2006
2‐Deoxyglucose and NMDA inhibit protein synthesis in neurons and regulate phosphorylation of elongation factor‐2 by distinct mechanisms
Maus M, Torrens Y, Gauchy C, Bretin S, Nairn A, Glowinski J, Premont J. 2‐Deoxyglucose and NMDA inhibit protein synthesis in neurons and regulate phosphorylation of elongation factor‐2 by distinct mechanisms. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2006, 96: 815-824. PMID: 16405506, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03601.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntimetabolitesBlotting, WesternCalciumCarbonyl Cyanide m-Chlorophenyl HydrazoneCells, CulturedCerebral CortexDeoxyglucoseDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug InteractionsEmbryo, MammalianEnzyme InhibitorsExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsIonophoresLeucineMiceModels, BiologicalNeuronsN-MethylaspartateOligomycinsPeptide Elongation Factor 2PhosphorylationProtein KinasesProtein Synthesis InhibitorsPyruvic AcidSodium AzideTime FactorsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTritiumConceptsCortical neuronsExcitatory amino acid releaseImine hydrogen maleateNMDA receptor antagonistAMP kinaseAmino acid releaseNeuronal protein synthesisCytosolic free Ca2Protein synthesisCerebral ischaemiaReceptor antagonistBrain damageNeuronal metabolismMetabolic impairmentNMDADistinct mechanismsCytosolic Ca2NeuronsMetabolic deprivationAcid releaseSecondary releaseProtein synthesis inhibitionSynthesis inhibitionElongation factor eEF-2ATP levels
2002
N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor activation inhibits protein synthesis in cortical neurons independently of its ionic permeability properties
Gauchy C, Nairn A, Glowinski J, Prémont J. N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor activation inhibits protein synthesis in cortical neurons independently of its ionic permeability properties. Neuroscience 2002, 114: 859-867. PMID: 12379242, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(02)00322-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical neuronsAbsence of externalNMDA treatmentTransient cerebral ischemiaAspartate receptor activationGlutamate-induced increaseThapsigargin-sensitive poolMobilization of intracellularProtein synthesisCerebral ischemiaNMDA receptorsNMDAReceptor activationTransient risePresence of externalNeuronsCGP-37157D-serineFree mediumIntracellularIonic permeability propertiesTreatmentSustained releaseIschemiaBlockade
2001
Opposing Changes in Phosphorylation of Specific Sites in Synapsin I During Ca2+-Dependent Glutamate Release in Isolated Nerve Terminals
Jovanovic J, Sihra T, Nairn A, Hemmings H, Greengard P, Czernik A. Opposing Changes in Phosphorylation of Specific Sites in Synapsin I During Ca2+-Dependent Glutamate Release in Isolated Nerve Terminals. Journal Of Neuroscience 2001, 21: 7944-7953. PMID: 11588168, PMCID: PMC6763853, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-20-07944.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDependent dephosphorylationProtein phosphatase 2AMultiple protein kinasesPhosphorylation site 1Protein phosphatase 2BSynapsin IPhosphatase 2APhosphorylation sitesPhosphatase 2BSynapsin functionProtein kinaseDependent phosphorylationSynapsin I phosphorylationDephosphorylation processNeuronal phosphoproteinSynapsin I.Synaptic vesiclesCalcineurin activityPhosphorylationI phosphorylationDephosphorylationNeurotransmitter releaseSpecific sitesExcellent substrateSite 1Inhibition of protein synthesis in cortical neurons during exposure to hydrogen peroxide
Alirezaei M, Marin P, Nairn A, Glowinski J, Prémont J. Inhibition of protein synthesis in cortical neurons during exposure to hydrogen peroxide. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2001, 76: 1080-1088. PMID: 11181828, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00105.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAniline CompoundsAnimalsCalciumCells, CulturedCerebral CortexDose-Response Relationship, DrugEukaryotic Initiation Factor-2Fluorescent DyesHydrogen PeroxideIntracellular FluidMiceNeuronsPeptide Chain Elongation, TranslationalPeptide Elongation Factor 2PhosphorylationProtein BiosynthesisProtein Synthesis InhibitorsProteinsThapsigarginXanthenesConceptsCortical neuronsGlutamate-induced increaseTransient cerebral ischemiaDose-dependent mannerEffects of thapsigarginProtein synthesisCerebral ischemiaReperfusion periodCommon intracellularEEF-2BlockadeTreatmentNeuronsInhibitionThapsigarginIntracellularPhosphorylationSustained releaseIschemiaEIF-2alphaSlow increaseProtein translationElongation Factor-2 Phosphorylation and the Regulation of Protein Synthesis by Calcium
