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| Entry | Database: PDB / ID: 9unp | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Title | native NMDA receptor-GluN1/N2A/N2B-S2 in the closed state | ||||||||||||||||||
Components | (Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA ...) x 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Keywords | MEMBRANE PROTEIN / native / NMDA receptor / inotropic ion channel / excitatory neurotransmitter / MEMBRANE / open state | ||||||||||||||||||
| Function / homology | Function and homology informationAssembly and cell surface presentation of NMDA receptors / EPHB-mediated forward signaling / Synaptic adhesion-like molecules / Unblocking of NMDA receptors, glutamate binding and activation / neurotransmitter receptor transport, plasma membrane to endosome / RAF/MAP kinase cascade / receptor recycling / sensory organ development / directional locomotion / regulation of cAMP/PKA signal transduction ...Assembly and cell surface presentation of NMDA receptors / EPHB-mediated forward signaling / Synaptic adhesion-like molecules / Unblocking of NMDA receptors, glutamate binding and activation / neurotransmitter receptor transport, plasma membrane to endosome / RAF/MAP kinase cascade / receptor recycling / sensory organ development / directional locomotion / regulation of cAMP/PKA signal transduction / pons maturation / positive regulation of Schwann cell migration / regulation of cell communication / sensitization / olfactory learning / serotonin metabolic process / fear response / dendritic branch / conditioned taste aversion / protein localization to postsynaptic membrane / regulation of ARF protein signal transduction / apical dendrite / suckling behavior / transmitter-gated monoatomic ion channel activity / sleep / interleukin-1 receptor binding / regulation of respiratory gaseous exchange / propylene metabolic process / response to glycine / dendritic spine organization / locomotion / regulation of NMDA receptor activity / negative regulation of dendritic spine maintenance / positive regulation of inhibitory postsynaptic potential / neurotransmitter receptor complex / heterocyclic compound binding / regulation of monoatomic cation transmembrane transport / NMDA glutamate receptor activity / NMDA selective glutamate receptor complex / glutamate binding / voltage-gated monoatomic cation channel activity / neuromuscular process / ligand-gated sodium channel activity / glutamate receptor signaling pathway / transport vesicle membrane / regulation of axonogenesis / calcium ion transmembrane import into cytosol / monoatomic ion channel complex / response to morphine / positive regulation of glutamate secretion / male mating behavior / regulation of dendrite morphogenesis / protein heterotetramerization / positive regulation of reactive oxygen species biosynthetic process / regulation of synapse assembly / small molecule binding / glycine binding / dopamine metabolic process / startle response / receptor clustering / cellular response to zinc ion / response to lithium ion / parallel fiber to Purkinje cell synapse / regulation of neuronal synaptic plasticity / regulation of MAPK cascade / regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential / associative learning / behavioral response to pain / positive regulation of calcium ion transport into cytosol / extracellularly glutamate-gated ion channel activity / modulation of excitatory postsynaptic potential / positive regulation of dendritic spine maintenance / action potential / monoatomic cation transmembrane transport / positive regulation of protein targeting to membrane / detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of pain / monoatomic cation transport / glutamate receptor binding / social behavior / ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity / behavioral fear response / positive regulation of synaptic transmission / prepulse inhibition / phosphatase binding / long-term memory / postsynaptic density, intracellular component / calcium ion homeostasis / synaptic cleft / monoatomic cation channel activity / adult locomotory behavior / glutamate-gated receptor activity / regulation of long-term synaptic depression / positive regulation of synaptic transmission, glutamatergic / glutamate-gated calcium ion channel activity / presynaptic active zone membrane / neurogenesis / cell adhesion molecule binding / D2 dopamine receptor binding / ionotropic glutamate receptor signaling pathway / excitatory synapse Similarity search - Function | ||||||||||||||||||
| Biological species | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
| Method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY / single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.27 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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| Arichive directory | https://data.pdbj.org/pub/pdb/validation_reports/un/9unp ftp://data.pdbj.org/pub/pdb/validation_reports/un/9unp | HTTPS FTP |
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-Related structure data
| Related structure data | ![]() 64359MC ![]() 9un2C ![]() 9un3C ![]() 9unjC ![]() 9unkC ![]() 9unmC ![]() 9unnC ![]() 9unoC ![]() 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 ... , 3 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: 90335.250 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ![]() #3: Protein | | Mass: 90925.859 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ![]() |
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-Sugars , 1 types, 16 molecules 
| #4: Sugar | ChemComp-NAG / |
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-Non-polymers , 3 types, 5 molecules 




| #5: Chemical | | #6: Chemical | #7: 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/N2B-S2 in the closed state Type: COMPLEX / Entity ID: #1-#3 / 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: 3.27 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 248741 / Symmetry type: POINT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refinement | Highest resolution: 3.27 Å Stereochemistry target values: REAL-SPACE (WEIGHTED MAP SUM AT ATOM CENTERS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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