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. 2019 Nov 29;2:446. doi: 10.1038/s42003-019-0694-x

Fig. 3. Formaldehyde dually regulates NMDA-R via different subunits.

Fig. 3

a, b The model of active formaldehyde-activated NMDA-R by binding to C232 residue of NR2B. Ifenprodil (Ifen, a specific antagonist of NR2B). FA formaldehyde. c The chemical equation between formaldehyde and l-cysteine. d, e Recording of NMDA currents in CHO cells cotransfected with GFP-NR1a and NR2B without the amino terminal domain (NR2B-ATD) or a single point mutation (C232A). LBD ligand binding domain. n = 10−12. f, g The model of excessive formaldehyde-suppressed NMDA-R by cross-linking C79 of NR1 to K79 of NR2B. h, i Recording of NMDA currents in CHO cells cotransfected with C79S mutant NR1a and/or K79S mutant NR2B, respectively (n = 10−12). The data are expressed as the mean ± standard error (s.e.m.). ***< 0.001; ****< 0.0001.