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'''Crystal structure of GluR5 ligand-binding core in complex with sodium at 1.72 Angstrom resolution''' | |||
==Overview== | |||
L-glutamate, the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the human brain, activates a family of ligand-gated ion channels, the major subtypes of which are named AMPA, kainate, and NMDA receptors. In common with many signal transduction proteins, glutamate receptors are modulated by ions and small molecules, including Ca(2+), Mg(2+), Zn(2+), protons, polyamines, and steroids. Strikingly, the activation of kainate receptors by glutamate requires the presence of both Na(+) and Cl(-) in the extracellular solution, and in the absence of these ions, receptor activity is abolished. Here, we identify the site and mechanism of action of anions. Surprisingly, we find that Cl(-) ions are essential structural components of kainate receptors. Cl(-) ions bind in a cavity formed at the interface between subunits in a dimer pair. In the absence of Cl(-), dimer stability is reduced, the rate of desensitization increases, and the fraction of receptors competent for activation by glutamate drops precipitously. | |||
''Page seeded by [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca OCA ] on Wed Jun | ==About this Structure== | ||
3C32 is a [[Single protein]] structure of sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattus_norvegicus Rattus norvegicus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=3C32 OCA]. | |||
==Reference== | |||
Structure and mechanism of kainate receptor modulation by anions., Plested AJ, Mayer ML, Neuron. 2007 Mar 15;53(6):829-41. PMID:[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17359918 17359918] | |||
[[Category: Rattus norvegicus]] | |||
[[Category: Single protein]] | |||
[[Category: Mayer, M L.]] | |||
[[Category: Membrane protein]] | |||
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