6FQI

GluA2(flop) G724C ligand binding core dimer bound to L-Glutamate (Form B) at 2.91 Angstrom resolution

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.91 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.267 
  • R-Value Work: 0.214 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.216 

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Literature

Homomeric GluA2(R) AMPA receptors can conduct when desensitized.

Coombs, I.D., Soto, D., McGee, T.P., Gold, M.G., Farrant, M., Cull-Candy, S.G.

(2019) Nat Commun 10: 4312-4312

  • DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12280-9
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6FQJ, 6FQI, 6FQK, 6FQH

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Desensitization is a canonical property of ligand-gated ion channels, causing progressive current decline in the continued presence of agonist. AMPA-type glutamate receptors (AMPARs), which mediate fast excitatory signaling throughout the brain, exhibit ...

    Desensitization is a canonical property of ligand-gated ion channels, causing progressive current decline in the continued presence of agonist. AMPA-type glutamate receptors (AMPARs), which mediate fast excitatory signaling throughout the brain, exhibit profound desensitization. Recent cryo-EM studies of AMPAR assemblies show their ion channels to be closed in the desensitized state. Here we present evidence that homomeric Q/R-edited AMPARs still allow ions to flow when the receptors are desensitized. GluA2(R) expressed alone, or with auxiliary subunits (γ-2, γ-8 or GSG1L), generates large fractional steady-state currents and anomalous current-variance relationships. Our results from fluctuation analysis, single-channel recording, and kinetic modeling, suggest that the steady-state current is mediated predominantly by conducting desensitized receptors. When combined with crystallography this unique functional readout of a hitherto silent state enabled us to examine cross-linked cysteine mutants to probe the conformation of the desensitized ligand binding domain of functioning AMPAR complexes.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. s.cull-candy@ucl.ac.uk.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Glutamate receptor 2,Glutamate receptor 2 A, B264Rattus norvegicusMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: Gria2, Glur2
Find proteins for P19491 (Rattus norvegicus)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P19491
Protein Feature View
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
GGL
Query on GGL
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A, B
GAMMA-L-GLUTAMIC ACID
C5 H9 N O4
WHUUTDBJXJRKMK-VKHMYHEASA-N		 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.91 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.267 
  • R-Value Work: 0.214 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.216 
  • Space Group: P 41
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 50.65α = 90
b = 50.65β = 90
c = 256.29γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
Aimlessdata scaling
PHASERphasing
xia2data reduction

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data

Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Medical Research Council (United Kingdom)United KingdomMR/J002976/1
Medical Research Council (United Kingdom)United KingdomMR/J012998/1
Wellcome TrustUnited Kingdom086185/Z/08/Z

Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2019-03-13
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2019-10-02
    Changes: Data collection, Database references