2rcb

Crystal structure of the NR3B ligand binding core complex with D-serine at 1.62 Angstrom resolution

spinqualitylabelsall models 2rcb, resolution 1.62Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 2rcb is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Rattus norvegicus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.62Å Ligands: DSN, GOL Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function NMD3B_RAT NMDA receptor subtype of glutamate-gated ion channels with reduced single-channel conductance, low calcium permeability and low voltage-dependent sensitivity to magnesium. Mediated by glycine. Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMed NR3 subtype glutamate receptors have a unique developmental expression profile, but are the least well-characterized members of the NMDA receptor gene family, which have key roles in synaptic plasticity and brain development. Using ligand binding assays, crystallographic analysis, and all atom MD simulations, we investigate mechanisms underlying the binding by NR3A and NR3B of glycine and D-serine, which are candidate neurotransmitters for NMDA receptors containing NR3 subunits. The ligand binding domains of both NR3 subunits adopt a similar extent of domain closure as found in the corresponding NR1 complexes, but have a unique loop 1 structure distinct from that in all other glutamate receptor ion channels. Within their ligand binding pockets, NR3A and NR3B have strikingly different hydrogen bonding networks and solvent structures from those found in NR1, and fail to undergo a conformational rearrangement observed in NR1 upon binding the partial agonist ACPC. MD simulations revealed numerous interdomain contacts, which stabilize the agonist-bound closed-cleft conformation, and a novel twisting motion for the loop 1 helix that is unique in NR3 subunits. Molecular mechanism of ligand recognition by NR3 subtype glutamate receptors.,Yao Y, Harrison CB, Freddolino PL, Schulten K, Mayer ML EMBO J. 2008 Aug 6;27(15):2158-70. Epub 2008 Jul 17. PMID:18636091 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Glutamate receptor 3D structures

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