Structure, function, and pharmacology of glutamate receptor ion channels

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

Regulation of NMDA glutamate receptor functions by the GluN2 subunits

M Vieira, XLH Yong, KW Roche… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptors (NMDARs) are ionotropic glutamate receptors that
mediate the flux of calcium (Ca2+) into the post‐synaptic compartment. Ca2+ influx …

Clinical and therapeutic significance of genetic variation in the GRIN gene family encoding NMDARs

TA Benke, K Park, I Krey, CR Camp, R Song… - …, 2021 - Elsevier
Considerable genetic variation of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) has recently
become apparent, with many hundreds of de novo variants identified through widely …

[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 …

GRIN2B-related neurodevelopmental disorder: current understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms

SL Sabo, JM Lahr, M Offer, ALA Weekes… - Frontiers in Synaptic …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The GRIN2B-related neurodevelopmental disorder is a rare disease caused by mutations in
the GRIN2B gene, which encodes the GluN2B subunit of NMDA receptors. Most individuals …

Characterization of mice carrying a neurodevelopmental disease-associated GluN2B (L825V) variant

MC Serra, V Kuchtiak, A Kubik-Zahorodna… - Journal of …, 2024 - jneurosci.org
N-Methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NMDARs), encoded by GRIN genes, are ionotropic
glutamate receptors playing a critical role in synaptic transmission, plasticity, and synapse …

Neurosteroid actions in memory and neurologic/neuropsychiatric disorders

MH Ratner, V Kumaresan, DH Farb - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Memory dysfunction is a symptomatic feature of many neurologic and neuropsychiatric
disorders; however, the basic underlying mechanisms of memory and altered states of …

Cholesterol modulates presynaptic and postsynaptic properties of excitatory synaptic transmission

M Korinek, IM Gonzalez-Gonzalez, T Smejkalova… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Cholesterol is a structural component of cellular membranes particularly enriched in
synapses but its role in synaptic transmission remains poorly understood. We used rat …

l-Serine dietary supplementation is associated with clinical improvement of loss-of-function GRIN2B-related pediatric encephalopathy

D Soto, M Olivella, C Grau, J Armstrong, C Alcon… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Autosomal dominant mutations in GRIN2B are associated with severe encephalopathy, but
little is known about the pathophysiological outcomes and any potential therapeutic …

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 …