anti nr2b (Alomone Labs)


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1) Product Images from "Leptin Controls Glutamatergic Synaptogenesis and NMDA-Receptor Trafficking via Fyn Kinase Regulation of NR2B"
Article Title: Leptin Controls Glutamatergic Synaptogenesis and NMDA-Receptor Trafficking via Fyn Kinase Regulation of NR2B
Journal: Endocrinology
doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqz030

Figure Legend Snippet: Leptin signaling increases pNR2B Y1472 levels and surface expression. ( A ) Representative Western blot of hippocampal neurons treated with leptin (50 nM), PP1 (10 µM), or both for 2 hours. ( B ) Quantification of pNR2B Y1472 intensity normalized to total NR2B intensity (n = 3). ( C ) Representative Western blot of hippocampal protein extracts from P10 wild-type and ob/ob mice pups (wild-type: n = 5; ob/ob : n = 5). ( D ) Quantification of pNR2B Y1472 intensity normalized to total NR2B intensity and total NR2B intensity normalized to the neuronal marker MAP2B intensity (n = 3). ( E ) Representative Western blot of surface biotinylated hippocampal cultures treated with leptin (50 nM, 2 hours). Biotinylated proteins were affinity purified (AP) with streptavidin magnetic beads. ( F ) Quantification of biotinylated NR2B intensity normalized to NR2B intensity in total lysate (n = 3). All experiments were repeated in 3 independent culture preparations and expressed as the mean ± SEM, * P
Techniques Used: Expressing, Western Blot, Mouse Assay, Marker, Affinity Purification, Magnetic Beads

Figure Legend Snippet: Leptin-regulated NR2B Y1472 phosphorylation and surface expression is Fyn dependent. ( A ) Representative Western blot of HEK293T cells transfected with NR2B-V5, NR1, LepRb-myc, and either V5-Fyn or V5-DN Fyn and treated with leptin (50 nM, 2 hours). ( B ) Quantification of pNR2B Y1472 intensity normalized to total NR2B-V5 intensity (n = 3). ( C ) Hippocampal neurons were transfected with Clover and EGFP-NR2B-V5 and either V5-Fyn or V5-DN Fyn ± leptin stimulation (50 nM, 2 hours) and live immunostained for surface EGFP–NR2B. Quantification of immunostained EGFP-integrated signal density (n = 15). All experiments were repeated in 3 independent culture preparations and expressed as the mean ± SEM, * P
Techniques Used: Expressing, Western Blot, Transfection

Figure Legend Snippet: LepRb directly interacts with NR2B. ( A ) Schematic of LepRb–BioID experiment with representative Western blot of NR2B-V5 immunoprecipitated from HEK293T cells expressing the designated BioID constructs and NR2B-V5 and NR1-Clover to the right. ( B ) Quantification of IP biotinylated NR2B-V5 intensity normalized to total NR2B-V5 intensity in the same lane (n = 3). ( C ) Schematic of NR2B–BioID experiment with representative Western blot of LepRb-V5 immunoprecipitated from HEK293T cells expressing designated BioID constructs and LepRb-V5 and NR1-Clover. ( D ) Representative Western blot of LepRb-myc immunoprecipitated from HEK293T cells stimulated with leptin (50 nM, 2 hours) and expressing LepRb-myc, NR2B-V5, and NR1-Clover. ( E ) Quantification of coimmunoprecipitated NR2B-V5 intensity normalized to immunoprecipitated LepRb-myc intensity from the same lane (n = 3). ( F ) Representative fluorescent images of hippocampal cultures expressing Flag-LepRb and Clover. Surface Flag-LepRb and endogenous surface NR2B were live immunostained after stimulation with leptin (50 nM, 2 hours). ( G ) Quantification of NR2B/Flag-LepRb puncta colocalization compared to total NR2B puncta. Colocalization experiments were repeated in 2 independent hippocampal culture preparations. All BioID experiments were stimulated with biotin (50 µM) at the time of transfection. All experiments were repeated in 3 independent culture preparations and expressed as the mean ± SEM, * P
Techniques Used: Western Blot, Immunoprecipitation, Expressing, Construct, Transfection

