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. 2020 Jan 29;11:570. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-14345-6

Fig. 8. GluN1 charge mutants show increased mobility due to disrupted EphB–NMDAR interaction.

Fig. 8

a Representative FRAP images at different time points of DIV21–23 cortical neurons transfected with EGFP–GluN1 (WT, I272A, or N273A/R337D) together with GluN2B, CRISPR construct targeting endogenous GluN1, and mCherry. Recovery of bleached spine puncta (magenta circle) was monitored for 15 min at 10s intervals. Scale bar = 2 µm. b Quantification of the recovery curve of different GluN1 mutants in DIV21–23 cortical neurons. Graphs represent mean intensity and show fit (****p < 0.0001, Kolmogorov–Smirnov (KS) nonparametric test). Inset: Quantification of the mobile fraction of EGFP–GluN1 spine puncta at 15 min after photobleaching in EGFP–GluN1 mutant transfected cells compared to WT EGFP–GluN1 in DIV21–23 cortical neurons (*p < 0.05, ANOVA; green dots represent WT n = 33 puncta; I272A n = 12; N273A/R337D n = 12). Error bars show S.E.M. c Representative FRAP images at different time points of DIV21–23 cortical neurons transfected with EGFP–GluN1 (WT, WT+EphB2 knockdown, N273A/R337D + EphB2 knockdown, WT+EphB2 knockdown rescued by RNAi insensitive EphB2) together with GluN2B, CRISPR construct targeting endogenous GluN1, and mCherry. FRAP was conducted on serveral puncta in different dendritic branches. Recovery of bleached spine puncta (magenta circle) was monitored for 15 min at 10s intervals. Scale bar = 2 µm. d Quantification of the recovery curve of different GluN1 mutants in DIV21–23 cortical neurons. Graphs represent mean intensity and show fit (****p < 0.0001, Kolmogorov–Smirnov (KS) nonparametric test). Inset: Quantification of the mobile fraction of EGFP–GluN1 spine puncta at 15 min after bleaching in EGFP–GluN1 mutant transfected cells compared to WT EGFP–GluN1 in DIV21–23 cortical neurons (*p < 0.05, ANOVA; green dots represent WT n = 33 puncta; WT+EphB2 K.D. n = 12; N273A/R337D+EphB2 K.D. n = 21; rescue n = 22). Error bars show S.E.M.