Allosteric signaling and dynamics of the clamshell-like NMDA receptor GluN1 N-terminal domain

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 477-485

  Zhu, Shujia ^a,b,c,d   Stroebel, David ^a,b,c   Yao, C Andrea ^a,b,c   Taly, Antoine ^c   Paoletti, Pierre ^a,b,c  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d B326 Science Building   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUN1 PROTEIN; GLUN2 PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOSTERISM; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECEPTOR BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ALLOSTERIC REGULATION; GLUTAMIC ACID; MUTATION; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84876183319     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2522     Document Type: Article

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