Nairn A, Matsushita M, Nastiuk K, Horiuchi A, Mitsui K, Shimizu Y, Palfrey H. Elongation Factor-2 Phosphorylation and the Regulation of Protein Synthesis by Calcium. Progress In Molecular And Subcellular Biology 2001, 27: 91-129. PMID: 11575162, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-09889-9_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCalciumCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCell CycleCell DivisionCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesCysteine EndopeptidasesElongation Factor 2 KinaseHumansMolecular Sequence DataMultienzyme ComplexesNeuronsPeptide Chain Elongation, TranslationalPeptide Elongation Factor 2PhosphorylationProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProtein BiosynthesisSequence Homology, Amino AcidSignal TransductionUbiquitinConceptsProtein synthesisElongation factor 2 phosphorylationDephosphorylation of eEF2Eukaryotic protein synthesisAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesFactor 2 phosphorylationElongation factor 2Ribosomal proteinsRegulated processInitiation factorsDependent kinasesKey proteinsRate of elongationPeptidyl-tRNAPhysiological roleKinasePhosphorylationFactor 2EEF2P siteThr56ProteinSynthetasesDephosphorylationRibosomes
1999
Modulation of GT-1 DNA-binding activity by calcium-dependent phosphorylation
Maréchal E, Hiratsuka K, Delgado J, Nairn A, Qin J, Chait B, Chua N. Modulation of GT-1 DNA-binding activity by calcium-dependent phosphorylation. Plant Molecular Biology 1999, 40: 373-386. PMID: 10437822, DOI: 10.1023/a:1006131330930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArabidopsisBase SequenceBinding SitesCalciumCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesDNA PrimersDNA-Binding ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesMolecular Sequence DataNuclear ProteinsPhosphorylationPlants, ToxicRatsRecombinant ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSubstrate SpecificityTranscription FactorsConceptsDNA-binding activityCalcium-dependent phosphorylationGene expressionMolecular switchGT-1Analysis of mutantsDNA-binding proteinsLight-grown plantsPost-translational modificationsCalf intestine phosphataseCalcium/calmodulin kinasePhosphorylatable residuesCasein kinaseGene activationMass spectrometry analysisPromoter sequencesDNA bindingKinase activityBoxIICalmodulin kinasePhosphorylationHGT-1Novo synthesisDephosphorylationSpectrometry analysis
1998
Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II mediates simultaneous enhancement of gap-junctional conductance and glutamatergic transmission
Pereda A, Bell T, Chang B, Czernik A, Nairn A, Soderling T, Faber D. Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II mediates simultaneous enhancement of gap-junctional conductance and glutamatergic transmission. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 13272-13277. PMID: 9789078, PMCID: PMC23780, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.22.13272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBenzylaminesCalciumCalcium ChlorideCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCell CommunicationDendritesEgtazic AcidElectric ConductivityElectric StimulationEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsEvoked PotentialsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGap JunctionsGlutamic AcidGoldfishMembrane PotentialsNeuronsSpinal CordSulfonamidesSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionVestibulocochlear NerveConceptsGlutamatergic synapsesGap junctional conductanceCaM-KIIGap junctionsLong-term potentiationGoldfish Mauthner cellIntradendritic Ca2Intradendritic injectionPostsynaptic increaseExcitatory transmissionGlutamatergic transmissionAuditory afferentsSynaptic responsesSynaptic activityDependent kinase inhibitorDependent kinase IIIntracellular Ca2Interneuronal communicationSpecific peptide inhibitorChemical synapsesKinase inhibitorsMauthner cellKN-93Mammalian glutamatergic synapsesSynapses
1997
Glutamate-Dependent Phosphorylation of Elongation Factor-2 and Inhibition of Protein Synthesis in Neurons
Marin P, Nastiuk K, Daniel N, Girault J, Czernik A, Glowinski J, Nairn A, Prémont J. Glutamate-Dependent Phosphorylation of Elongation Factor-2 and Inhibition of Protein Synthesis in Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1997, 17: 3445-3454. PMID: 9133370, PMCID: PMC6573691, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-10-03445.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dioneAnimalsAntibody SpecificityCalciumCell SurvivalCells, CulturedCerebral CortexDizocilpine MaleateExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsGlutamic AcidMiceNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNeurotoxinsPeptide Elongation Factor 2Peptide Elongation FactorsPhosphorylationProtein BiosynthesisProtein Synthesis InhibitorsReceptors, AMPAReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateConceptsNeuronal deathEukaryotic elongation factor 2Factor 2Cortical neuronsElongation factor 2Glutamate receptorsProtective effectLong-term effectsProtein synthesisPersistent inhibitionPharmacological analysisPharmacological inhibitionCytosolic Ca2Phosphorylation state-specific antibodiesNeuronsNMDAGlutamateInhibitionProtein translationDeathPhosphorylationClose correlationTransient phosphorylationCa2Excitotoxicity
