2013
Molecular Basis of Purinergic Signal Metabolism by Ectonucleotide Pyrophosphatase/Phosphodiesterases 4 and 1 and Implications in Stroke*♦
Albright RA, Ornstein DL, Cao W, Chang WC, Robert D, Tehan M, Hoyer D, Liu L, Stabach P, Yang G, De La Cruz EM, Braddock DT. Molecular Basis of Purinergic Signal Metabolism by Ectonucleotide Pyrophosphatase/Phosphodiesterases 4 and 1 and Implications in Stroke*♦. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2013, 289: 3294-3306. PMID: 24338010, PMCID: PMC3916532, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.505867.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular membrane proteinsMembrane proteinsSubstrate specificityMolecular basisHigh-resolution crystal structuresResolution crystal structureComparative structural analysisATP hydrolysisNPP1Brain vascular endotheliumCorresponding regionTerminal phosphateLow nanomolar concentrationsPurinergic signalsPlatelet aggregationProteinATPEnzymeNanomolar concentrationsVascular endotheliumPhosphodiesterases 4Ap3AMetabolismSurface of chondrocytesTissue mineralization
2012
NPP4 is a procoagulant enzyme on the surface of vascular endothelium
Albright RA, Chang WC, Robert D, Ornstein DL, Cao W, Liu L, Redick ME, Young JI, De La Cruz EM, Braddock DT. NPP4 is a procoagulant enzyme on the surface of vascular endothelium. Blood 2012, 120: 4432-4440. PMID: 22995898, PMCID: PMC4017314, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-04-425215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine DiphosphateAdultAnimalsBlood CoagulationCoagulantsCyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 4Dinucleoside PhosphatesEndothelium, VascularFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansHydrolysisIn Vitro TechniquesInsectaPhosphoric Diester HydrolasesPlatelet AggregationPyrophosphatasesTissue DistributionConceptsPlatelet dense granule componentsNucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesteraseRelease of ADPUncharacterized enzymesPyrophosphatase/phosphodiesteraseGranule componentsEnzymatic basisRapid disaggregationDense granule releasePlatelet aggregationExtracellular spaceAp3AConcentration-dependent mannerEnzymeGranule releaseVascular endotheliumADPProcoagulant enzymeADP receptorActivationAggregationMutants