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Figure 2 | Molecular Autism

Figure 2

From: Rare coding variants of the adenosine A3 receptor are increased in autism: on the trail of the serotonin transporter regulome

Figure 2

Structure of the A2a adenosine receptor identifying corresponding positions of Leu90 and Val171 residues in the A3 receptor. The structure of the thermostabilized A2a receptor, A2aAR-GL31 (PDB code 2YDO), is depicted as a cartoon in rainbow coloration (N-terminus in blue, C-terminus in red), viewed either (a) parallel to the membrane plane or (b) from the extracellular surface perpendicular to the membrane plane. The endogenous ligand adenosine is shown as a stick model (C, yellow, N, blue, O, red) as is the side chain for Phe168 (C, green). The transmembrane helices are labeled H1-H7, the extracellular loop 2 (EL2) is indicated and H8 is the C-terminal amphipathic helix lying parallel to the membrane plane. A3AR residues Leu90 and Val171 correspond to Val84 and Val171 in A2aAR, and they are both shown as space-filling models (grey).

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