2023
Dopamine transporter and synaptic vesicle sorting defects underlie auxilin-associated Parkinson’s disease
Vidyadhara D, Somayaji M, Wade N, Yücel B, Zhao H, Shashaank N, Ribaudo J, Gupta J, Lam T, Sames D, Greene L, Sulzer D, Chandra S. Dopamine transporter and synaptic vesicle sorting defects underlie auxilin-associated Parkinson’s disease. Cell Reports 2023, 42: 112231. PMID: 36920906, PMCID: PMC10127800, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinson's diseaseMotor deficitsDopamine transporterPathogenesis of PDNigral dopaminergic lossProgressive motor deficitsΑ-synuclein pathologyEarly-onset Parkinson's diseaseDopamine sequestrationDopaminergic vulnerabilityDopaminergic lossKO micePresynaptic sitesKO brainNeurochemical analysisDorsal striatumKnockout miceCardinal featuresReuptake kineticsL-DOPADiseaseSynaptic autophagyFunction mutationsDeficitsMice
2020
Glucocorticoids and serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase 1 are potent regulators of CFTR in the native intestine: implications for stress-induced diarrhea
Ahsan MK, Figueroa-Hall L, Baratta V, Garcia-Milian R, Lam TT, Hoque K, Salas PJ, Ameen NA. Glucocorticoids and serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase 1 are potent regulators of CFTR in the native intestine: implications for stress-induced diarrhea. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2020, 319: g121-g132. PMID: 32567324, PMCID: PMC7500270, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00076.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original Research14-3-3 ProteinsAnimalsBacterial ToxinsCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorDexamethasoneDiarrheaDimethyl SulfoxideEnterotoxinsEscherichia coli ProteinsGene Expression RegulationImmediate-Early ProteinsMaleNedd4 Ubiquitin Protein LigasesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein TransportProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring KinaseRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySodium-Hydrogen Exchanger 3
2009
Palmitoylation of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
Alexander JK, Govind AP, Drisdel RC, Blanton MP, Vallejo Y, Lam TT, Green WN. Palmitoylation of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors. Journal Of Molecular Neuroscience 2009, 40: 12-20. PMID: 19693711, PMCID: PMC3523180, DOI: 10.1007/s12031-009-9246-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAcylationAlpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAnimalsBinding SitesBiological AssayBrainCell LineElectric OrganHumansLigandsLipoylationMass SpectrometryNeuromuscular JunctionProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein SubunitsProtein TransportReceptors, NicotinicSynaptic TransmissionTorpedoConceptsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsSites of palmitoylationLigand-gated ion channelsDifferent posttranslational modificationsDisulfide bond formationMass spectrometry strategyLigand binding siteLow abundant proteinsAcetylcholine receptorsProtein palmitoylationPosttranslational modificationsSubunit assemblyPalmitoylationAbundant proteinsMuscle-type nAChRsIon channelsLoss of ligandBinding sitesSubunitsSitesReceptorsPhosphorylationTraffickingGlycosylationSensitive assay