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| Entry | Database: PDB / ID: 9unn | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Title | native NMDA receptor-GluN1/N2A-S3 in the closed state | ||||||||||||||||||
Components | (Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA ...) x 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Keywords | MEMBRANE PROTEIN / native / NMDA receptor / inotropic ion channel / excitatory neurotransmitter | ||||||||||||||||||
| Function / homology | Function and homology informationAssembly and cell surface presentation of NMDA receptors / Synaptic adhesion-like molecules / EPHB-mediated forward signaling / Unblocking of NMDA receptors, glutamate binding and activation / neurotransmitter receptor transport, plasma membrane to endosome / RAF/MAP kinase cascade / receptor recycling / directional locomotion / pons maturation / regulation of cell communication ...Assembly and cell surface presentation of NMDA receptors / Synaptic adhesion-like molecules / EPHB-mediated forward signaling / Unblocking of NMDA receptors, glutamate binding and activation / neurotransmitter receptor transport, plasma membrane to endosome / RAF/MAP kinase cascade / receptor recycling / directional locomotion / pons maturation / regulation of cell communication / positive regulation of Schwann cell migration / olfactory learning / conditioned taste aversion / dendritic branch / regulation of respiratory gaseous exchange / protein localization to postsynaptic membrane / serotonin metabolic process / regulation of ARF protein signal transduction / transmitter-gated monoatomic ion channel activity / suckling behavior / positive regulation of inhibitory postsynaptic potential / sleep / propylene metabolic process / response to glycine / locomotion / dendritic spine organization / regulation of monoatomic cation transmembrane transport / NMDA glutamate receptor activity / NMDA selective glutamate receptor complex / voltage-gated monoatomic cation channel activity / glutamate binding / neurotransmitter receptor complex / ligand-gated sodium channel activity / glutamate receptor signaling pathway / regulation of axonogenesis / calcium ion transmembrane import into cytosol / neuromuscular process / transport vesicle membrane / response to morphine / regulation of dendrite morphogenesis / protein heterotetramerization / male mating behavior / regulation of synapse assembly / glycine binding / startle response / cellular response to zinc ion / ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity / dopamine metabolic process / positive regulation of reactive oxygen species biosynthetic process / parallel fiber to Purkinje cell synapse / response to lithium ion / monoatomic cation transmembrane transport / monoatomic ion channel complex / positive regulation of calcium ion transport into cytosol / regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential / action potential / modulation of excitatory postsynaptic potential / associative learning / positive regulation of dendritic spine maintenance / regulation of neuronal synaptic plasticity / social behavior / positive regulation of protein targeting to membrane / monoatomic cation transport / glutamate receptor binding / prepulse inhibition / long-term memory / phosphatase binding / positive regulation of synaptic transmission, glutamatergic / postsynaptic density, intracellular component / monoatomic cation channel activity / synaptic cleft / calcium ion homeostasis / glutamate-gated receptor activity / glutamate-gated calcium ion channel activity / neurogenesis / presynaptic active zone membrane / cell adhesion molecule binding / dendrite membrane / excitatory synapse / ionotropic glutamate receptor binding / sensory perception of pain / ionotropic glutamate receptor signaling pathway / ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity involved in regulation of presynaptic membrane potential / regulation of neuron apoptotic process / protein tyrosine kinase binding / cytoplasmic vesicle membrane / synaptic membrane / sodium ion transmembrane transport / positive regulation of excitatory postsynaptic potential / response to amphetamine / hippocampal mossy fiber to CA3 synapse / adult locomotory behavior / learning / synaptic transmission, glutamatergic / excitatory postsynaptic potential / regulation of membrane potential / cellular response to amino acid stimulus / locomotory behavior / transmitter-gated monoatomic ion channel activity involved in regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential / negative regulation of protein catabolic process Similarity search - Function | ||||||||||||||||||
| Biological species | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
| Method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY / single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.29 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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| PDBx/mmCIF format | 9unn.cif.gz | 543.9 KB | Display | PDBx/mmCIF format |
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| PDB format | pdb9unn.ent.gz | 428.5 KB | Display | PDB format |
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| Arichive directory | https://data.pdbj.org/pub/pdb/validation_reports/un/9unn ftp://data.pdbj.org/pub/pdb/validation_reports/un/9unn | HTTPS FTP |
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-Related structure data
| Related structure data | ![]() 64357MC ![]() 9un2C ![]() 9un3C ![]() 9unjC ![]() 9unkC ![]() 9unmC ![]() 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: 91838.938 Da / Num. of mol.: 2 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ![]() #2: Protein | Mass: 91226.312 Da / Num. of mol.: 2 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ![]() |
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-Sugars , 1 types, 25 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 |
-Experimental details
-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/N2A-S3 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: 3.29 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 172255 / Symmetry type: POINT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refinement | Highest resolution: 3.29 Å Stereochemistry target values: REAL-SPACE (WEIGHTED MAP SUM AT ATOM CENTERS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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