4UQQ

Electron density map of GluK2 desensitized state in complex with 2S,4R-4-methylglutamate


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 7.60 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

Structural Mechanism of Glutamate Receptor Activation and Desensitization

Meyerson, J.R.Kumar, J.Chittori, S.Rao, P.Pierson, J.Bartesaghi, A.Mayer, M.L.Subramaniam, S.

(2014) Nature 514: 328

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13603
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4UQ6, 4UQJ, 4UQK, 4UQQ

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Ionotropic glutamate receptors are ligand-gated ion channels that mediate excitatory synaptic transmission in the vertebrate brain. To gain a better understanding of how structural changes gate ion flux across the membrane, we trapped rat AMPA (α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid) and kainate receptor subtypes in their major functional states and analysed the resulting structures using cryo-electron microscopy. We show that transition to the active state involves a 'corkscrew' motion of the receptor assembly, driven by closure of the ligand-binding domain. Desensitization is accompanied by disruption of the amino-terminal domain tetramer in AMPA, but not kainate, receptors with a two-fold to four-fold symmetry transition in the ligand-binding domains in both subtypes. The 7.6 Å structure of a desensitized kainate receptor shows how these changes accommodate channel closing. These findings integrate previous physiological, biochemical and structural analyses of glutamate receptors and provide a molecular explanation for key steps in receptor gating.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR IONOTROPIC, KAINATE 2
A, B, C, D
882Rattus norvegicusMutation(s): 4 
Membrane Entity: Yes 
UniProt
Find proteins for P42260 (Rattus norvegicus)
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UniProt GroupP42260
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 7.60 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 
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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2014-08-13
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2014-08-27
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2014-10-22
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2017-08-02
    Changes: Data collection