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| Entry | Database: PDB / ID: 9obu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Title | glycine/glutamate and Mg2+-bound GluN1a/2B NMDAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keywords | MEMBRANE PROTEIN / membrane proteins / ion channel / NMDAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Function / homology | Function and homology informationcellular response to corticosterone stimulus / cellular response to magnesium starvation / sensory organ development / cellular response to curcumin / regulation of cAMP/PKA signal transduction / auditory behavior / pons maturation / EPHB-mediated forward signaling / positive regulation of Schwann cell migration / Assembly and cell surface presentation of NMDA receptors ...cellular response to corticosterone stimulus / cellular response to magnesium starvation / sensory organ development / cellular response to curcumin / regulation of cAMP/PKA signal transduction / auditory behavior / pons maturation / EPHB-mediated forward signaling / positive regulation of Schwann cell migration / Assembly and cell surface presentation of NMDA receptors / regulation of cell communication / response to carbohydrate / fear response / sensitization / suckling behavior / olfactory learning / response to other organism / response to methylmercury / response to hydrogen sulfide / protein localization to postsynaptic membrane / dendritic branch / conditioned taste aversion / regulation of ARF protein signal transduction / transmitter-gated monoatomic ion channel activity / response to manganese ion / apical dendrite / response to glycoside / interleukin-1 receptor binding / cellular response to dsRNA / regulation of respiratory gaseous exchange / cellular response to lipid / propylene metabolic process / response to glycine / response to growth hormone / RAF/MAP kinase cascade / positive regulation of inhibitory postsynaptic potential / heterocyclic compound binding / neuromuscular process / neurotransmitter receptor complex / negative regulation of dendritic spine maintenance / response to amine / Synaptic adhesion-like molecules / NMDA glutamate receptor activity / regulation of monoatomic cation transmembrane transport / NMDA selective glutamate receptor complex / glutamate binding / voltage-gated monoatomic cation channel activity / regulation of axonogenesis / ligand-gated sodium channel activity / response to morphine / positive regulation of glutamate secretion / calcium ion transmembrane import into cytosol / regulation of synapse assembly / startle response / male mating behavior / positive regulation of reactive oxygen species biosynthetic process / protein heterotetramerization / regulation of dendrite morphogenesis / small molecule binding / glycine binding / receptor clustering / behavioral response to pain / parallel fiber to Purkinje cell synapse / behavioral fear response / positive regulation of calcium ion transport into cytosol / social behavior / regulation of neuronal synaptic plasticity / associative learning / regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential / action potential / regulation of MAPK cascade / response to electrical stimulus / extracellularly glutamate-gated ion channel activity / multicellular organismal response to stress / neuron development / positive regulation of dendritic spine maintenance / monoatomic cation transmembrane transport / detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of pain / cellular response to glycine / response to magnesium ion / response to mechanical stimulus / Unblocking of NMDA receptors, glutamate binding and activation / glutamate receptor binding / monoatomic cation transport / prepulse inhibition / ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity / calcium ion homeostasis / long-term memory / phosphatase binding / adult locomotory behavior / postsynaptic density, intracellular component / synaptic cleft / response to fungicide / monoatomic cation channel activity / cellular response to manganese ion / glutamate-gated receptor activity / regulation of long-term synaptic depression / positive regulation of synaptic transmission, glutamatergic / sensory perception of pain / response to cytokine Similarity search - Function | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY / single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.16 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Authors | Steigerwald, R. / Furukawa, H. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Funding support | United States, 2items
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Citation | Journal: Nat Neurosci / Year: 2026Title: Molecular mechanism of calcium permeability and magnesium block in NMDA receptors. Authors: Ruben Steigerwald / Max Epstein / Tsung-Han Chou / Noriko Simorowski / Hiro Furukawa / ![]() Abstract: Hebbian neuroplasticity, which is thought to be a cellular substrate of learning and memory, can occur by means of coincidental detection of presynaptic neurotransmitter release and Ca influx upon ...Hebbian neuroplasticity, which is thought to be a cellular substrate of learning and memory, can occur by means of coincidental detection of presynaptic neurotransmitter release and Ca influx upon postsynaptic depolarization. This is mediated at a molecular level by N-methyl-D-aspartate-type glutamate receptors, which bind glutamate and glycine and facilitate Ca influx upon relief of Mg channel block during membrane depolarization. However, the structural mechanism underlying Ca permeability and Mg blockade in N-methyl-D-aspartate-type glutamate receptors has yet to be fully elucidated. Here we demonstrate using single-particle cryo-electron microscopy that Ca permeation through the narrow constriction of the cation selectivity filter involves partial dehydration, as evidenced by several Ca binding sites. In contrast, Mg binds outside of the selectivity filter through a water network and remains hydrated, thereby acting as a channel blocker. Furthermore, the lipid network around the selectivity filter influences the stability of Mg binding in a voltage-dependent manner. Our study details the transmembrane chemistry essential for initiating neuroplasticity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PDBx/mmCIF format | 9obu.cif.gz | 555.2 KB | Display | PDBx/mmCIF format |
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| PDB format | pdb9obu.ent.gz | 426.4 KB | Display | PDB format |
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| Arichive directory | https://data.pdbj.org/pub/pdb/validation_reports/ob/9obu ftp://data.pdbj.org/pub/pdb/validation_reports/ob/9obu | HTTPS FTP |
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-Related structure data
| Related structure data | ![]() 70299MC ![]() 9obsC ![]() 9obtC ![]() 9obvC ![]() 9obwC ![]() 9obxC ![]() 9obyC ![]() 9obzC ![]() 9oc0C ![]() 9oc1C ![]() 9oc2C M: map data used to model this data C: citing same article ( |
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| Similar structure data | Similarity search - Function & homology F&H Search |
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| #1: Protein | Mass: 95225.883 Da / Num. of mol.: 2 Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) ![]() ![]() #2: Protein | Mass: 96498.977 Da / Num. of mol.: 2 Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) ![]() ![]() Has ligand of interest | N | Has protein modification | Y | |
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| Experiment | Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY |
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| EM experiment | Aggregation state: CELL / 3D reconstruction method: single particle reconstruction |
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Sample preparation
| Component | Name: glycine/glutamate and Mg2+-bound GluN1a/2B NMDAR / Type: CELL / Entity ID: all / Source: NATURAL |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() |
| Buffer solution | pH: 7.5 |
| Specimen | Embedding applied: NO / Shadowing applied: NO / Staining applied: NO / Vitrification applied: YES |
| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE |
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Electron microscopy imaging
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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| Microscopy | Model: TFS KRIOS |
| Electron gun | Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN / Accelerating voltage: 300 kV / Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM |
| Electron lens | Mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 2400 nm / Nominal defocus min: 600 nm |
| Image recording | Electron dose: 65 e/Å2 / Film or detector model: GATAN K3 BIOQUANTUM (6k x 4k) |
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| CTF correction | Type: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION | ||||||||||||||||
| Symmetry | Point symmetry: C1 (asymmetric) | ||||||||||||||||
| 3D reconstruction | Resolution: 3.16 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 512800 / Symmetry type: POINT |
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