2wjx is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
[GRIA2_HUMAN] Receptor for glutamate that functions as ligand-gated ion channel in the central nervous system and plays an important role in excitatory synaptic transmission. L-glutamate acts as an excitatory neurotransmitter at many synapses in the central nervous system. Binding of the excitatory neurotransmitter L-glutamate induces a conformation change, leading to the opening of the cation channel, and thereby converts the chemical signal to an electrical impulse. The receptor then desensitizes rapidly and enters a transient inactive state, characterized by the presence of bound agonist. In the presence of CACNG4 or CACNG7 or CACNG8, shows resensitization which is characterized by a delayed accumulation of current flux upon continued application of glutamate.[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Ionotropic glutamate receptors are functionally diverse but have a common architecture, including the 400-residue amino-terminal domain (ATD). We report a 1.8-A resolution crystal structure of human GluR2-ATD. This dimeric structure provides a mechanism for how the ATDs can drive receptor assembly and subtype-restricted composition. Lattice contacts in a 4.1-A resolution crystal form reveal a tetrameric (dimer-dimer) arrangement consistent with previous cellular and cryo-electron microscopic data for full-length AMPA receptors.
Crystal structure of the GluR2 amino-terminal domain provides insights into the architecture and assembly of ionotropic glutamate receptors.,Clayton A, Siebold C, Gilbert RJ, Sutton GC, Harlos K, McIlhinney RA, Jones EY, Aricescu AR J Mol Biol. 2009 Oct 9;392(5):1125-32. Epub 2009 Aug 3. PMID:19651138[2]
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↑Ward SE, Harries M, Aldegheri L, Andreotti D, Ballantine S, Bax BD, Harris AJ, Harker AJ, Lund J, Melarange R, Mingardi A, Mookherjee C, Mosley J, Neve M, Oliosi B, Profeta R, Smith KJ, Smith PW, Spada S, Thewlis KM, Yusaf SP. Discovery of N-[(2S)-5-(6-Fluoro-3-pyridinyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl]-2-propanesulfo namide, a Novel Clinical AMPA Receptor Positive Modulator. J Med Chem. 2010 Jul 8. PMID:20614889 doi:10.1021/jm1005429
↑Clayton A, Siebold C, Gilbert RJ, Sutton GC, Harlos K, McIlhinney RA, Jones EY, Aricescu AR. Crystal structure of the GluR2 amino-terminal domain provides insights into the architecture and assembly of ionotropic glutamate receptors. J Mol Biol. 2009 Oct 9;392(5):1125-32. Epub 2009 Aug 3. PMID:19651138 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2009.07.082
