Structure, function, and pharmacology of glutamate receptor ion channels

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

Structural and functional architecture of AMPA-type glutamate receptors and their auxiliary proteins

IH Greger, JF Watson, SG Cull-Candy - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
AMPA receptors (AMPARs) are tetrameric ion channels that together with other ionotropic
glutamate receptors (iGluRs), the NMDA and kainate receptors, mediate a majority of …

Human TRPV1 structure and inhibition by the analgesic SB-366791

A Neuberger, M Oda, YA Nikolaev… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Pain therapy has remained conceptually stagnant since the opioid crisis, which highlighted
the dangers of treating pain with opioids. An alternative addiction-free strategy to …

Allosteric modulation as a unifying mechanism for receptor function and regulation

JP Changeux, A Christopoulos - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Four major receptor families enable cells to respond to chemical and physical signals from
their proximal environment. The ligand-and voltage-gated ion channels, G-protein-coupled …

Channel opening and gating mechanism in AMPA-subtype glutamate receptors

EC Twomey, MV Yelshanskaya, RA Grassucci, J Frank… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract AMPA (α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid)-subtype ionotropic
glutamate receptors mediate fast excitatory neurotransmission throughout the central …

[HTML][HTML] Opening of glutamate receptor channel to subconductance levels

MV Yelshanskaya, DS Patel, CM Kottke, MG Kurnikova… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) are tetrameric ligand-gated ion channels that open
their pores in response to binding of the agonist glutamate,–. An ionic current through a …

Modulation of GluA2–γ5 synaptic complex desensitization, polyamine block and antiepileptic perampanel inhibition by auxiliary subunit cornichon-2

SP Gangwar, LY Yen, MV Yelshanskaya… - Nature Structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
Synaptic complexes of α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA)
receptors (AMPARs) with auxiliary subunits mediate most excitatory neurotransmission and …

Molecular pathway and structural mechanism of human oncochannel TRPV6 inhibition by the phytocannabinoid tetrahydrocannabivarin

A Neuberger, YA Trofimov, MV Yelshanskaya… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The calcium-selective oncochannel TRPV6 is an important driver of cell proliferation in
human cancers. Despite increasing interest of pharmacological research in developing …

AMPA receptor structure and auxiliary subunits

A Kamalova, T Nakagawa - The Journal of physiology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fast excitatory synaptic transmission in the mammalian brain is largely mediated by AMPA‐
type ionotropic glutamate receptors (AMPARs), which are activated by the neurotransmitter …

Structural mechanism of human oncochannel TRPV6 inhibition by the natural phytoestrogen genistein

A Neuberger, YA Trofimov, MV Yelshanskaya… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Calcium-selective oncochannel TRPV6 is the major driver of cell proliferation in human
cancers. While significant effort has been invested in the development of synthetic TRPV6 …