Figure Legend Snippet: pNR2B Y1472 is necessary for leptin-stimulated spine formation. ( A ) Representative fluorescent images of hippocampal neurons expressing Clover and EGFP-NR2B-V5 or EGFP-NR2B Y1472F -V5 ± leptin stimulation (50 nM, 2 hours) and live immunostained for surface EGFP-NR2B. White bar = 20 µm. ( B ) Quantification of immunostained EGFP-integrated signal density (n = 23). ( C-E ) Hippocampal neurons that were transfected with a fluorescent Clover-βactin and EGFP-NR2B Y1472F -V5. Neurons were stimulated with leptin (50 nM) on DIV8, and on DIV11 to 12 spine density was measured by hand using ImageJ with the NeuronJ plugin ( C,D ), or electrophysiological recordings were performed ( E ). White bar = 5 µm. ( D ) Quantification of dendritic spine density from a minimum of 2 to 3 dendritic segments from 15 neurons. ( E ) Quantification of mEPSC frequency, amplitude, and decay time normalized to control condition (control: n = 32; control + leptin: n = 34; NR2B Y1472F : n = 33; NR2B Y1472F + leptin: n = 33). All experiments were repeated in 3 independent culture preparations and expressed as the mean ± SEM, * P
Techniques Used: Expressing, Transfection
2) Product Images from "Astrocytic extracellular vesicles modulate neuronal calcium homeostasis via transglutaminase-2"
Article Title: Astrocytic extracellular vesicles modulate neuronal calcium homeostasis via transglutaminase-2
Journal: bioRxiv
doi: 10.1101/2021.09.30.462507

Figure Legend Snippet: TG2 localises extracellularly in primary astrocytes and at synaptic sites in neurons. A) Immunofluorescence staining of primary astrocytes. Cells were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde - 4 % sucrose (w/v), permeabilized (left panels) or non-permeabilized (right panel) and stained with anti-TG2 IA12 (green), DAPI (blue) and astrocytic marker anti-GFAP (red). Coverslips were visualised by laser scanning Leica SP5 confocal microscope using 63X oil immersion objective. Successive serial optical sections (1 µm) were recorded over 8 µm planes. Scale bar 20 µm. TG2 intensity was calculated by Leica software, divided by number of nuclei, and normalised to permeabilized values. Data is expressed as mean ± SD (N=3, Mann-Whitney test: p=NS). B) Neurons at 12 DIV were fixed and permeabilized (left panel) or non-permeabilized (right panel) and stained with anti-TG2 IA12 (green), anti-β-TUB or anti-NR2B (red) antibodies and DAPI (blue). Scale bar 10 µm. TG2 intensity was calculated as described in A (N=3, Mann-Whitney test: *p
Techniques Used: Immunofluorescence, Staining, Marker, Microscopy, Software, MANN-WHITNEY
3) Product Images from "Alteration of NMDA receptor trafficking as a cellular hallmark of psychosis"
Article Title: Alteration of NMDA receptor trafficking as a cellular hallmark of psychosis
Journal: Translational Psychiatry
doi: 10.1038/s41398-021-01549-7

Figure Legend Snippet: Tuning GluN2B-NMDAR NMDAR surface dynamics alters sensorimotor gating in adults. a Schematic description of the experimental workflow: control of MAM-exposed pups received intracerebral injections during the second postnatal week of NMDAR surface diffusion modulators. b Representative trajectories (50 ms acquisition) of surface GluN2B-NMDAR on hippocampal neurons exposed to TAT-non sense (TAT-NS, 10 µM), TAT-2B (10 µM), control IgG (10 µg/ml), or IgG direct against extracellular epitope of the GluN2B-NMDAR (10 µg/ml). Scale bars = 500 nm (left/right). c The startle response, i.e., pre-pulse inhibition (PPI), was measured at P60 and compared between conditions ( n = 10–16 rats per group; * P
Techniques Used: Diffusion-based Assay, Inhibition

Figure Legend Snippet: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from patients with SCZSD alters the surface dynamics of synaptic NMDAR. a Schematic description of the experimental workflow. CSF from patients with schizophrenic spectrum disorders (SCZSD, n = 12), affective spectrum disorders (AffectSD, n = 9) subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH, n = 9 patients), brain polytrauma ( n = 3), hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH, n = 1), were collected. Then, single nanoparticle (QDot) tracking of GluN2B-NMDAR was performed onto cultured hippocampal neurons exposed to CSF. b Representative trajectories (50 ms acquisition) of surface GluN2B-NMDAR-QD complexes in dendritic spines of neurons exposed to various CSFs. Scale bar = 300 nm. c Diffusion coefficient (µm 2 /s) of synaptic GluN2B-NMDAR values after exposure for 15–30 min to patients’ CSF. Each plotted dot corresponds to the median diffusion coefficient value of one patient CSF. The mean and standard deviation (SD) are represented for each condition. Right panel , Comparison of GluN2B-NMDAR synaptic diffusion coefficient values after exposure for 15–30 min to patients’ CSF (Control, n = 2757 trajectories; SCZSD, n = 5849; AffectSD, n = 2410; Polytrauma, n = 825; SAB, n = 3957; *** p
Techniques Used: Cell Culture, Diffusion-based Assay, Standard Deviation

