2024
Proteomic Profile of Circulating Extracellular Vesicles in the Brain after Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Inhalation
Lallai V, Lam T, Garcia-Milian R, Chen Y, Fowler J, Manca L, Piomelli D, Williams K, Nairn A, Fowler C. Proteomic Profile of Circulating Extracellular Vesicles in the Brain after Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Inhalation. Biomolecules 2024, 14: 1143. PMID: 39334909, PMCID: PMC11430348, DOI: 10.3390/biom14091143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmediate early gene c-fosChronic THC exposureEarly gene c-fosCannabinoid 1 receptorGene c-fosSex-specific mannerTHC exposurePsychoactive componentExtracellular vesiclesCentral signaling mechanismDrug effectsTHCChoroid plexus epithelial cellsFemale ratsC-fosPlexus epithelial cellsBrainCannabisRelease of EVsRegulate intercellular communicationCerebrospinal fluidEpithelial cellsIntercellular signaling mediatorsEV signalingIntercellular communication
1989
ARPP-21, a cyclic AMP-regulated phosphoprotein enriched in dopamine- innervated brain regions. I. Amino acid sequence of ARPP-21B from bovine caudate nucleus
Williams K, Hemmings H, LoPresti M, Greengard P. ARPP-21, a cyclic AMP-regulated phosphoprotein enriched in dopamine- innervated brain regions. I. Amino acid sequence of ARPP-21B from bovine caudate nucleus. Journal Of Neuroscience 1989, 9: 3631-3637. PMID: 2552036, PMCID: PMC6569913, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.09-10-03631.1989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsARPP-21CAMP-dependent protein kinaseMolecular massMajor cytosolic substrateDopamine-innervated brain regionsAmino acid sequenceAmino acid sequencingProtein phosphorylationCytosolic substratesProtein kinaseAcid sequenceSeryl residuesHistidinyl residuesMolecular mechanismsBovine caudate nucleusPrimary structureNH2-terminalEdman degradationDopamine-innervated regionsPolypeptide chainAmino acid analysisCysteinyl residuesGas-phase sequencingPosition 55SDS-PAGE
1986
Acidic lipids enhance cathepsin D cleavage of the myelin basic protein
Williams K, Williams N, Konigsberg W, Yu R. Acidic lipids enhance cathepsin D cleavage of the myelin basic protein. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 1986, 15: 137-145. PMID: 2421004, DOI: 10.1002/jnr.490150203.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1983
Molecular cloning of the cDNA coding for rat ornithine transcarbamoylase.
Horwich A, Kraus J, Williams K, Kalousek F, Konigsberg W, Rosenberg L. Molecular cloning of the cDNA coding for rat ornithine transcarbamoylase. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1983, 80: 4258-4262. PMID: 6576335, PMCID: PMC384016, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.80.14.4258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrnithine transcarbamoylaseSequential Edman analysesCDNA probeMitochondrial matrix enzymeInsertion of cDNAAmino acid residuesConsecutive amino acid residuesCarboxyl-terminal portionCytoplasmic polysomesMolecular cloningCDNA clonesEdman analysisDifferential colony hybridizationTranslation assaysX chromosomeCDNA codingMatrix enzymeEnzyme subunitMessenger speciesAcid residuesSequence presentPolysome immunoadsorptionIdentical subunitsColony hybridizationEscherichia coli