Figure 3. Cryo-electron microscopy structure identifies the Exon 5 encoded motif at domain and subunit interfaces.
(A) Cryo-EM structure of the intact GluN1b-GluN2B NMDA receptor at ~4.6 Å. The GluN1b subunits are colored magenta and gold while the GluN2B subunits are colored cyan and blue. (B) Highlighted region from (A), illustrating cryo-EM density for residues of the Exon 5 motif at the ATD/LBD interface. (C) Overlay of models from the GluN1a-GluN2B and GluN1b-GluN2B intact NMDA receptors. Note the large shift in position of GluN1 Lys190 between the GluN1a and GluN1b isoforms.