Emerging structural insights into the function of ionotropic glutamate receptors
Journal Article
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· Trends in Biochemical Sciences
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor, NY (United States)
Ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) are ligand-gated ion channels that mediate excitatory neurotransmission crucial for brain development and function, including learning and memory formation. Recently a wealth of structural studies on iGluRs including AMPA receptors (AMPARs), kainate receptors, and NMDA receptors (NMDARs) became available. These studies showed structures of non-NMDARs including AMPAR and kainate receptor in various functional states, thereby providing the first visual sense of how non-NMDAR iGluRs may function in the context of homotetramers. Furthermore, they provided the first view of heterotetrameric NMDAR ion channels, and this illuminated the similarities with and differences from non-NMDARs, thus raising a mechanistic distinction between the two groups of iGluRs. We review mechanistic insights into iGluR functions gained through structural studies of multiple groups.
- Research Organization:
- Advanced Photon Source (APS), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- National Institutes of Health (NIH); USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 1352280
- Journal Information:
- Trends in Biochemical Sciences, Journal Name: Trends in Biochemical Sciences Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 40; ISSN 0968-0004
- Publisher:
- Cell PressCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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