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