Palmitoylation alters protein activity: blockade of G(o) stimulation by GAP‐43.
Sudo Y, Valenzuela D, Beck‐Sickinger A, Fishman MC, Strittmatter SM. Palmitoylation alters protein activity: blockade of G(o) stimulation by GAP‐43. The EMBO Journal 1992, 11: 2095-2102. PMID: 1534749, PMCID: PMC556676, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1992.tb05268.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeterotrimeric G proteinsProtein-protein interactionsMembrane associationFatty acylationGAP-43Cysteine residuesHydrophobicity of proteinsN-terminusAddition of palmitateG proteinsPalmitoylationNeuronal proteinsProteinGAP-43 proteinTerminal peptidesActive poolResiduesPeptidesCysteineMembraneActivityActivationPoolGAP-43 as a modulator of G protein transduction in the growth cone.
Strittmatter SM. GAP-43 as a modulator of G protein transduction in the growth cone. Perspectives On Developmental Neurobiology 1992, 1: 13-9. PMID: 1364285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth cone membraneGrowth cone motilityMolecular mechanismsSame cellular functionCone motilityG protein-coupled transmembrane receptorsAmino acid stretchComplex cellular propertiesCone membraneGrowth conesNeurotransmitter releaseGrowth cone functionPossible molecular mechanismsCellular functionsGAP-43 functionHydrophilic proteinProtein transductionGAP-43Transmembrane receptorsGAP-43 regulationCysteine residuesTransduction systemSynaptic plasticityAmino terminusCell shape