Structure, function, and pharmacology of glutamate receptor ion channels

KB Hansen, LP Wollmuth, D Bowie, H Furukawa… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Many physiologic effects of l-glutamate, the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the
mammalian central nervous system, are mediated via signaling by ionotropic glutamate …

Zinc signals and immunity

M Maywald, I Wessels, L Rink - International journal of molecular sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Zinc homeostasis is crucial for an adequate function of the immune system. Zinc deficiency
as well as zinc excess result in severe disturbances in immune cell numbers and activities …

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 …

NMDA receptor structures reveal subunit arrangement and pore architecture

CH Lee, W Lü, JC Michel, A Goehring, J Du, X Song… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are Hebbian-like coincidence detectors,
requiring binding of glycine and glutamate in combination with the relief of voltage …

Molecular basis of NMDA receptor functional diversity

P Paoletti - European Journal of Neuroscience, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
NMDA receptors (NMDARs) form glutamate‐gated ion channels widely expressed in the
central nervous system and highly permeable to calcium ions. NMDARs have always …

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 …

Subunit arrangement and phenylethanolamine binding in GluN1/GluN2B NMDA receptors

E Karakas, N Simorowski, H Furukawa - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Since it was discovered that the anti-hypertensive agent ifenprodil has neuroprotective
activity through its effects on NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptors, a determined effort …

Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis antibody binding is dependent on amino acid identity of a small region within the GluN1 amino terminal domain

AJ Gleichman, LA Spruce, J Dalmau… - Journal of …, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
Anti-NMDA receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is a newly identified autoimmune disorder that
targets NMDARs, causing severe neurological symptoms including hallucinations …

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 …

Cryo-EM structures of the triheteromeric NMDA receptor and its allosteric modulation

W Lü, J Du, A Goehring, E Gouaux - Science, 2017 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Chemical neurotransmission is fundamental to communication between
neurons and to the alternation of the “strength” of neuron-to-neuron connections in an …