2001
Elongation 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
1989
Thrombin and Histamine Stimulate the Phosphorylation of Elongation Factor 2 in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
Mackie K, Nairn A, Hampel G, Lam G, Jaffe E. Thrombin and Histamine Stimulate the Phosphorylation of Elongation Factor 2 in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1989, 264: 1748-1753. PMID: 2536373, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)94250-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsElongation factor 2EF-2Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIIUmbilical vein endothelial cellsProtein synthesisVein endothelial cellsProtein kinase IIIPhosphoamino acid analysisFactor 2Kinase IIICell protein synthesisProtein phosphorylationCultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsPeptidyl-tRNAPhosphorylationBiochemical studiesRapid transient increaseAcid analysisPhorbol dibutyrateIncubation of HUVECsIntracellular calcium levelsProteinEffect of thrombin
1987
Identification of the major Mr 100,000 substrate for calmodulin-dependent protein kinase III in mammalian cells as elongation factor-2.
Nairn A, Palfrey H. Identification of the major Mr 100,000 substrate for calmodulin-dependent protein kinase III in mammalian cells as elongation factor-2. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1987, 262: 17299-17303. PMID: 3693353, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)45377-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase IIIElongation factor 2Kinase IIIMammalian cellsThreonine residuesCalmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIIDependent protein kinase IIIPhosphorylated EF-2Endogenous GTPase activityAmino acid sequencingSpecies of MrFactor 2Inhibits protein synthesisTryptic phosphopeptidesGTPase activityNucleic acid sequencingCytoplasmic localizationMajor substrateN-terminalPeptidyl-tRNATerminal sequenceSalt-washed ribosomesProtein synthesisEF-1Thr-Asp