Figure Legend Snippet: NMDAR surface dynamics and synaptic plasticity are developmentally impaired in the MAM model. a Schematic description of the experimental workflow. Cultured hippocampal networks were made from rat pups. Examples of immuncytochemical staining of neurons (NeuN, green), nucleus (DAPI, blue), and glial cells (GFAP, red) in cultured network at 10 days in vitro from control or MAM-exposed pups. b Representative trajectories (50 ms acquisition) of surface GluN2B-NMDAR-QD complexes on neurons from control or MAM-exposed pups at three developmental stages: days in vitro 6–10 (D8), days in vitro 10–15 (D12), days in vitro 15–22 (D20). Scale bars = 5 µm/300 nm (left/right). Right, Comparison of GluN2B-NMDAR diffusion coefficient control or MAM-exposed conditions (D8 cont, n = 1916 trajectories; D8 MAM, n = 1220; D12 cont, n = 2055; D12 MAM, n = 946; D20 cont, n = 1288; D20 MAM, n = 1317; ** p
Techniques Used: Cell Culture, Staining, In Vitro, Diffusion-based Assay

Figure Legend Snippet: DISC1 downregulation alters NMDAR surface dynamics. a Schematic description of the experimental workflow: we compared the GluN2B-NMDAR surface dynamics onto neurons in which we downregulated either IL1RAPL1 or DISC1. b Representative trajectories (50 ms acquisition) of surface GluN2B-NMDAR-QD complexes on neurons transfected with either a scrambled siRNA (DISC1 Scr) or DISC1 siRNA (DISC1 Kd). Scale bar = 300 nm. Below , Cumulative distributions of synaptic GluN2B-NMDAR instantaneous diffusion coefficient (µm 2 /s) in DISC1 Scr and DISC1 Kd (Scr, n = 976 trajectories; Kd, n = 662; *** p
Techniques Used: Transfection, Diffusion-based Assay
4) Product Images from "N-methyl D-Aspartate Channels Link Ammonia and Epithelial Cell Death Mechanisms in Helicobacter pylori Infection"
Article Title: N-methyl D-Aspartate Channels Link Ammonia and Epithelial Cell Death Mechanisms in Helicobacter pylori Infection
Journal: Gastroenterology
doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.08.048

Figure Legend Snippet: NMDA channel subunit NR2B expression in surface, parietal, and chief cells is transcriptionally regulated in HP-infected tissues. Paraffin-embedded tissues from ( A ) sham- (Contr-20 wkPI) or ( B ) 6 and ( C ) 20 wkPI HP-infected mice were stained for the NR2B
Techniques Used: Expressing, Infection, Mouse Assay, Staining
5) Product Images from "Rac1 Modulates Excitatory Synaptic Transmission in Mouse Retinal Ganglion Cells"
Article Title: Rac1 Modulates Excitatory Synaptic Transmission in Mouse Retinal Ganglion Cells
Journal: Neuroscience Bulletin
doi: 10.1007/s12264-019-00353-0

Figure Legend Snippet: Protein levels of mGluR1/5 and NMDAR subunits in retinal extracts from Rac1-cKO, Chat-cre +/– , and control mice. A Representative immunoblots showing the mGluR1 and mGluR5 protein levels. B Bar charts summarizing the average densitometry of immunoreactive bands of mGluR1 and mGluR5 expression. C Representative immunoblots showing the GluN1, GluN2A, and GluN2B protein levels. D Bar charts summarizing the average densitometry of immunoreactive bands of GluN1, GluN2A, and GluN2B expression. All the data are normalized to control. n = 6–7. * P
Techniques Used: Mouse Assay, Western Blot, Expressing
6) Product Images from "Alteration of NMDA receptor trafficking as a cellular hallmark of psychosis"
Article Title: Alteration of NMDA receptor trafficking as a cellular hallmark of psychosis
Journal: Translational Psychiatry
doi: 10.1038/s41398-021-01549-7

Figure Legend Snippet: Tuning GluN2B-NMDAR NMDAR surface dynamics alters sensorimotor gating in adults. a Schematic description of the experimental workflow: control of MAM-exposed pups received intracerebral injections during the second postnatal week of NMDAR surface diffusion modulators. b Representative trajectories (50 ms acquisition) of surface GluN2B-NMDAR on hippocampal neurons exposed to TAT-non sense (TAT-NS, 10 µM), TAT-2B (10 µM), control IgG (10 µg/ml), or IgG direct against extracellular epitope of the GluN2B-NMDAR (10 µg/ml). Scale bars = 500 nm (left/right). c The startle response, i.e., pre-pulse inhibition (PPI), was measured at P60 and compared between conditions ( n = 10–16 rats per group; * P
Techniques Used: Diffusion-based Assay, Inhibition

