Molecular determinants of coordinated proton and zinc inhibition of N-methyl-d-aspartate NR1/NR2A receptors

AUTOR(ES)

Low, Chian-Ming

FONTE

The National Academy of Sciences

RESUMO

Modulation of the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA)-selective glutamate receptors by extracellular protons and Zn2+ may play important roles during ischemia in the brain and during seizures. Recombinant NR1/NR2A receptors exhibit a much higher apparent affinity for voltage-independent Zn2+ inhibition than receptors with other subunit combinations. Here, we show that the mechanism of this apparent high-affinity, voltage-independent Zn2+ inhibition for NR2A-containing receptors results from the enhancement of proton inhibition. We also show that the N-terminal leucine/isoleucine/valine binding protein (LIVBP)-like domain of the NR2A subunit contains critical determinants of the apparent high-affinity, voltage-independent Zn2+ inhibition. Mutations H42A, H44G, or H128A greatly increase the Zn2+ IC50 (by up to ≈700-fold) with no effect on the potencies of glutamate and glycine or on voltage-dependent block by Mg2+. Furthermore, the amino acid residue substitution H128A, which mediates the largest effect on the apparent high-affinity Zn2+ inhibition among all histidine substitutions we tested, is also critical to the pH-dependency of Zn2+ inhibition. Our data revealed a unique interaction between two important extracellular modulators of NMDA receptors.

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