Structure, function, and allosteric modulation of NMDA receptors

KB Hansen, F Yi, RE Perszyk, H Furukawa… - Journal of General …, 2018 - rupress.org
NMDA-type glutamate receptors are ligand-gated ion channels that mediate a Ca2+-
permeable component of excitatory neurotransmission in the central nervous system (CNS) …

Crystal structure of a heterotetrameric NMDA receptor ion channel

E Karakas, H Furukawa - Science, 2014 - science.org
N-Methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors belong to the family of ionotropic glutamate
receptors, which mediate most excitatory synaptic transmission in mammalian brains …

Molecular mechanism of ligand gating and opening of NMDA receptor

TH Chou, M Epstein, RG Fritzemeier, NS Akins… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Glutamate transmission and activation of ionotropic glutamate receptors are the fundamental
means by which neurons control their excitability and neuroplasticity. The N-methyl-d …

Mechanism of NMDA receptor inhibition and activation

S Zhu, RA Stein, C Yoshioka, CH Lee, A Goehring… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) are glutamate-gated, calcium-permeable ion
channels that mediate synaptic transmission and underpin learning and memory. NMDAR …

Activation of NMDA receptors and the mechanism of inhibition by ifenprodil

N Tajima, E Karakas, T Grant, N Simorowski… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
The physiology of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors is fundamental to brain
development and function. NMDA receptors are ionotropic glutamate receptors that function …

NMDA receptors in the central nervous system

KB Hansen, F Yi, RE Perszyk, FS Menniti… - … receptors: Methods and …, 2017 - Springer
NMDA-type glutamate receptors are ligand-gated ion channels that mediate a major
component of excitatory neurotransmission in the central nervous system (CNS). They are …

Structural insights into binding of therapeutic channel blockers in NMDA receptors

TH Chou, M Epstein, K Michalski, E Fine… - Nature structural & …, 2022 - nature.com
Excitatory signaling mediated by N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) is critical for brain
development and function, as well as for neurological diseases and disorders. Channel …

Mechanistic insight into NMDA receptor dysregulation by rare variants in the GluN2A and GluN2B agonist binding domains

SA Swanger, W Chen, G Wells, PB Burger… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - cell.com
Epilepsy and intellectual disability are associated with rare variants in the GluN2A and
GluN2B (encoded by GRIN2A and GRIN2B) subunits of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor …

Structural basis of functional transitions in mammalian NMDA receptors

TH Chou, N Tajima, A Romero-Hernandez… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Excitatory neurotransmission meditated by glutamate receptors including N-methyl-D-
aspartate receptors (NMDARs) is pivotal to brain development and function. NMDARs are …

Gating mechanism and a modulatory niche of human GluN1-GluN2A NMDA receptors

H Wang, S Lv, D Stroebel, J Zhang, Y Pan, X Huang… - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
Summary N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are glutamate-gated calcium-permeable
ion channels that are widely implicated in synaptic transmission and plasticity. Here, we …