Figure Legend Snippet: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from patients with SCZSD alters the surface dynamics of synaptic NMDAR. a Schematic description of the experimental workflow. CSF from patients with schizophrenic spectrum disorders (SCZSD, n = 12), affective spectrum disorders (AffectSD, n = 9) subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH, n = 9 patients), brain polytrauma ( n = 3), hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH, n = 1), were collected. Then, single nanoparticle (QDot) tracking of GluN2B-NMDAR was performed onto cultured hippocampal neurons exposed to CSF. b Representative trajectories (50 ms acquisition) of surface GluN2B-NMDAR-QD complexes in dendritic spines of neurons exposed to various CSFs. Scale bar = 300 nm. c Diffusion coefficient (µm 2 /s) of synaptic GluN2B-NMDAR values after exposure for 15–30 min to patients’ CSF. Each plotted dot corresponds to the median diffusion coefficient value of one patient CSF. The mean and standard deviation (SD) are represented for each condition. Right panel , Comparison of GluN2B-NMDAR synaptic diffusion coefficient values after exposure for 15–30 min to patients’ CSF (Control, n = 2757 trajectories; SCZSD, n = 5849; AffectSD, n = 2410; Polytrauma, n = 825; SAB, n = 3957; *** p
Techniques Used: Cell Culture, Diffusion-based Assay, Standard Deviation

Figure Legend Snippet: NMDAR surface dynamics and synaptic plasticity are developmentally impaired in the MAM model. a Schematic description of the experimental workflow. Cultured hippocampal networks were made from rat pups. Examples of immuncytochemical staining of neurons (NeuN, green), nucleus (DAPI, blue), and glial cells (GFAP, red) in cultured network at 10 days in vitro from control or MAM-exposed pups. b Representative trajectories (50 ms acquisition) of surface GluN2B-NMDAR-QD complexes on neurons from control or MAM-exposed pups at three developmental stages: days in vitro 6–10 (D8), days in vitro 10–15 (D12), days in vitro 15–22 (D20). Scale bars = 5 µm/300 nm (left/right). Right, Comparison of GluN2B-NMDAR diffusion coefficient control or MAM-exposed conditions (D8 cont, n = 1916 trajectories; D8 MAM, n = 1220; D12 cont, n = 2055; D12 MAM, n = 946; D20 cont, n = 1288; D20 MAM, n = 1317; ** p
Techniques Used: Cell Culture, Staining, In Vitro, Diffusion-based Assay

Figure Legend Snippet: DISC1 downregulation alters NMDAR surface dynamics. a Schematic description of the experimental workflow: we compared the GluN2B-NMDAR surface dynamics onto neurons in which we downregulated either IL1RAPL1 or DISC1. b Representative trajectories (50 ms acquisition) of surface GluN2B-NMDAR-QD complexes on neurons transfected with either a scrambled siRNA (DISC1 Scr) or DISC1 siRNA (DISC1 Kd). Scale bar = 300 nm. Below , Cumulative distributions of synaptic GluN2B-NMDAR instantaneous diffusion coefficient (µm 2 /s) in DISC1 Scr and DISC1 Kd (Scr, n = 976 trajectories; Kd, n = 662; *** p
Techniques Used: Transfection, Diffusion-based Assay
7) Product Images from "CXCL12 inhibits expression of the NMDA receptor's NR2B subunit through a histone deacetylase-dependent pathway contributing to neuronal survival"
Article Title: CXCL12 inhibits expression of the NMDA receptor's NR2B subunit through a histone deacetylase-dependent pathway contributing to neuronal survival
Journal: Cell Death & Disease
doi: 10.1038/cddis.2010.10

Figure Legend Snippet: In vivo AMD3100 administration increases NR2B protein levels in the rat cortex. ( a ) AMD3100 treatment decreases CXCR4 phosphorylation in brain slices of treated animals as detected through immunohistochemistry, using phospho-specific antibodies against ligand-activated CXCR4. Three animals per group were analyzed and no changes were observed in total levels of CXCR4. ( b ) Studies in homogenized tissue samples (cerebral cortex and hippocampus) also show a reduction in phosphorylated levels of CXCR4 compared with total CXCR4 ( * P
Techniques Used: In Vivo, Immunohistochemistry

Figure Legend Snippet: CXCL12 treatment reduces levels of NR2B protein and mRNA but does not alter other NMDA subunits. ( a ) Addition of CXCL12 (20 nM, 1–24 h) to neuronal culture media decreases NR2B protein levels in a time-dependent manner. Graph shows data from three independent experiments ( * P
Techniques Used:

Figure Legend Snippet: CXCL12 reduces global histone H3 acetylation in neurons, and histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors prevent the effects of CXCL12 on the NR2B. ( a ) Global H3 acetylation levels were measured through a colorimetric acetylation assay as indicated in the ‘Materials and methods' section. Reduced levels of histone acetylation were found in CXCL12-treated (20 nM) neurons compared with control; this effect is blocked by cotreatment with TSA (100 nM) ( * P
Techniques Used: Histone Deacetylase Assay, Acetylation Assay