Crystal structure and association behaviour of the GluR2 amino‐terminal domain
Jin R, Singh SK, Gu S, Furukawa H, Sobolevsky AI, Zhou J, Jin Y, Gouaux E. Crystal structure and association behaviour of the GluR2 amino‐terminal domain. The EMBO Journal 2009, 28: 1812-1823. PMID: 19461580, PMCID: PMC2699365, DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2009.140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino-terminal domainLigand-gated ion channel proteinsReceptor assemblyModular domain architectureIon channel proteinsFast excitatory neurotransmissionSame subfamilyMolecular basisReceptor subfamiliesChannel proteinsMolecular processesSubfamiliesAMPA receptor GluR1Ionotropic glutamate receptorsCrystal structureExcitatory neurotransmissionAssemblyGlutamate receptorsPropose mechanismsReceptorsSubunitsDomainProteinAssemblagesNMDA receptors