1999
Zinc Inhibits Protein Synthesis in Neurons POTENTIAL ROLE OF PHOSPHORYLATION OF TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR-2α*
Alirezaei M, Nairn A, Glowinski J, Prémont J, Marin P. Zinc Inhibits Protein Synthesis in Neurons POTENTIAL ROLE OF PHOSPHORYLATION OF TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR-2α*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 32433-32438. PMID: 10542287, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.45.32433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCultured cortical neuronsEukaryotic elongation factor 2Central nervous systemFactor 2Translation initiation factor 2αProtein synthesisCerebral cortexCortical neuronsNervous systemProfound inhibitionSustained increaseBasal levelsTransient increaseBasal ratePotential roleProgressive decreaseInhibits protein synthesisNeuronsAmount of polyribosomesElongation factor 2EIF-2alpha phosphorylationAlpha subunitInhibitionPhosphorylationEukaryotic initiation factor 2
1990
Amiloride analogs induce the phosphorylation of elongation factor-2 in vascular endothelial cells.
Demolle D, Lecomte M, Boutherin-Falson O, Cragoe E, Nairn A, Boeynaems J. Amiloride analogs induce the phosphorylation of elongation factor-2 in vascular endothelial cells. Molecular Pharmacology 1990, 37: 827-32. PMID: 2359404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElongation factor 2Protein synthesisFactor 2Rabbit reticulocyte lysateCell-free systemBovine aortic endothelial cellsDependent phosphorylationReticulocyte lysateEndothelial cellsAmiloride analoguesPhosphorylationSimilar MrCytosolic pHVascular endothelial cellsProteinAnalogues of amilorideAortic endothelial cellsPotent inhibitorInhibitory effectAntiportCellsEIPAAmilorideATPLysates