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
1994
Role of elongation factor 2 in regulating peptide-chain elongation in the heart
Vary T, Nairn A, Lynch C. Role of elongation factor 2 in regulating peptide-chain elongation in the heart. American Journal Of Physiology 1994, 266: e628-e634. PMID: 7513958, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1994.266.4.e628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic ratsEF-2 contentFactor 2Protein synthesisInsulin therapyIncrease of RNADecreased translational efficiencyElongation factor 2RatsDiabetesCardiac muscleImpaired rateDecreased rateProgressive decreaseHeartInhibitionMolecular mechanismsRNA contentPeptide chain elongationH durationTherapyInsulinDecrease