1996
Activation of a Calcium-Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase I Cascade in PC12 Cells*
Aletta J, Selbert M, Nairn A, Edelman A. Activation of a Calcium-Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase I Cascade in PC12 Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1996, 271: 20930-20934. PMID: 8702851, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.34.20930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaM kinase IDependent protein kinase IKinase IProtein kinase IPC12 cellsIntracellular Ca2L-type voltage-dependent Ca2PC12 pheochromocytoma cellsBlockade of Ca2Cellular regulationBiphasic phosphorylationVoltage-dependent Ca2Depolarization-induced activationPhosphorylationCalcium-calmodulinActivity of Ca2Extracellular Ca2I activityAcute formPheochromocytoma cellsPrior depolarizationIntracellular phosphorylationCellsActivationCa2
1995
A Role for Calcineurin (Protein Phosphatase-2B) in the Regulation of Glutamate Release
Sihra T, Nairn A, Kloppenburg P, Lin Z, Pouzat C. A Role for Calcineurin (Protein Phosphatase-2B) in the Regulation of Glutamate Release. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1995, 212: 609-616. PMID: 7542882, DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1995.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelease of glutamateGlutamate releaseVoltage-dependent Ca channel activityVoltage-dependent Ca influxRat cerebral cortexCa-dependent componentCa channel activityCerebral cortexNerve terminalsCa influxInflux of CaCa entryActivation of calcineurinCa channelsCalcineurin activityGlutamateFK506CalcineurinReleaseCalcium-dependent regulation of protein synthesis.
Palfrey H, Nairn A. Calcium-dependent regulation of protein synthesis. Advances In Second Messenger And Phosphoprotein Research 1995, 30: 191-223. PMID: 7695990, DOI: 10.1016/s1040-7952(05)80008-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Phosphorylation of elongation factor 2 in normal and malignant rat glial cells.
Bagaglio DM, Cheng EH, Gorelick FS, Mitsui K, Nairn AC, Hait WN. Phosphorylation of elongation factor 2 in normal and malignant rat glial cells. Cancer Research 1993, 53: 2260-4. PMID: 8485712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalciumCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCalmodulinCell DivisionCells, CulturedElongation Factor 2 KinaseGliomaMaleNeurogliaPeptide Elongation Factor 2Peptide Elongation FactorsPhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein KinasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTrifluoperazineTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsRat brain white matterNormal glial tissueGlial tissueGlioma cellsC6 cellsC6 rat glioma cellsCaM kinase IIIRat glial cellsFactor 2Rat glioma cellsBrain white matterNormal gliaElongation factor 2Glial cellsRat brainWhite matterTumor tissueBasal levelsIII activityCellular proliferationTissueDependent proteinsCellsEndogenous substratesHomogenates
1992
MARCKS is an actin filament crosslinking protein regulated by protein kinase C and calcium–calmodulin
Hartwig J, Thelen M, Resen A, Janmey P, Nairn A, Aderem A. MARCKS is an actin filament crosslinking protein regulated by protein kinase C and calcium–calmodulin. Nature 1992, 356: 618-622. PMID: 1560845, DOI: 10.1038/356618a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActinsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBrainCalciumCalmodulinCattleCross-Linking ReagentsHomeostasisIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKineticsMembrane ProteinsMicroscopy, ElectronMolecular Sequence DataMusclesMyristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase SubstratePhosphorylationProtein Kinase CProteinsRabbitsTime FactorsConceptsProtein kinase CPlasma membraneCalcium-calmodulinKinase CSignal transduction pathwaysPKC signal transduction pathwayActin filament crosslinking proteinActin cytoskeletonActin assemblyTransduction pathwaysMARCKS proteinFilamentous actinCrosslinking activitySpecific substratesSubstrates bindMARCKSCell morphologyProteinPhosphorylationActinMembraneCytoskeletonCalmodulinCytoplasmBindsPhosphorylation of elongation factor 2 during Ca2+-mediated secretion from rat parotid acini
Hincke M, Nairn A. Phosphorylation of elongation factor 2 during Ca2+-mediated secretion from rat parotid acini. Biochemical Journal 1992, 282: 877-882. PMID: 1372803, PMCID: PMC1130869, DOI: 10.1042/bj2820877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElongation factor 2Protein synthesisFactor 2Two-dimensional PAGECalmodulin-dependent phosphorylationRapid phosphorylationParotid acinar cellsMolecular mechanismsRat parotid cellsPhosphorylationPhorbol esterStimulation of secretionProteinParotid cellsAcinar cellsRat parotid aciniParotid aciniSpecific antiseraCellsCa2ImmunoprecipitationExtracellular Ca2SecretionStimulationInhibition
1990
Role of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein phosphorylation in signal transduction.
