2021
Sex Differences in the Ventral Tegmental Area and Nucleus Accumbens Proteome at Baseline and Following Nicotine Exposure
Lee AM, Mansuri MS, Wilson RS, Lam TT, Nairn AC, Picciotto MR. Sex Differences in the Ventral Tegmental Area and Nucleus Accumbens Proteome at Baseline and Following Nicotine Exposure. Frontiers In Molecular Neuroscience 2021, 14: 657064. PMID: 34335180, PMCID: PMC8317211, DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.657064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVentral tegmental areaC3H/HeJ miceGlial fibrillary acidic proteinChronic nicotine administrationNicotine administrationProtein abundanceProteomeIsobaric labelingNicotine exposureFemale miceTegmental areaHeJ miceNucleus accumbensNicotine addictionProteinSex differencesSample fractionationPathwayFibrillary acidic proteinTandem mass spectrometryNetwork analysisMouse strainsChronic nicotineMesolimbic systemNicotine reward
2018
Evaluation of the Phosphoproteome of Mouse Alpha 4/Beta 2-Containing Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors In Vitro and In Vivo
Miller MB, Wilson RS, Lam TT, Nairn AC, Picciotto MR. Evaluation of the Phosphoproteome of Mouse Alpha 4/Beta 2-Containing Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors In Vitro and In Vivo. Proteomes 2018, 6: 42. PMID: 30326594, PMCID: PMC6313896, DOI: 10.3390/proteomes6040042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProtein kinase APhosphorylation sitesPKA sitesHEK cellsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsCalmodulin-dependent protein kinase IICalcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIProtein kinase IIAcetylcholine receptorsKinase AKinase IIMouse brainSubunit phosphorylationNovel siteSubunitsAcute nicotine administrationΒ2 subunitMammalian brainCaMKIIPhosphorylationReceptor functionΑ4 subunitHuman brain tissueBeta 2Nicotine administration