2016
CHRNA4 and ANKK1 Polymorphisms Influence Smoking-Induced Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Upregulation
Esterlis I, Hillmer AT, Bois F, Pittman B, McGovern E, O’Malley S, Picciotto MR, Yang BZ, Gelernter J, Cosgrove KP. CHRNA4 and ANKK1 Polymorphisms Influence Smoking-Induced Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Upregulation. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2016, 18: 1845-1852. PMID: 27611310, PMCID: PMC4978979, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntw081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCase-Control StudiesCorpus StriatumFemaleHumansIodine RadioisotopesMalePolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, NicotinicSmokingSmoking CessationSmoking PreventionTobacco Use DisorderTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonUp-RegulationWhite PeopleConceptsSmoking-induced changesWeeks of abstinenceNAChR availabilitySmoking cessationNicotine dependenceSex-matched nonsmokersTomography brain scanSingle nucleotide polymorphismsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsSingle photon emissionDays of abstinenceNonsmoker levelsTobacco smokingReceptor upregulationBlood samplesAcetylcholine receptorsBrain scansCHRNA4 variantsCortical regionsSmokersCarrier statusExtended abstinenceAbstinencePersonalized programsNonsmokers
2007
A Calcium- and Calmodulin-Dependent Kinase Iα/Microtubule Affinity Regulating Kinase 2 Signaling Cascade Mediates Calcium-Dependent Neurite Outgrowth
Uboha NV, Flajolet M, Nairn AC, Picciotto MR. A Calcium- and Calmodulin-Dependent Kinase Iα/Microtubule Affinity Regulating Kinase 2 Signaling Cascade Mediates Calcium-Dependent Neurite Outgrowth. Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 4413-4423. PMID: 17442826, PMCID: PMC6672303, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0725-07.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKinase domainNeurite outgrowthNeuronal differentiationCalmodulin-dependent kinase ITwo-hybridNeuro-2a cellsPhosphorylation sitesSignal transductionKinase ICaMKIKinase activityMicrotubule affinityKinase 2Calcium-dependent pathwayCritical regulatorIndependent screensPrimary hippocampal neuronsNovel siteCalcium ionophore ionomycinOutgrowthIonophore ionomycinSynaptic plasticityDifferentiationHippocampal neuronsPhysiological effects