TABLE 2

CIQ, glutamate, and glycine EC50 values for GluN1/GluN2D point mutants

EC50 values were determined from two-electrode voltage-clamp recordings of Xenopus laevis oocytes expressing the indicated GluN1/GluN2D receptor. For CIQ EC50 determination, receptors were activated by 100 μM glutamate and 30 μM glycine at −40 mV; 5 mM 2-(hydroxypropyl)-β-cyclodextrin was present in all solutions. For glutamate EC50 measurements, glycine was 30 μM. For glycine EC50 measurements, glutamate was 100 μM. Data are from 4–36 oocytes.

MutantRegionCIQ EC50100 μM CIQ Response Glutamate EC50Glycine EC50
µM% glu/glyμMμM
GluN2D9.3 ± 0.3253 ± 50.82 ± 0.070.14 ± 0.02
2D(F574A)Pre-M113.0 ± 1.5*150 ± 10.057 ± 0.003*0.060 ± 0.001*
2D(L575A)Pre-M138 ± 1853 ± 40.24 ± 0.03*0.15 ± 0.02
2D(E576A)Pre-M110.7 ± 0.4321 ± 120.178 ± 0.009*0.106 ± 0.002
2D(P577A)Pre-M17.2 ± 0.6*127 ± 20.398 ± 0.0140.147 ± 0.002
2D(Y578A)Pre-M14.5 ± 0.4*320 ± 300.0027 ± 0.0002a*0.0011 ± 0.0001a*
2D(V582A)M16.6 ± 0.6*143 ± 30.17 ± 0.01*0.04 ± 0.01*
2D(V584A)M18.7 ± 0.7311 ± 120.78 ± 0.040.14 ± 0.02
2D(M586A)M115.3 ± 1.1*510 ± 401.90 ± 0.12*0.26 ± 0.01*
2D(F587A)M1NE86 ± 30.80 ± 0.050.25 ± 0.02*
2D(V588A)M111.3 ± 1.2123 ± 30.93 ± 0.090.12 ± 0.02
2D(L591A)M134.6 ± 5.9*218 ± 90.99 ± 0.060.18 ± 0.01
2D(T592A)M132.5 ± 2.9*210. ± 41.06 ± 0.080.12 ± 0.02
N1(M813A)M411.0 ± 0.7337 ± 190.168 ± 0.008*0.082 ± 0.003
N1(F817A)M412.1 ± 0.6430 ± 30NDND
  • ND, not determined; NE, no effect.

  • a The lowest concentration of glutamate tested (3 nM) elicited currents greater than 100 nA from GluN1/GluN2D(Y578A) receptors. Therefore, the EC50 of glutamate was calculated by fixing the minimum current to be 0 pA.

  • * P < 0.05 versus GluN2D, one-way analysis of variance with Dunnett’s post hoc test.