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| Title | OX1-Matured in complex with GluN1-GluN2B, full refinement | |||||||||
Map data | OX1-Matured in complex with GluN1-GluN2B, full refinement | |||||||||
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Keywords | NMDAR / antibody / SIGNALING PROTEIN / SIGNALING PROTEIN-Immune System complex | |||||||||
| Function / homology | Function and homology informationUnblocking of NMDA receptors, glutamate binding and activation / RAF/MAP kinase cascade / Synaptic adhesion-like molecules / Assembly and cell surface presentation of NMDA receptors / EPHB-mediated forward signaling / NMDA glutamate receptor activity / NMDA selective glutamate receptor complex / ligand-gated sodium channel activity / protein heterotetramerization / glycine binding ...Unblocking of NMDA receptors, glutamate binding and activation / RAF/MAP kinase cascade / Synaptic adhesion-like molecules / Assembly and cell surface presentation of NMDA receptors / EPHB-mediated forward signaling / NMDA glutamate receptor activity / NMDA selective glutamate receptor complex / ligand-gated sodium channel activity / protein heterotetramerization / glycine binding / ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity / glutamate-gated calcium ion channel activity / ionotropic glutamate receptor signaling pathway / sodium ion transmembrane transport / regulation of membrane potential / regulation of synaptic plasticity / postsynaptic density membrane / calcium ion transmembrane transport / signaling receptor activity / chemical synaptic transmission / response to ethanol / postsynaptic membrane / neuron projection / synapse / dendrite / endoplasmic reticulum membrane / metal ion binding / plasma membrane Similarity search - Function | |||||||||
| Biological species | Homo sapiens (human) | |||||||||
| Method | single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 4.2 Å | |||||||||
Authors | Kleeman SO / Furukawa HF | |||||||||
| Funding support | United States, 1 items
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Citation | Journal: Nature / Year: 2026Title: Ectopic NMDAR expression in cancer unmasks germline-encoded autoimmunity. Authors: Sam O Kleeman / Kevin Michalski / Xiang Zhao / Ruben Steigerwald / Miriam Ferrer / Llewelyn Levett / Ethan Ertel / Austin Schultz / Noriko Simorowski / Pamela Moody / Tse-Luen Wee / Cristina ...Authors: Sam O Kleeman / Kevin Michalski / Xiang Zhao / Ruben Steigerwald / Miriam Ferrer / Llewelyn Levett / Ethan Ertel / Austin Schultz / Noriko Simorowski / Pamela Moody / Tse-Luen Wee / Cristina Valente / Sharon Fox / Mateusz Makuch / Selina Thomsen / Ruby Harrison / Claire Regan / Jonathan Preall / Qing Gao / Dennis Thomas / Jill Habel / Rachel Rubino / Sarosh Irani / Hiro Furukawa / Tobias Janowitz / ![]() Abstract: Autoimmunity and anti-cancer immunity lie on the same biological continuum, but their link remains obscure. The paraneoplastic neurological syndrome ANRE (anti-NMDA receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis) is ...Autoimmunity and anti-cancer immunity lie on the same biological continuum, but their link remains obscure. The paraneoplastic neurological syndrome ANRE (anti-NMDA receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis) is a paradigm for their connectivity, given that intratumoural NMDAR expression is correlated with the generation of anti-NMDAR antibodies. Here we verify ectopic expression of GluN1 and GluN2B NMDAR subunits in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and model this using orthotopic TNBC tumours with inducible expression of GluN1-GluN2B NMDARs. We show that NMDAR expression is sufficient to induce the recruitment of B cells and their affinity maturation, consistent with an integrated adaptive immune response. Reconstruction of extended intratumoural B cell phylogenies and cryogenic electron microscopy structural analyses demonstrate that affinity-matured hypermutated and class-switched antibodies emerged from pre-existing germline-configuration