Abstract
Allosteric modulators of ion channels typically alter the transitions rates between conformational states without changing the properties of the open pore. We describe here a novel class of positive allosteric modulators of N-methyl D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) that mediate a calcium-permeable component of glutamatergic synaptic transmission and play essential roles in learning, memory, cognition, as well as neurological disease. EU1622-14 increases agonist potency and channel open probability, slows receptor deactivation, in addition to decreasing both single channel conductance and calcium permeability. The unique functional selectivity of this chemical probe reveals a mechanism for enhancing NMDAR function while limiting excess calcium influx, and shows that allosteric modulators can act as biased modulators of ion channel permeation.
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