3-D View of NMDA Receptor
August 19, 2014 | Terry Sharrer
Like Rosalind Franklin’s image of the DNA molecule, an x-ray crystallographic picture of the NMDA receptor 9N-methyl-D-aspaeate) in the brain could have profound influence in the life sciences. This glutamate receptor controls synaptic plasticity in neurons and is implicated in memory function as well as disorders from Alzheimer’s and depression to tinnitus and a rare autoimmune disease. Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have created a 3-D image of the receptor with its subunits. MORE
Image Credit: Oregon Health & Science University