2013
Competing E3 Ubiquitin Ligases Govern Circadian Periodicity by Degradation of CRY in Nucleus and Cytoplasm
Yoo S, Mohawk J, Siepka S, Shan Y, Huh S, Hong H, Kornblum I, Kumar V, Koike N, Xu M, Nussbaum J, Liu X, Chen Z, Chen Z, Green C, Takahashi J. Competing E3 Ubiquitin Ligases Govern Circadian Periodicity by Degradation of CRY in Nucleus and Cytoplasm. Cell 2013, 152: 1091-1105. PMID: 23452855, PMCID: PMC3694781, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.01.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE3 ligase complexLigase complexSCF E3 ligase complexF-box protein genesCircadian periodE3 ligase activityMammalian circadian clockCry proteinsUbiquitin ligasesE3 ligasesCRY degradationLoss of functionCircadian mutantsLigase activityProtein geneCellular compartmentalizationCircadian clockFBXL21FBXL3Missense mutationsLigasesCytoplasmDual roleMutationsTurnover rate
2012
Nuclear localization of Klotho in brain: an anti-aging protein
German D, Khobahy I, Pastor J, Kuro-o M, Liu X. Nuclear localization of Klotho in brain: an anti-aging protein. Neurobiology Of Aging 2012, 33: 1483.e25-1483.e30. PMID: 22245317, PMCID: PMC3328593, DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2011.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular domainNuclear membraneSingle-pass transmembrane proteinMultiple fibroblast growth factor receptorsFibroblast growth factor receptorNuclear functionsPrecise cellular localizationTransmembrane proteinGrowth factor receptorNuclear localizationPlasma membraneTransmembrane formCellular localizationCell typesCultured cellsAnti-aging proteinCell membraneImmunoelectron microscopyLigand affinityWhole animalFactor receptorAntioxidant enzymesProteinKlotho proteinGenes