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 …

Architecture and function of NMDA receptors: an evolutionary perspective

D Stroebel, P Paoletti - The Journal of Physiology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) are a major class of ligand‐gated ion channels that
are widespread in the living kingdom. Their critical role in excitatory neurotransmission and …

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 …

Kainate receptor antagonists: recent advances and therapeutic perspective

P Chałupnik, E Szymańska - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Since the 1990s, ionotropic glutamate receptors have served as an outstanding target for
drug discovery research aimed at the discovery of new neurotherapeutic agents. With the …

Kainate receptor modulation by NETO2

L He, J Sun, Y Gao, B Li, Y Wang, Y Dong, W An, H Li… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Glutamate-gated kainate receptors are ubiquitous in the central nervous system of
vertebrates, mediate synaptic transmission at the postsynapse and modulate transmitter …

Architecture and structural dynamics of the heteromeric GluK2/K5 kainate receptor

N Khanra, PMGE Brown, AM Perozzo, D Bowie… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Kainate receptors (KARs) are L-glutamate-gated ion channels that regulate synaptic
transmission and modulate neuronal circuits. KARs have strict assembly rules and primarily …

Structural biology of glutamate receptor ion channels: towards an understanding of mechanism

IH Greger, ML Mayer - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) are tetrameric ion channels that mediate signal
transmission at neuronal synapses, where they contribute centrally to the postsynaptic …

Structural and compositional diversity in the kainate receptor family

P Selvakumar, J Lee, N Khanra, C He, H Munguba… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
The kainate receptors (KARs) are members of the ionotropic glutamate receptor family and
assemble into tetramers from a pool of five subunit types (GluK1–5). Each subunit confers …

Trapping of spermine, Kukoamine A, and polyamine toxin blockers in GluK2 kainate receptor channels

SP Gangwar, MV Yelshanskaya, M Aktolun… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Kainate receptors (KARs) are a subtype of ionotropic glutamate receptor (iGluR) channels, a
superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels which mediate the majority of excitatory …

Structure, function, and regulation of the kainate receptor

S Dhingra, J Yadav, J Kumar - Macromolecular Protein Complexes IV …, 2022 - Springer
Neural communication and modulation are complex processes. Ionotropic glutamate
receptors (iGluRs) significantly contribute to mediating the fast-excitatory branch of …