Crystal structure of GluN1/GluN2A NMDA receptor agonist binding domains with glycine and antagonist, 4-fluorophenyl-ACEPCCrystal structure of GluN1/GluN2A NMDA receptor agonist binding domains with glycine and antagonist, 4-fluorophenyl-ACEPC

Structural highlights

5vih is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Rattus norvegicus. This structure supersedes the now removed PDB entry 5de4. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.4Å
Ligands:, ,
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Function

NMDZ1_RAT NMDA receptor subtype of glutamate-gated ion channels possesses high calcium permeability and voltage-dependent sensitivity to magnesium. Mediated by glycine. Plays a key role in synaptic plasticity, synaptogenesis, excitotoxicity, memory acquisition and learning. It mediates neuronal functions in glutamate neurotransmission. Is involved in the cell surface targeting of NMDA receptors.[1]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

NMDA-type glutamate receptors are ligand-gated ion channels that contribute to excitatory neurotransmission in the central nervous system (CNS). Most NMDA receptors comprise two glycine-binding GluN1 and two glutamate-binding GluN2 subunits (GluN2A-D). We describe highly potent (S)-5-[(R)-2-amino-2-carboxyethyl]-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid (ACEPC) competitive GluN2 antagonists, of which ST3 has a binding affinity of 52 nM at GluN1/2A and 782 nM at GluN1/2B receptors. This 15-fold preference of ST3 for GluN1/2A over GluN1/2B is improved compared with NVP-AAM077, a widely used GluN2A-selective antagonist, which we show has 11-fold preference for GluN1/2A over GluN1/2B. Crystal structures of the GluN1/2A agonist binding domain (ABD) heterodimer with bound ACEPC antagonists reveal a binding mode in which the ligands occupy a cavity that extends toward the subunit interface between GluN1 and GluN2A ABDs. Mutational analyses show that the GluN2A preference of ST3 is primarily mediated by four nonconserved residues that are not directly contacting the ligand, but positioned within 12 A of the glutamate binding site. Two of these residues influence the cavity occupied by ST3 in a manner that results in favorable binding to GluN2A, but occludes binding to GluN2B. Thus, we reveal opportunities for the design of subunit-selective competitive NMDA receptor antagonists by identifying a cavity for ligand binding in which variations exist between GluN2A and GluN2B subunits. This structural insight suggests that subunit selectivity of glutamate-site antagonists can be mediated by mechanisms in addition to direct contributions of contact residues to binding affinity.

Structural basis of subunit selectivity for competitive NMDA receptor antagonists with preference for GluN2A over GluN2B subunits.,Lind GE, Mou TC, Tamborini L, Pomper MG, De Micheli C, Conti P, Pinto A, Hansen KB Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 Aug 15;114(33):E6942-E6951. doi:, 10.1073/pnas.1707752114. Epub 2017 Jul 31. PMID:28760974[2]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

See Also

References

  1. Inanobe A, Furukawa H, Gouaux E. Mechanism of partial agonist action at the NR1 subunit of NMDA receptors. Neuron. 2005 Jul 7;47(1):71-84. PMID:15996549 doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2005.05.022
  2. Lind GE, Mou TC, Tamborini L, Pomper MG, De Micheli C, Conti P, Pinto A, Hansen KB. Structural basis of subunit selectivity for competitive NMDA receptor antagonists with preference for GluN2A over GluN2B subunits. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 Aug 15;114(33):E6942-E6951. doi:, 10.1073/pnas.1707752114. Epub 2017 Jul 31. PMID:28760974 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1707752114

5vih, resolution 2.40Å

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