Conformational Flexibility of the Ligand-Binding Domain Dimer in Kainate Receptor Gating and Desensitization
Nayeem, N., Mayans, O., Green, T.(2011) J Neurosci 31: 2916
- PubMed: 21414913 
- DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4771-10.2011
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2XXR, 2XXT, 2XXU, 2XXV, 2XXW, 2XXX, 2XXY - PubMed Abstract: 
AMPA- and kainate (KA)-selective ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) respond to agonist by opening (gating), then closing (desensitizing) in quick succession. Gating has been linked to agonist-induced changes within the ligand-binding domain (LBD), and desensitization to rearrangement of a dimer formed by neighboring LBDs ...