Molecular diversity of glutamate receptors and implications for brain function

S Nakanishi - Science, 1992 - science.org
The glutamate receptors mediate excitatory neurotransmission in the brain and are
important in memory acquisition, learning, and some neurodegenerative disorders. This …

[HTML][HTML] Nicotinic receptors: allosteric transitions and therapeutic targets in the nervous system

A Taly, PJ Corringer, D Guedin, P Lestage… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2009 - nature.com
Nicotinic receptors—a family of ligand-gated ion channels that mediate the effects of the
neurotransmitter acetylcholine—are among the most well understood allosteric membrane …

Crystal structure of a heterotetrameric NMDA receptor ion channel

E Karakas, H Furukawa - Science, 2014 - science.org
N-Methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors belong to the family of ionotropic glutamate
receptors, which mediate most excitatory synaptic transmission in mammalian brains …

Agonist selectivity and ion permeation in the α3β4 ganglionic nicotinic receptor

A Gharpure, J Teng, Y Zhuang, CM Noviello, RM Walsh… - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are pentameric ion channels that mediate fast chemical
neurotransmission. The α3β4 nicotinic receptor subtype forms the principal relay between …

Refined structure of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor at 4 Å resolution

N Unwin - Journal of molecular biology, 2005 - Elsevier
We present a refined model of the membrane-associated Torpedo acetylcholine (ACh)
receptor at 4Å resolution. An improved experimental density map was obtained from 342 …

[HTML][HTML] Structural principles of distinct assemblies of the human α4β2 nicotinic receptor

RM Walsh Jr, SH Roh, A Gharpure, CL Morales-Perez… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Fast chemical communication in the nervous system is mediated by neurotransmitter-gated
ion channels. The prototypical member of this class of cell surface receptors is the cation …

[HTML][HTML] Structure and gating mechanism of the acetylcholine receptor pore

A Miyazawa, Y Fujiyoshi, N Unwin - Nature, 2003 - nature.com
The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor controls electrical signalling between nerve and muscle
cells by opening and closing a gated, membrane-spanning pore. Here we present an atomic …

Molecular cloning and characterization of the rat NMDA receptor

K Moriyoshi, M Masu, T Ishii, R Shigemoto, N Mizuno… - Nature, 1991 - nature.com
A complementary DNA encoding the rat NMDA receptor has been cloned and characterized.
The single protein encoded by the cDNA forms a receptor-channel complex that has …

Molecular structure and function of the glycine receptor chloride channel

JW Lynch - Physiological reviews, 2004 - journals.physiology.org
The glycine receptor chloride channel (GlyR) is a member of the nicotinic acetylcholine
receptor family of ligand-gated ion channels. Functional receptors of this family comprise five …

Membrane protein folding and oligomerization: the two-stage model

JL Popot, DM Engelman - Biochemistry, 1990 - ACS Publications
Instituí de Biologie Physico-Chimique and College de France, 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie,
F-75005 Paris, France, and Department of Molecular Biophysicsand Biochemistry, Yale …