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 …

Architecture of the heteromeric GluA1/2 AMPA receptor in complex with the auxiliary subunit TARP γ8

B Herguedas, JF Watson, H Ho, O Cais, J García-Nafría… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Neuronal communication at excitatory synapses in the brain involves
release of the neurotransmitter l-glutamate from the presynapse of one cell and its detection …

Comparing plant and animal glutamate receptors: common traits but different fates?

MM Wudick, E Michard… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Animal ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) are ligand-gated channels whose evolution
is intimately linked to that of the nervous system, where the agonist glutamate and co …

α2δ-1 switches the phenotype of synaptic AMPA receptors by physically disrupting heteromeric subunit assembly

L Li, SR Chen, MH Zhou, L Wang, DP Li, H Chen… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Many neurological disorders show an increased prevalence of GluA2-lacking, Ca 2+-
permeable AMPA receptors (CP-AMPARs), which dramatically alters synaptic function …

Dysfunction of AMPA receptor GluA3 is associated with aggressive behavior in human

SX Peng, J Pei, B Rinaldi, J Chen, YH Ge, M Jia… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Inappropriate aggression in humans hurts the society, families and individuals. The genetic
basis for aggressive behavior, however, remains largely elusive. In this study, we identified …

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 …

Genetic manipulations of AMPA glutamate receptors in hippocampal synaptic plasticity

R Gugustea, Z Jia - Neuropharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptors (AMPARs)
are the principal mediators of fast excitatory synaptic transmission and they are required for …

Signal peptide represses GluK1 surface and synaptic trafficking through binding to amino-terminal domain

GF Duan, Y Ye, S Xu, W Tao, S Zhao, T Jin… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Kainate-type glutamate receptors play critical roles in excitatory synaptic transmission and
synaptic plasticity in the brain. GluK1 and GluK2 possess fundamentally different capabilities …

α2δ‐1 protein promotes synaptic expression of Ca2+ permeable–AMPA receptors by inhibiting GluA1/GluA2 heteromeric assembly in the hypothalamus in …

JJ Zhou, JY Shao, SR Chen, H Chen… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Glutamate AMPA receptors (AMPARs) lacking GluA2 subunit are calcium permeable (CP‐
AMPARs), which are increased in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and …