Nairn A. Role of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein phosphorylation in signal transduction. 1990, 24: 202-5. PMID: 1976329.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1989
Regulation of Chloride Channels by Protein Kinase C in Normal and Cystic Fibrosis Airway Epithelia
Li M, McCann J, Anderson M, Clancy J, Liedtke C, Nairn A, Greengard P, Welsch M. Regulation of Chloride Channels by Protein Kinase C in Normal and Cystic Fibrosis Airway Epithelia. Science 1989, 244: 1353-1356. PMID: 2472006, DOI: 10.1126/science.2472006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase CChloride channelsKinase CApical membrane chloride channelMembrane chloride channelCystic fibrosis cellsMembrane proteinsCell-free membraneCystic fibrosis airway epitheliaChloride secretionIntact cellsPhorbol esterPhysiological statusDefective regulationAirway epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsCellsRegulationChannel inactivationCystic fibrosisActivationCalcium concentrationLow calcium concentrationsProteinAirway epitheliumProtein kinase inhibitors selectively block phorbol ester- or forskolin- induced changes in excitability of Aplysia neurons
Conn P, Strong J, Azhderian E, Nairn A, Greengard P, Kaczmarek L. Protein kinase inhibitors selectively block phorbol ester- or forskolin- induced changes in excitability of Aplysia neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1989, 9: 473-479. PMID: 2537389, PMCID: PMC6569795, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.09-02-00473.1989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase CBag cell neuronsVoltage-dependent calcium currentsCAMP-PKPhorbol esterKinase CCell neuronsAction potentialsCalcium currentInhibitor of PKCProtein kinase inhibitorsPhorbol ester-induced enhancementKinase inhibitor 1Protein kinase inhibitor 1Adenylate cyclase activator forskolinCyclase activator forskolinProtein inhibitorGranule movementVoltage-dependent currentsCell action potentialsCAMP analogEffect of forskolinActivator forskolinPhorbol ester-induced changesNeuronal excitability
1988
Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II: identification of threonine-286 as the autophosphorylation site in the alpha subunit associated with the generation of Ca2+-independent activity.
Thiel G, Czernik AJ, Gorelick F, Nairn AC, Greengard P. Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II: identification of threonine-286 as the autophosphorylation site in the alpha subunit associated with the generation of Ca2+-independent activity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1988, 85: 6337-6341. PMID: 2842767, PMCID: PMC281965, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.85.17.6337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta/beta' subunitsAlpha subunitThr-286Beta subunitDependent protein kinase IIProtein kinase IIAutophosphorylation sitesThreonine residuesMajor phosphopeptideNaDodSO4/PAGEPhosphorylated residuesCyanogen bromide peptidesConsensus sequenceKinase IIIndependent activityThermolytic phosphopeptidesPrimary structureGas-phase Edman degradationGeneration of Ca2Edman degradationAutophosphorylationSubunitsThreonine-286Amino acidsAsp-Xaa
1987
Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II: identification of autophosphorylation sites responsible for generation of Ca2+/calmodulin-independence.
Lai Y, Nairn AC, Gorelick F, Greengard P. Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II: identification of autophosphorylation sites responsible for generation of Ca2+/calmodulin-independence. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1987, 84: 5710-5714. PMID: 3475699, PMCID: PMC298932, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.84.16.5710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRapid activation of calmodulin-dependent protein kinase III in mitogen-stimulated human fibroblasts. Correlation with intracellular Ca2+ transients.
Palfrey H, Nairn A, Muldoon L, Villereal M. Rapid activation of calmodulin-dependent protein kinase III in mitogen-stimulated human fibroblasts. Correlation with intracellular Ca2+ transients. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1987, 262: 9785-9792. PMID: 3496338, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)48002-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research