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ArticleScience advances2026

Native AMPA receptor architecture reveals SynDIG4 engagement and auxiliary subunit heterogeneity.

Chengli Fang, Eric Gouaux

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Article in Science advances, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 authors.

Chengli FangVollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8483-7902
Eric GouauxVollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8549-2360

Funding

Understanding the origins of rapid recurrence of pancreatic cancer after resectionP30CA069533 · NCI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI Luiz Eduardo Bertassoni · 1997 to 2026
$60.5M
Pacific Northwest Center for Cryo-EM: Equipment SupplementR24GM154185 · NIGMS · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI James E Evans, CLAUDIA SUSANA LOPEZ · 2024 to 2026
$21.5M
Proteomics CoreP30EY010572 · NEI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI John Peter Campbell · 1995 to 2026
$19.4M
3D STRUCTURE/FUNCTION OF LIGAND GATED ION CHANNELSR01NS038631 · NINDS · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI GOUAUX, JAMES E · 1999 to 2024
$6.7M
High Performance Computing and Machine Learning Infrastructure for Oregon Life SciencesS10OD034224 · OD · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI ELLROTT, KYLE · 2023 to 2023
$2.0M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA069533NEI NIH HHS P30 EY010572NIGMS NIH HHS R24 GM154185NIH HHS S10 OD034224NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS038631
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

AMPA-type glutamate receptors (AMPARs) are complex assemblies whose compositional heterogeneity underlies diverse excitatory signaling in the mammalian brain. Here, we determine high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of native AMPAR complexes rapidly purified from mouse brain. These structures capture receptors in physiologically relevant assemblies containing distinct combinations of transmembrane AMPA receptor regulatory protein (TARP) and cornichon homolog (CNIH) auxiliary subunits and reveal unambiguous density for the brain-specific protein SynDIG4. The resolved topology and interaction network of SynDIG4 show that it engages the receptor through a CNIH-dependent interface and occupies a position adjacent to structural elements of GluA1 implicated in trafficking and synaptic plasticity. The diversity of auxiliary stoichiometries observed across native complexes highlights a flexible organizational scheme through which AMPARs incorporate distinct regulatory partners. These findings illuminate the organization of native AMPAR assemblies and define the structural context for SynDIG4 function in the mammalian brain.

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Membrane ProteinsReceptors, AMPAAnimalsBrainCryoelectron MicroscopyMiceModels, MolecularNuclear ProteinsProtein BindingProtein SubunitsMembrane ProteinsNuclear ProteinsProtein SubunitsReceptors, AMPATARP

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PMID42284406
PMCPMC13262616

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