1lbb
Crystal structure of the GluR2 ligand binding domain mutant (S1S2J-N754D) in complex with kainate at 2.1 A resolution
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| , resolution 2.10Å | |||||||
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| Gene: | GluR-2 (Rattus norvegicus) | ||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||
OverviewOverview
Ligand-gated ion channels transduce chemical signals into electrical impulses by opening a transmembrane pore in response to binding one or more neurotransmitter molecules. After activation, many ligand-gated ion channels enter a desensitized state in which the neurotransmitter remains bound but the ion channel is closed. Although receptor desensitization is crucial to the functioning of many ligand-gated ion channels in vivo, the molecular basis of this important process has until now defied analysis. Using the GluR2 AMPA-sensitive glutamate receptor, we show here that the ligand-binding cores form dimers and that stabilization of the intradimer interface by either mutations or allosteric modulators reduces desensitization. Perturbations that destabilize the interface enhance desensitization. Receptor activation involves conformational changes within each subunit that result in an increase in the separation of portions of the receptor that are linked to the ion channel. Our analysis defines the dimer interface in the resting and activated state, indicates how ligand binding is coupled to gating, and suggests modes of dimer dimer interaction in the assembled tetramer. Desensitization occurs through rearrangement of the dimer interface, which disengages the agonist-induced conformational change in the ligand-binding core from the ion channel gate.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
1LBB is a Single protein structure of sequence from Rattus norvegicus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
Mechanism of glutamate receptor desensitization., Sun Y, Olson R, Horning M, Armstrong N, Mayer M, Gouaux E, Nature. 2002 May 16;417(6886):245-53. PMID:12015593
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