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==Glycine-bound GluN1a-3A NMDA receptor==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[8usx]] is a 4 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=8USX OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=8USX FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">Electron Microscopy, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 4.1&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=8usx FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=8usx OCA], [https://pdbe.org/8usx PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=8usx RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/8usx PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=8usx ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Disease ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/NMDZ1_HUMAN NMDZ1_HUMAN] Defects in GRIN1 are the cause of mental retardation autosomal dominant type 8 (MRD8) [MIM:[https://omim.org/entry/614254 614254]. Mental retardation is characterized by significantly below average general intellectual functioning associated with impairments in adaptative behavior and manifested during the developmental period.<ref>PMID:21376300</ref> 
== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/NMDZ1_HUMAN NMDZ1_HUMAN] NMDA receptor subtype of glutamate-gated ion channels with high calcium permeability and voltage-dependent sensitivity to magnesium. Mediated by glycine. This protein 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 (By similarity).
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) and other ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) mediate most of the excitatory signaling in the mammalian brains in response to the neurotransmitter glutamate. Uniquely, NMDARs composed of GluN1 and GluN3 are activated exclusively by glycine, the neurotransmitter conventionally mediating inhibitory signaling when it binds to pentameric glycine receptors. The GluN1-3 NMDARs are vital for regulating neuronal excitability, circuit function, and specific behaviors, yet our understanding of their functional mechanism at the molecular level has remained limited. Here, we present cryo-electron microscopy structures of GluN1-3A NMDARs bound to an antagonist, CNQX, and an agonist, glycine. The structures show a 1-3-1-3 subunit heterotetrameric arrangement and an unprecedented pattern of GluN3A subunit orientation shift between the glycine-bound and CNQX-bound structures. Site-directed disruption of the unique subunit interface in the glycine-bound structure mitigated desensitization. Our study provides a foundation for understanding the distinct structural dynamics of GluN3 that are linked to the unique function of GluN1-3 NMDARs.

Structure and function of GluN1-3A NMDA receptor excitatory glycine receptor channel.,Michalski K, Furukawa H Sci Adv. 2024 Apr 12;10(15):eadl5952. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adl5952. Epub 2024 Apr , 10. PMID:38598639<ref>PMID:38598639</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Furukawa H]]
[[Category: Michalski K]]