1999
Role of Calcineurin and Protein Phosphatase‐2A in the Regulation of DARPP‐32 Dephosphorylation in Neostriatal Neurons
Nishi A, Snyder G, Nairn A, Greengard P. Role of Calcineurin and Protein Phosphatase‐2A in the Regulation of DARPP‐32 Dephosphorylation in Neostriatal Neurons. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1999, 72: 2015-2021. PMID: 10217279, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0722015.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalcineurinCalcineurin InhibitorsCyclosporineDopamine and cAMP-Regulated Phosphoprotein 32Drug CombinationsDrug SynergismEnzyme InhibitorsIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMarine ToxinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeostriatumNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsOkadaic AcidOxazolesPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationProtein Phosphatase 1Protein Phosphatase 2ConceptsProtein phosphatase 1Protein phosphatase 2AOkadaic acidPhosphorylated DARPP-32DARPP-32 phosphorylationPhosphatase 2APP-2ADARPP-32Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinaseAMP-dependent protein kinasePP-2A activityRole of calcineurinPhosphatase 1Calyculin AMouse neostriatal slicesProtein kinaseAction of cyclosporinDependent activationCalcineurinPresence of cyclosporinPhosphorylationDephosphorylationSynergistic increaseThr34Potent inhibitor
1995
A Role for Calcineurin (Protein Phosphatase-2B) in the Regulation of Glutamate Release
Sihra T, Nairn A, Kloppenburg P, Lin Z, Pouzat C. A Role for Calcineurin (Protein Phosphatase-2B) in the Regulation of Glutamate Release. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1995, 212: 609-616. PMID: 7542882, DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1995.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelease of glutamateGlutamate releaseVoltage-dependent Ca channel activityVoltage-dependent Ca influxRat cerebral cortexCa-dependent componentCa channel activityCerebral cortexNerve terminalsCa influxInflux of CaCa entryActivation of calcineurinCa channelsCalcineurin activityGlutamateFK506CalcineurinRelease
1989
Insulin rapidly induces the biosynthesis of elongation factor 2
Levenson R, Nairn A, Blackshear P. Insulin rapidly induces the biosynthesis of elongation factor 2. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1989, 264: 11904-11911. PMID: 2663845, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)80152-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElongation factor 2EF-2Overall protein synthesisProtein synthesisProtein translation apparatusEukaryotic elongation factor 2Two-dimensional gel electrophoresisHuman insulin receptorNIH 3T3 cellsFactor 2Translation apparatusMature speciesMRNA translationActinomycin D. ThusRNA transcription inhibitorSuch proteinsIndividual proteinsInsulin inductionPreferential expressionPrecursor formInsulin receptorSerum deprivationProteinGel autoradiographsGel electrophoresis
1986
cGMP-dependent protein kinase enhances Ca2+ current and potentiates the serotonin-induced Ca2+ current increase in snail neurones
Paupardin-Tritsch D, Hammond C, Gerschenfeld H, Nairn A, Greengard P. cGMP-dependent protein kinase enhances Ca2+ current and potentiates the serotonin-induced Ca2+ current increase in snail neurones. Nature 1986, 323: 812-814. PMID: 3022154, DOI: 10.1038/323812a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracellular injectionCyclic GMP-dependent protein kinaseNeuronal membrane permeabilityAbsence of serotoninProtein kinaseSynaptic transmissionNeuronal functionIncrease of Ca2NeuronesCGMP-dependent protein kinaseGMP-dependent protein kinaseSerotoninSnail neuronesCyclic AMPMembrane permeabilityInjectionPhysiological roleProtein phosphorylationCa2CGMPKinase