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 …

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 …

Identification and functional evaluation of GRIA1 missense and truncation variants in individuals with ID: An emerging neurodevelopmental syndrome

V Ismail, LG Zachariassen, A Godwin… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - cell.com
GRIA1 encodes the GluA1 subunit of α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate
(AMPA) receptors, which are ligand-gated ion channels that act as excitatory receptors for …

Structure and organization of heteromeric AMPA-type glutamate receptors

B Herguedas, J García-Nafría, O Cais… - Science, 2016 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) are cation channels that mediate
signal transmission by depolarizing the postsynaptic membrane in response to L-glutamate …

Synaptic transmission and plasticity require AMPA receptor anchoring via its N-terminal domain

JF Watson, H Ho, IH Greger - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
AMPA-type glutamate receptors (AMPARs) mediate fast excitatory neurotransmission and
are selectively recruited during activity-dependent plasticity to increase synaptic strength. A …

Mechanisms of postsynaptic localization of AMPA-type glutamate receptors and their regulation during long-term potentiation

OR Buonarati, EA Hammes, JF Watson, IH Greger… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
l-Glutamate is the main excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain, with postsynaptic responses
to its release predominantly mediated by AMPA-type glutamate receptors (AMPARs). A …

Assembly of AMPA receptors: mechanisms and regulation

Q Gan, CL Salussolia, LP Wollmuth - The Journal of physiology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
AMPA receptors (AMPARs) play a critical role in excitatory glutamatergic neurotransmission.
The number and subunit composition of AMPARs at synapses determines the dynamics of …

Structure and gating of tetrameric glutamate receptors

AI Sobolevsky - The Journal of physiology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) are ligand‐gated ion channels that open their ion‐
conducting pores in response to the binding of agonist glutamate. In recent years, significant …

Controlling NMDA receptor subunit composition using ectopic retention signals

D Stroebel, S Carvalho, T Grand, S Zhu… - Journal of …, 2014 - Soc Neuroscience
Ligand-gated ion channels (LGICs) mediate fast synaptic transmission in the CNS. Typically,
these membrane proteins are multimeric complexes associating several homologous …

Mapping the interaction sites between AMPA receptors and TARPs reveals a role for the receptor N-terminal domain in channel gating

O Cais, B Herguedas, K Krol, SG Cull-Candy, M Farrant… - Cell reports, 2014 - cell.com
AMPA-type glutamate receptors (AMPARs) mediate fast neurotransmission at excitatory
synapses. The extent and fidelity of postsynaptic depolarization triggered by AMPAR …