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 …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct roles of GRIN2A and GRIN2B variants in neurological conditions

SJ Myers, H Yuan, JQ Kang, FCK Tan… - …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rapid advances in sequencing technology have led to an explosive increase in the number
of genetic variants identified in patients with neurological disease and have also enabled …

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 …

Inhibition of NMDA receptors through a membrane-to-channel path

MR Wilcox, A Nigam, NG Glasgow… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) are transmembrane proteins that are activated by
the neurotransmitter glutamate and are found at most excitatory vertebrate synapses …

Structural mechanisms of gating in ionotropic glutamate receptors

EC Twomey, AI Sobolevsky - Biochemistry, 2018 - ACS Publications
Ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) are ligand-gated ion channels that mediate the
majority of excitatory neurotransmission in the central nervous system. iGluRs open their ion …

Positive and negative allosteric modulation of GluK2 kainate receptors by BPAM344 and antiepileptic perampanel

SP Gangwar, LY Yen, MV Yelshanskaya… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Kainate receptors (KARs) are a subtype of ionotropic glutamate receptors that control
synaptic transmission in the central nervous system and are implicated in neurological …

From bedside‐to‐bench: What disease‐associated variants are teaching us about the NMDA receptor

JB Amin, GR Moody, LP Wollmuth - The Journal of physiology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
NMDA receptors (NMDARs) are glutamate‐gated ion channels that contribute to nearly all
brain processes. Not surprisingly then, genetic variations in the genes encoding NMDAR …

Structure and desensitization of AMPA receptor complexes with type II TARP γ5 and GSG1L

O Klykov, SP Gangwar, MV Yelshanskaya, L Yen… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
AMPA receptors (AMPARs) mediate the majority of excitatory neurotransmission. Their
surface expression, trafficking, gating, and pharmacology are regulated by auxiliary …