1990
Phosphorylation of connexin 32, a hepatocyte gap‐junction protein, by cAMP‐dependent protein kinase, protein kinase C and Ca2+/calmodulin‐dependent protein kinase II
SAEZ J, NAIRN A, CZERNIK A, SPRAY D, HERTZBERG E, GREENGARD P, BENNETT M. Phosphorylation of connexin 32, a hepatocyte gap‐junction protein, by cAMP‐dependent protein kinase, protein kinase C and Ca2+/calmodulin‐dependent protein kinase II. The FEBS Journal 1990, 192: 263-273. PMID: 2170122, DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1990.tb19223.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesConnexinsElectrophoresis, Gel, Two-DimensionalElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelFemaleLiverMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataPeptide FragmentsPeptidesPhosphopeptidesPhosphorylationProtein Kinase CProtein KinasesRatsRats, Inbred StrainsConceptsProtein kinase CCAMP-dependent protein kinaseDependent protein kinase IIGap junction proteinPhosphopeptide mappingProtein kinaseSeryl residuesProtein kinase IICAMP-PKKinase IIKinase CCell typesConnexin 32PK IIPhosphoamino acid analysisDifferent gap junction proteinsSites of phosphorylationPhosphorylated synthetic peptideCAMP-PK activityGap junctionsAmino acid sequencingActivation of PKCDifferent cell typesPhysiological substratesSynthetic peptides
1989
Thrombin and Histamine Stimulate the Phosphorylation of Elongation Factor 2 in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
Mackie K, Nairn A, Hampel G, Lam G, Jaffe E. Thrombin and Histamine Stimulate the Phosphorylation of Elongation Factor 2 in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1989, 264: 1748-1753. PMID: 2536373, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)94250-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsElongation factor 2EF-2Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIIUmbilical vein endothelial cellsProtein synthesisVein endothelial cellsProtein kinase IIIPhosphoamino acid analysisFactor 2Kinase IIICell protein synthesisProtein phosphorylationCultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsPeptidyl-tRNAPhosphorylationBiochemical studiesRapid transient increaseAcid analysisPhorbol dibutyrateIncubation of HUVECsIntracellular calcium levelsProteinEffect of thrombin
1988
Purification and characterization of PCPP‐260: A Purkinje cell‐enriched cyclic amp‐regulated membrane phosphoprotein of Mr 260,000
Weeks G, Picciotto M, Nairn A, Walaas S, Greengard P. Purification and characterization of PCPP‐260: A Purkinje cell‐enriched cyclic amp‐regulated membrane phosphoprotein of Mr 260,000. Synapse 1988, 2: 89-96. PMID: 2844000, DOI: 10.1002/syn.890020112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCAMP-dependent protein kinaseMembrane proteinsProtein kinaseN-lauryl sarcosineIntegral membrane proteinsMajor tryptic phosphopeptidesPhosphoamino acid analysisTotal membrane proteinSodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisMembrane phosphoproteinDodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisTryptic phosphopeptidesSulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisPossible functional roleProminent proteinsAlpha-methyl mannosideParticulate fractionMammalian cerebellumFunctional roleProteinPeptide mappingConcanavalin A-agaroseGel electrophoresisAcid analysisA-agarose