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| Entry | Database: PDB / ID: 9unk | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Title | native NMDA receptor-GluN1/N2B in the closed state | ||||||||||||||||||
Components | (Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA ...) x 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Keywords | MEMBRANE PROTEIN / native / NMDA receptor / ionotropic ion channel / excitatory neurotransmitter | ||||||||||||||||||
| Function / homology | Function and homology informationAssembly and cell surface presentation of NMDA receptors / EPHB-mediated forward signaling / Synaptic adhesion-like molecules / rhythmic process / Unblocking of NMDA receptors, glutamate binding and activation / RAF/MAP kinase cascade / sensory organ development / sensitization / pons maturation / regulation of cAMP/PKA signal transduction ...Assembly and cell surface presentation of NMDA receptors / EPHB-mediated forward signaling / Synaptic adhesion-like molecules / rhythmic process / Unblocking of NMDA receptors, glutamate binding and activation / RAF/MAP kinase cascade / sensory organ development / sensitization / pons maturation / regulation of cAMP/PKA signal transduction / fear response / positive regulation of Schwann cell migration / regulation of cell communication / protein localization to postsynaptic membrane / conditioned taste aversion / suckling behavior / olfactory learning / dendritic branch / regulation of ARF protein signal transduction / positive regulation of mitochondrial calcium ion concentration / apical dendrite / ciliary transition zone / transmitter-gated monoatomic ion channel activity / interleukin-1 receptor binding / monoatomic ion channel complex / regulation of respiratory gaseous exchange / propylene metabolic process / response to glycine / neurotransmitter receptor complex / heterocyclic compound binding / positive regulation of inhibitory postsynaptic potential / negative regulation of dendritic spine maintenance / NMDA glutamate receptor activity / regulation of monoatomic cation transmembrane transport / neuromuscular process / NMDA selective glutamate receptor complex / glutamate binding / regulation of axonogenesis / behavioral fear response / ligand-gated sodium channel activity / startle response / voltage-gated monoatomic cation channel activity / transport vesicle membrane / regulation of synapse assembly / positive regulation of glutamate secretion / calcium ion transmembrane import into cytosol / response to morphine / positive regulation of reactive oxygen species biosynthetic process / male mating behavior / protein heterotetramerization / regulation of dendrite morphogenesis / behavioral response to pain / receptor clustering / small molecule binding / glycine binding / parallel fiber to Purkinje cell synapse / positive regulation of calcium ion transport into cytosol / associative learning / regulation of neuronal synaptic plasticity / social behavior / regulation of MAPK cascade / regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential / action potential / extracellularly glutamate-gated ion channel activity / monoatomic cation transmembrane transport / positive regulation of dendritic spine maintenance / detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of pain / monoatomic cation transport / calcium ion homeostasis / glutamate receptor binding / prepulse inhibition / positive regulation of synaptic transmission / phosphatase binding / long-term memory / adult locomotory behavior / regulation of long-term neuronal synaptic plasticity / postsynaptic density, intracellular component / ciliary tip / monoatomic cation channel activity / response to amphetamine / glutamate-gated receptor activity / sensory perception of pain / positive regulation of synaptic transmission, glutamatergic / regulation of long-term synaptic depression / glutamate-gated calcium ion channel activity / in utero embryonic development / cell adhesion molecule binding / presynaptic active zone membrane / visual learning / D2 dopamine receptor binding / synaptic cleft / regulation of neuron apoptotic process / ionotropic glutamate receptor binding / ionotropic glutamate receptor signaling pathway / excitatory synapse / ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity involved in regulation of presynaptic membrane potential / learning / protein tyrosine kinase binding / dendrite membrane / excitatory postsynaptic potential Similarity search - Function | ||||||||||||||||||
| Biological species | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
| Method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY / single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.37 Å | ||||||||||||||||||
Authors | Yu, J. / Xu, R.S. / Ge, J.P. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Funding support | China, 1items
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Citation | Journal: Nature / Year: 2026Title: 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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-Related structure data
| Related structure data | ![]() 64354MC ![]() 9un2C ![]() 9un3C ![]() 9unjC ![]() 9unmC ![]() 9unnC ![]() 9unoC ![]() 9unpC ![]() 9unqC ![]() 9unrC C: citing same article ( M: map data used to model this data |
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| Similar structure data | Similarity search - Function & homology F&H Search |
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-Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA ... , 2 types, 4 molecules ACBD
| #1: Protein | Mass: 92408.602 Da / Num. of mol.: 2 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ![]() #2: Protein | Mass: 90757.672 Da / Num. of mol.: 2 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ![]() |
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-Sugars , 1 types, 32 molecules 
| #3: Sugar | ChemComp-NAG / |
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-Non-polymers , 3 types, 5 molecules 




| #4: Chemical | | #5: Chemical | #6: Chemical | ChemComp-JC9 / ( | |
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-Details
| Has ligand of interest | Y |
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| Has protein modification | Y |
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-Experiment
| Experiment | Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY |
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| EM experiment | Aggregation state: PARTICLE / 3D reconstruction method: single particle reconstruction |
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| Component | Name: native NMDA receptor-GluN1/N2B in the closed state / Type: COMPLEX / Entity ID: #1-#2 / Source: NATURAL |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() |
| Buffer solution | pH: 8 |
| 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: 2000 nm / Nominal defocus min: 1000 nm |
| Image recording | Electron dose: 50 e/Å2 / Film or detector model: GATAN K3 (6k x 4k) |
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| CTF correction | Type: NONE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3D reconstruction | Resolution: 3.37 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 169373 / Symmetry type: POINT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refinement | Highest resolution: 3.37 Å Stereochemistry target values: REAL-SPACE (WEIGHTED MAP SUM AT ATOM CENTERS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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