Cryo-EM Structures of Higher Order Gephyrin OligomersReveal Principles of Inhibitory Postsynaptic Scaffold Organization
Diego Ortiz-López, Tamsanqa Tafara Hove, Christiane Huhn, Serena Camuso, Pia Maria van gen Hassend, Bodo Sander, Benjamin F. N. Campbell, Shiva K. Tyagarajan, Andreas Plückthun, Christian G. Specht, Hans Michael Maric, Bettina Böttcher, Hermann Schindelin
This study determines the structure of higher-order gephyrin oligomers using cryo-EM, revealing how its flexible linker regulates receptor binding and oligomerization.
Nature Communications · Apr 16, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience