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    NMDA receptors (NMDARs) are glutamate-gated ion channels playing a central role in synaptic transmission and plasticity. NMDAR dysregulation is linked to various neuropsychiatric disorders. This is particularly true for GluN2B-containing NMDARs (GluN2B-NMDARs), which have major pro-cognitive, but also pro-excitotoxic roles, although their exact involvement in these processes remains debated. Traditional GluN2B-selective antagonists suffer from slow and irreversible effects, limiting their use in native tissues. We therefore developed OptoNAM-3, a photoswitchable negative allosteric modulator selective for GluN2B-NMDARs. OptoNAM-3 provided light-induced reversible inhibition of GluN2B-NMDAR activity with precise temporal control both in vitro and in vivo on the behavior of freely moving Xenopus tadpoles. When bound to GluN2B-NMDARs, OptoNAM-3 displayed remarkable red-shifting of its photoswitching properties allowing the use of blue light instead of UV light to turn-off its activity, which we attributed to geometric constraints imposed by the binding site onto the azobenzene moiety of the ligand. This study therefore highlights the importance of the binding site in shaping the photochemical properties of azobenzene-based photoswitches. In addition, by enabling selective, fast, and reversible photocontrol of native GluN2B-NMDARs with in vivo compatible photochemical properties (visible light), OptoNAM-3 should be a useful tool for the investigation of the GluN2B-NMDAR physiology in native tissues.

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    Chloé Geoffroy, Romain Berraud-Pache, Nicolas Chéron, Isabelle McCort-Tranchepain, Julia Doria, Pierre Paoletti, Laetitia Mony. Reversible Control of Native GluN2B-Containing NMDA Receptors with Visible Light. ACS chemical neuroscience. 2024 Sep 18;15(18):3321-3343

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    PMID: 39242213

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