lower-affinity anti-NMDAR antibodies. Distinct matured antibodies targeted specific epitopes and induced conformational rearrangements within the NMDAR amino-terminal domain, predictive of their functional effects, ranging from inhibition to potentiation. Passive transfer of an NMDAR-potentiating antibody caused autonomic dysregulation and lowered the seizure threshold in healthy female mice, recapitulating key diagnostic criteria of ANRE. We further identify a correlation between intratumoural NMDAR expression and anti-NMDAR antibody titres in patients with TNBC. Taken together, our data establish a direct connection between intratumoural NMDAR expression, antibody maturation and the onset of autoimmunity. These findings suggest that germline-encoded anti-NMDAR antibodies contribute to immune surveillance but can also trigger autoimmune disease after maturation, revealing a mechanistic trade-off between cancer immunity and neurotoxicity. | |||||||||
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| Map data | emd_75120.map.gz | 134.7 MB | EMDB map data format | |
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| Header (meta data) | emd-75120-v30.xml emd-75120.xml | 23.6 KB 23.6 KB | Display Display | EMDB header |
| Images | emd_75120.png | 61.1 KB | ||
| Filedesc metadata | emd-75120.cif.gz | 7.4 KB | ||
| Others | emd_75120_half_map_1.map.gz emd_75120_half_map_2.map.gz | 226.3 MB 226.3 MB | ||
| Archive directory | http://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-75120 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-75120 | HTTPS FTP |
-Related structure data
| Related structure data | ![]() 10evMC ![]() 10enC ![]() 10exC ![]() 10eyC ![]() 10ezC ![]() 10fdC ![]() 10feC ![]() 10ffC ![]() 10flC ![]() 10fnC ![]() 10foC M: atomic model generated by this map C: citing same article ( |
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| Similar structure data | Similarity search - Function & homology F&H Search |
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| EMDB pages | EMDB (EBI/PDBe) / EMDataResource |
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Map
| File | Download / File: emd_75120.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 244.1 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Annotation | OX1-Matured in complex with GluN1-GluN2B, full refinement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 1 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-Half map: Half Map A
| File | emd_75120_half_map_1.map | ||||||||||||
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| File | emd_75120_half_map_2.map | ||||||||||||
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Sample components
-Entire : SK3D IgG in complex with GluN1-GluN2B NMDAR protein
| Entire | Name: SK3D IgG in complex with GluN1-GluN2B NMDAR protein |
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-Supramolecule #1: SK3D IgG in complex with GluN1-GluN2B NMDAR protein
| Supramolecule | Name: SK3D IgG in complex with GluN1-GluN2B NMDAR protein / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: all |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
-Macromolecule #1: Isoform 4 of Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 1
| Macromolecule | Name: Isoform 4 of Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 1 / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 1 / Number of copies: 2 / Enantiomer: LEVO |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 91.827914 KDa |
| Recombinant expression | Organism: ![]() |
