2007
Molecular basis for calcium signaling in hepatic stellate cells
Kruglov EA, Correa PR, Arora G, Yu J, Nathanson MH, Dranoff JA. Molecular basis for calcium signaling in hepatic stellate cells. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2007, 292: g975-g982. PMID: 17204544, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00401.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActive Transport, Cell NucleusAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsCalcium SignalingCalreticulinCell NucleusCell ShapeCell Surface ExtensionsCells, CulturedEndoplasmic ReticulumInositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate ReceptorsLiverLiver CirrhosisMaleMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, VideoRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Purinergic P2RNA, MessengerTime FactorsConceptsHepatic stellate cellsCell extensionsLipid-storing cellsSubcellular organizationLiver fibrosisMolecular basisStellate cellsSubcellular signalingTrisphosphate receptorChronic liver failureProgressive liver fibrosisSufficient machineryExtracellular ATPMyofibroblastic transdifferentiationOrgan fibrosisLiver failureP2Y receptorsHealthy liverATPLocal controlCellsCritical stepLocal applicationImportant mediatorFibrosis
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