural studies have provided insights into endogenous receptors from select brain regions, most previous work has relied on recombinant receptors and engineered constructs, which limits our understanding of native NMDARs across the whole brain. Here we identify and resolve ten distinct native NMDAR assemblies from the whole-brain tissue of female C57BL/6 mice using immunoaffinity purification, single-molecule total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy and cryo-electron microscopy. Analyses of the GluN1-GluN2A(S1), GluN1-GluN2A(S2), GluN1-GluN2A(S3), GluN1-GluN2B, GluN1-GluN2A-GluN2B(S1), GluN1-GluN2A-GluN2B(S2), GluN1-GluN2A-GluNX(S1), GluN1-GluN2A-GluNX(S2), GluN1-GluN2B-GluNX and GluN1-GluNX structures reveal that GluN2A is the most prevalent subunit across assemblies. Moreover, the substantial conformational flexibility observed in the GluN2A amino-terminal domain may explain its fast kinetics and dominant role in gating. Dynamic movements of S-ketamine were also captured at the channel vestibule, as was pore dilation in both the GluN1 and GluN2B subunits of a native GluN1-GluN2B receptor. The latter observation represents a previously unknown fully open state of NMDAR. Our large collection of heterogeneous NMDAR structures from whole brain reveals previously unrecognized properties of conformational diversity and channel dilation.
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DepositionApr 23, 2025-
Header (metadata) releaseFeb 18, 2026-
Map releaseFeb 18, 2026-
UpdateFeb 25, 2026-
Current statusFeb 25, 2026Processing site: PDBc / Status: Released

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= 422. Å		1.06 Å/pix.
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Voxel sizeX=Y=Z: 1.055 Å
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Contour LevelBy AUTHOR: 0.4
Minimum - Maximum-2.7911441 - 4.5201807
Average (Standard dev.)-0.00022296299 (±0.069835655)
SymmetrySpace group: 1
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Axis orderXYZ
Origin000
Dimensions400400400
Spacing400400400
CellA=B=C: 421.99997 Å
α=β=γ: 90.0 °

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Entire : native NMDA receptor-GluN1/N2A in inactive state

EntireName: native NMDA receptor-GluN1/N2A in inactive state
Components
  • Complex: native NMDA receptor-GluN1/N2A in inactive state

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Supramolecule #1: native NMDA receptor-GluN1/N2A in inactive state

SupramoleculeName: native NMDA receptor-GluN1/N2A in inactive state / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: #1
Source (natural)Organism: Mus musculus (house mouse)

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Structure determination

Methodcryo EM
Processingsingle particle reconstruction
Aggregation stateparticle

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BufferpH: 8.2
VitrificationCryogen name: ETHANE

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MicroscopeTFS KRIOS
Image recordingFilm or detector model: GATAN K3 (6k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 50.0 e/Å2
Electron beamAcceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
Electron opticsIllumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 1.8 µm / Nominal defocus min: 0.8 µm
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Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company

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CTF correctionType: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION
Startup modelType of model: NONE
Final reconstructionResolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 3.55 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Software - Name: cryoSPARC / Number images used: 252945
Initial angle assignmentType: RANDOM ASSIGNMENT
Final angle assignmentType: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD
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