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| Entry | Database: PDB / ID: 9unr | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Title | native NMDA receptor-GluN1/N2A/N2B-S1 in the closed state | ||||||||||||||||||
Components | (Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA ...) x 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 / 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 / dendritic branch / fear response / conditioned taste aversion / protein localization to postsynaptic membrane / regulation of ARF protein signal transduction / regulation of respiratory gaseous exchange / apical dendrite / transmitter-gated monoatomic ion channel activity / suckling behavior / sleep / interleukin-1 receptor binding / positive regulation of inhibitory postsynaptic potential / propylene metabolic process / response to glycine / dendritic spine organization / locomotion / negative regulation of dendritic spine maintenance / heterocyclic compound binding / neurotransmitter receptor complex / regulation of monoatomic cation transmembrane transport / NMDA glutamate receptor activity / voltage-gated monoatomic cation channel activity / NMDA selective glutamate receptor complex / glutamate binding / glutamate receptor signaling pathway / ligand-gated sodium channel activity / positive regulation of glutamate secretion / transport vesicle membrane / neuromuscular process / regulation of axonogenesis / calcium ion transmembrane import into cytosol / regulation of dendrite morphogenesis / male mating behavior / regulation of synapse assembly / protein heterotetramerization / response to morphine / small molecule binding / glycine binding / receptor clustering / startle response / dopamine metabolic process / cellular response to zinc ion / positive regulation of reactive oxygen species biosynthetic process / response to lithium ion / parallel fiber to Purkinje cell synapse / regulation of MAPK cascade / monoatomic ion channel complex / behavioral response to pain / regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential / monoatomic cation transmembrane transport / action potential / positive regulation of calcium ion transport into cytosol / extracellularly glutamate-gated ion channel activity / modulation of excitatory postsynaptic potential / associative learning / positive regulation of dendritic spine maintenance / positive regulation of protein targeting to membrane / regulation of neuronal synaptic plasticity / monoatomic cation transport / glutamate receptor binding / detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of pain / social behavior / ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity / positive regulation of synaptic transmission / phosphatase binding / long-term memory / prepulse inhibition / postsynaptic density, intracellular component / behavioral fear response / monoatomic cation channel activity / synaptic cleft / calcium ion homeostasis / glutamate-gated receptor activity / regulation of long-term synaptic depression / positive regulation of synaptic transmission, glutamatergic / D2 dopamine receptor binding / glutamate-gated calcium ion channel activity / presynaptic active zone membrane / cell adhesion molecule binding / neurogenesis / excitatory synapse / ionotropic glutamate receptor signaling pathway / sensory perception of pain / ionotropic glutamate receptor binding Similarity search - Function | ||||||||||||||||||
| Biological species | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
| Method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY / single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 2.98 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 | 9unr.cif.gz | 615.7 KB | Display | PDBx/mmCIF format |
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| Arichive directory | https://data.pdbj.org/pub/pdb/validation_reports/un/9unr ftp://data.pdbj.org/pub/pdb/validation_reports/un/9unr | HTTPS FTP |
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-Related structure data
| Related structure data | ![]() 64361MC ![]() 9un2C ![]() 9un3C ![]() 9unjC ![]() 9unkC ![]() 9unmC ![]() 9unnC ![]() 9unoC ![]() 9unpC ![]() 9unqC 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: 92154.289 Da / Num. of mol.: 2 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ![]() #2: Protein | | Mass: 90779.812 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ![]() #3: Protein | | Mass: 90610.500 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ![]() |
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-Sugars , 1 types, 19 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-S1 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: 50 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: 2.98 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 343745 / Symmetry type: POINT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refinement | Highest resolution: 2.98 Å Stereochemistry target values: REAL-SPACE (WEIGHTED MAP SUM AT ATOM CENTERS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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