Table 1.

Double-mutant cycle analysis of A652(NR1) and A651(NR2B) mutations

Constitutive open index (%)ΔG(kcal/mol)ΔΔG(kcal/mol)ΔΔGint(kcal/mol)
Wild type2.0 ± 0.4−2.35 ± 0.02
A652E(NR1)25 ± 1.2−0.67 ± 0.011.68 ± 0.03
A651R(NR2B)96 ± 2.21.91 ± 0.084.26 ± 0.07
A652E(NR1)+A651R(NR2B)a65 ± 1.10.37 ± 0.012.72 ± 0.03−3.22 ± 0.06
A652R(NR1)71 ± 1.70.54 ± 0.012.89 ± 0.02
A651E(NR2B)15 ± 0.3−1.03 ± 0.021.32 ± 0.03
A652R(NR1)+A651E(NR2B)a30 ± 0.7−0.50 ± 0.011.85 ± 0.02−2.36 ± 0.04
A652D(NR1)69 ± 0.90.48 ± 0.012.83 ± 0.03
A651K(NR2B)90 ± 1.61.32 ± 0.023.67 ± 0.02
A652D(NR1)+A651K(NR2B)85 ± 1.21.04 ± 0.013.39 ± 0.03−3.11 ± 0.09
A652K(NR1)79 ± 1.10.79 ± 0.013.14 ± 0.03
A651D(NR2B)93 ± 1.71.55 ± 0.023.90 ± 0.005
A652K(NR1)+A651D(NR2B)90 ± 1.81.32 ± 0.023.67 ± 0.03−3.37 ± 0.06
A652C(NR1)2.4 ± 0.4−2.21 ± 0.010.14 ± 0.01
A651C(NR2B)1.8 ± 0.2−2.41 ± 0.01−0.06 ± 0.01
A652C(NR1)+A651C(NR2B)0.8 ± 0.1−2.90 ± 0.03−0.55 ± 0.02−0.63 ± 0.02
A652T(NR1)1.8 ± 0.2−2.41 ± 0.05−0.06 ± 0.02
A651T(NR2B)2.2 ± 0.3−2.26 ± 0.030.09 ± 0.02
A652T(NR1)+A651T(NR2B)0.9 ± 0.1−2.83 ± 0.06−0.48 ± 0.04−0.45 ± 0.01
A652F(NR1)0.9 ± 0.2−2.83 ± 0.07−0.48 ± 0.06
A651F(NR2B)1.1 ± 0.3−2.71 ± 0.05−0.36 ± 0.04
A652F(NR1)+A651F(NR2B)b46 ± 1.4−0.10 ± 0.012.25 ± 0.033.09 ± 0.06
A652L(NR1)0.8 ± 0.2−2.90 ± 0.07−0.55 ± 0.02
A651L(NR2B)1.2 ± 0.2−2.65 ± 0.06−0.30 ± 0.02
A652L(NR1)+A651L(NR2B)b56 ± 1.90.14 ± 0.022.49 ± 0.013.34 ± 0.07
A652W(NR1)10 ± 0.5−1.33 ± 0.041.02 ± 0.02
A651W(NR2B)30 ± 1.1−0.50 ± 0.011.85 ± 0.02
A652W(NR1)+A651W(NR2B)b97 ± 2.12.09 ± 0.074.44 ± 0.081.57 ± 0.04
  • Δ G, The difference in free energy between closed and activated channels; Δ Δ G, the change in Δ G caused by each mutation; Δ Δ Gint, the coupling energy (for more details, see Results).

  • aDouble mutations showing a significantly (p < 0.05) smaller constitutive open index than one of the two component single mutations.

  • bDouble mutations showing a significantly (p < 0.05) larger constitutive open index than the addition of the two component single mutations (data are expressed as mean ± SEM; n = 8–12 for each mutation).