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==Diheteromeric NMDA receptor GluN1/GluN2A in the '2-Knuckle-Symmetric' conformation, in complex with glycine and glutamate, in the presence of 1 micromolar zinc chloride, and at pH 8.0==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[6mmn]] is a 4 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_rat Buffalo rat]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=6MMN OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6MMN FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=NAG:N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE'>NAG</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='gene'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Gene|Gene:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">Grin1, Nmdar1 ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=10116 Buffalo rat]), Grin2a ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=10116 Buffalo rat])</td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6mmn FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=6mmn OCA], [http://pdbe.org/6mmn PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=6mmn RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/6mmn PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=6mmn ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/NMDZ1_RAT NMDZ1_RAT]] NMDA receptor subtype of glutamate-gated ion channels possesses high calcium permeability and voltage-dependent sensitivity to magnesium. Mediated by glycine. Plays a key role in synaptic plasticity, synaptogenesis, excitotoxicity, memory acquisition and learning. It mediates neuronal functions in glutamate neurotransmission. Is involved in the cell surface targeting of NMDA receptors.<ref>PMID:15996549</ref>  [[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/NMDE1_RAT NMDE1_RAT]] NMDA receptor subtype of glutamate-gated ion channels possesses high calcium permeability and voltage-dependent sensitivity to magnesium. Activation requires binding of agonist to both types of subunits. 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) play essential roles in memory formation, neuronal plasticity, and brain development, with their dysfunction linked to a range of disorders from ischemia to schizophrenia. Zinc and pH are physiological allosteric modulators of NMDARs, with GluN2A-containing receptors inhibited by nanomolar concentrations of divalent zinc and by excursions to low pH. Despite the widespread importance of zinc and proton modulation of NMDARs, the molecular mechanism by which these ions modulate receptor activity has proven elusive. Here, we use cryoelectron microscopy to elucidate the structure of the GluN1/GluN2A NMDAR in a large ensemble of conformations under a range of physiologically relevant zinc and proton concentrations. We show how zinc binding to the amino terminal domain elicits structural changes that are transduced though the ligand-binding domain and result in constriction of the ion channel gate.

Mechanisms for Zinc and Proton Inhibition of the GluN1/GluN2A NMDA Receptor.,Jalali-Yazdi F, Chowdhury S, Yoshioka C, Gouaux E Cell. 2018 Nov 29;175(6):1520-1532.e15. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.10.043. PMID:30500536<ref>PMID:30500536</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Glutamate receptor 3D structures|Glutamate receptor 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Buffalo rat]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Chowdhury, S]]
[[Category: Gouaux, E]]
[[Category: Jalali-Yazdi, F]]
[[Category: Yoshioka, C]]
[[Category: Ionotropic glutamate receptor]]
[[Category: Ligand-gated ion channel]]
[[Category: Membrane protein]]
[[Category: Nmda receptor]]
[[Category: Transport protein]]