| Sequence | String: KIVNIGAVLS TRKHEQMFRE AVNQANKRHG SWKIQLNATS VTHKPNAIQM ALSVCEDLIS SQVYAILVSH PPTPNDHFTP TPVSYTAGF YRIPVLGLTT RMSIYSDKSI HLSFLRTVPP YSHQSSVWFE MMRVYSWNHI ILLVSDDHEG RAAQKRLETL L EERESKAE ...String: KIVNIGAVLS TRKHEQMFRE AVNQANKRHG SWKIQLNATS VTHKPNAIQM ALSVCEDLIS SQVYAILVSH PPTPNDHFTP TPVSYTAGF YRIPVLGLTT RMSIYSDKSI HLSFLRTVPP YSHQSSVWFE MMRVYSWNHI ILLVSDDHEG RAAQKRLETL L EERESKAE KVLQFDPGTK NVTALLMEAR ELEARVIILS ASEDDAATVY RAAAMLNMTG SGYVWLVGER EISGNALRYA PD GIIGLQL INGKNESAHI SDAVGVVAQA VHELLEKENI TDPPRGCVGN TNIWKTGPLF KRVLMSSKYA DGVTGRVEFN EDG DRKFAN YSIMNLQNRK LVQVGIYNGT HVIPNDRKII WPGGETEKPR GYQMSTRLKI VTIHQEPFVY VKPTLSDGTC KEEF TVNGD PVKKVICTGP NDTSPGSPRH TVPQCCYGFC IDLLIKLART MNFTYEVHLV ADGKFGTQER VNNSNKKEWN GMMGE LLSG QADMIVAPLT INNERAQYIE FSKPFKYQGL TILVKKEIPR STLDSFMNPF QSTLWLLVGL SVHVVAVMLY LLDRFS PFG RFKVNSEEEE EDALTLSSAM WFSWGVLLNS GIGEGAPRSF SARILGMVWA GFAMIIVASY TANLAAFLVL DRPEERI TG INDPRLRNPS DKFIYATVKQ SSVDIYFRRQ VELSTMYRHM EKHNYESAAE AIQAVRDNKL HAFIWDSAVL EFEASQKC D LVTTGELFFR SGFGIGMRKD SPWKQNVSLS ILKSHENGFM EDLDKTWVRY QECDSRSNAP ATLTFENMAG VFMIVAGGI VAGIFLIFIE IAYKSRA UniProtKB: Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 1 |
-Macromolecule #2: Glutamate receptor
| Macromolecule | Name: Glutamate receptor / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 2 / Number of copies: 2 / Enantiomer: LEVO |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 88.673234 KDa |
| Recombinant expression | Organism: ![]() |
| Sequence | String: FHHLSVVPRV ELVAMNETDP KSIITRICDL MSDRKIQGVV FADDTDQEAI AQILDFISAQ TLTPILGIHG GSSMIMADKD ESSMFFQFG PSIEQQASVM LNIMEEYDWY IFSIVTTYFP GYQDFVNKIR STIENSFVGW ELEEVLLLDM SLDDGDSKIQ N QLKKLQSP ...String: FHHLSVVPRV ELVAMNETDP KSIITRICDL MSDRKIQGVV FADDTDQEAI AQILDFISAQ TLTPILGIHG GSSMIMADKD ESSMFFQFG PSIEQQASVM LNIMEEYDWY IFSIVTTYFP GYQDFVNKIR STIENSFVGW ELEEVLLLDM SLDDGDSKIQ N QLKKLQSP IILLYCTKEE ATYIFEVANS VGLTGYGYTW IVPSLVAGDT DTVPSEFPTG LISVSYDEWD YGLPARVRDG IA IITTAAS DMLSEHSFIP EPKSSCYNTH EKRIYQSNML NRYLINVTFE GRNLSFSEDG YQMHPKLVII LLNKERKWER VGK WKDKSL QMKYYVWPRM CPETEEQEDD HLSIVTLEEA PFVIVESVDP LSGTCMRNTV PCEKRIVTEN KTDEEPGYIK KCCK GFCID ILKKISKSVK FTYDLYLVTN GKHGKKINGT WNGMIGEVVM KRAYMAVGSL TINEERSEVV DFSVPFIETG ISVMV SRSN GTVSPSAFLE PFSADVWVMM FVMLLIVSAV AVFVFEYFSP VGYNRCLADG REPGGPSFTI GKAIWLLWGL VFNNSV PVQ NPKGTTSKIM VSVWAFFAVI FLASYTANLA AFMIQEEYVD QVSGLSDKKF QRPNDFSPPF RFGTVPNGST ERNIRNN YA EMHAYMGKFN QRGVDDALLS LKTGKLDAFI YDAAVLNYMA GRDEGCKLVT IGSGKVFAST GYGIAIQKDS GWKRQVDL A ILQLFGDGEM EELEALWLTG ICHNEKNEVM SSQLDIDNMA GVFYMLGAAM ALSLITFISE HLFYWQ UniProtKB: Glutamate receptor |
-Macromolecule #3: Heavy chain
| Macromolecule | Name: Heavy chain / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 3 / Number of copies: 2 / Enantiomer: LEVO |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 12.989396 KDa |
| Recombinant expression | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
| Sequence | String: QVQLQESGPG LVKPSETLSL TCTVSGGSIK SYYLSWIRQP PGKGLEWIGY IYYSGSTDYN PSLRSRVTIS VDTSKNQFSL KLSSVTAAD TAVYYCAREQ YSSSPIDYWG QGTLVTVSSA |
-Macromolecule #4: Light chain
| Macromolecule | Name: Light chain / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 4 / Number of copies: 2 / Enantiomer: LEVO |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 11.849971 KDa |
| Recombinant expression | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
| Sequence | String: QSVLTQPPSV SEAPRQRVTI SCSGSSSNIG NNAVNWYQQL PGKAPKLLIY YDDLLPSGLS DRFSGSKSGT SASLAISGVQ SEDEADYYC AAWDDSLNGP VFGGGTKLTV LGQP |
-Experimental details
-Structure determination
| Method | cryo EM |
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Processing | single particle reconstruction |
| Aggregation state | particle |
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Sample preparation
| Concentration | 5 mg/mL |
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| Buffer | pH: 7.4 |
| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV |
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Electron microscopy
| Microscope | TFS KRIOS |
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| Image recording | Film or detector model: GATAN K3 BIOCONTINUUM (6k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 71.7 e/Å2 |
| Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN |
| Electron optics | Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 2.2 µm / Nominal defocus min: 0.8 µm |
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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