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Figure 5.
Figure 5: Superposition of NR1-NR2A S1S2 and the GluR2 S1S2-aniracetam complex. a, Overlay of the GluR2 S1S2 dimer bound to glutamate and aniracetam (Ani, pink) onto the NR1-NR2A S1S2 dimer (green and blue) viewed from the same angle as in Fig. 1b. b, Magnification of the NR1 Y535 site and the aniracetam-binding site viewed from the same angle as in a. Two water molecules, W1 and W2 (cyan spheres), participate in stabilizing the NR1-NR2A interaction. c, Side view of the NR1 Y535 site. Note that the position of the aniracetam molecule (pink) overlaps with that of the aromatic side chain of NR1 Y535.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: Nature (2005, 438, 185-192) copyright 2005.