3- Glutamate Flashcards
1
Q
Composition of NMDA Receptor
A
3 TM subunits
Heterotetramers
2
Q
NMDAR Subunits
A
GluN1
GluN2A-D
GluN3A-B
Have a GluN1 and a GluN2 or GluN3
3
Q
Composition of AMPAR
A
3 TM subunits
Heterotetramers
Primarily found on post-synaptic membrane
4
Q
AMPAR Subunits
A
GluA1-GluA4
Dimer of a dimer
GluA2 and dimer of one of the others
5
Q
AMPAR
A
Activated by Glutamate
Not dependent on voltage
Priamry mediator of excitatory synaptic transmission
Involved in LTP