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SUBMITTER: Tsung-Han Chou
PROVIDER: EMPIAR-12401 | biostudies-other |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

Nature 20240731 8023
Glutamate transmission and activation of ionotropic glutamate receptors are the fundamental means by which neurons control their excitability and neuroplasticity<sup>1</sup>. The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) is unique among all ligand-gated channels, requiring two ligands-glutamate and glycine-for activation. These receptors function as heterotetrameric ion channels, with the channel opening dependent on the simultaneous binding of glycine and glutamate to the extracellular ligand-bindi ...[more]