A conserved glycine harboring disease-associated mutations permits NMDA receptor slow deactivation and high Ca2+ permeability

Abstract

Little is known about the impact of de novo and inherited missense mutations in the NMDA receptor M4 transmembrane helices. In this study, the authors use functional and computational approaches to demonstrate how mutations to conserved glycine sites within this region cause structural rearrangement, altered receptor deactivation and calcium permeability.