2000
A Primitive ATP Receptor from the Little Skate Raja erinacea *
Dranoff J, O'Neill A, Franco A, Cai S, Connolly G, Ballatori N, Boyer J, Nathanson M. A Primitive ATP Receptor from the Little Skate Raja erinacea *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 30701-30706. PMID: 10900200, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m003366200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLittle skate Raja erinaceaSkate Raja erinaceaDegenerate oligonucleotide probeRaja erinaceaP2Y receptor pharmacologySingle polymerase chain reaction productXenopus oocyte expression systemLiver cDNA libraryATP receptorsHigher organismsEvolutionary forerunnerCommon ancestorOocyte expression systemPhylogenetic analysisP2Y receptorsCDNA clonesPrimitive organismsCDNA libraryGene productsSubstrate preferenceMolecular basisExpression systemNucleotide specificityMammalian tissuesRange of nucleotides
1999
Hepatic Toxicity and Persistence of ser/thr Protein Phosphatase Inhibition by Microcystin in the Little Skate Raja erinacea
Runnegar M, Seward D, Ballatori N, Crawford J, Boyer J. Hepatic Toxicity and Persistence of ser/thr Protein Phosphatase Inhibition by Microcystin in the Little Skate Raja erinacea. Toxicology And Applied Pharmacology 1999, 161: 40-49. PMID: 10558922, DOI: 10.1006/taap.1999.8783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose-dependent inhibitionSkate hepatocytesUptake of microcystinNear complete inhibitionPP activityInflammatory changesHepatic toxicityHepatocyte necrosisHistological changesAccompanying inhibitionHepatic lesionsBile acidsHigh dosesOnly organSignificant inhibitionSkate Raja erinaceaLittle skate Raja erinaceaInhibitionLiverRectal gland