One possible explanation for the increase in NR2B-containing NMDA receptor expression in HD models is that an extended polyglutamine repeat in htt decreases its binding to PSD95, a postsynaptic density protein involved in NMDA and kainate receptor clustering, leading to increased interaction of PSD95 with the NR2B subunit (Sun et al., 2001; Fan et al., 2009). The gene discussed is GRIN2B; the disease is Huntington disease.