Cryo-EM structures of insect IRs reveal the structural adaptations of a glutamate receptor ancestor for environmental sensing
Guido Daniel Petrovich, Andy Quaen Chen, Marija Simjanoska, Jiawei Zhao, Jaewook Ryu, José Manuel Latorre Estivalis, Marcelo Gustavo Lorenzo, Josefina Inés del Mármol
The paper reports cryo-EM structures of insect IR complexes to understand their evolutionary adaptation from glutamate receptors for environmental sensing.
bioRxiv · Oct 1, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience