1994
Functional expression and characterization of human D2 and D3 dopamine receptors
Potenza M, Graminski G, Schmauss C, Lerner. Functional expression and characterization of human D2 and D3 dopamine receptors. Journal Of Neuroscience 1994, 14: 1463-1476. PMID: 7907363, PMCID: PMC6577580, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.14-03-01463.1994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological AssayCyclic AMPDopamine AgentsDopamine AntagonistsHumansLigandsMelanocyte-Stimulating HormonesMelanophoresMelatoninPertussis ToxinPigments, BiologicalReceptors, DopamineReceptors, Dopamine D2Receptors, Dopamine D3TetrahydronaphthalenesVirulence Factors, BordetellaXenopus laevisConceptsD3 receptorsCAMP accumulationGi protein-coupled receptorHuman D2Selective dopaminergic agonistsDose-dependent mannerIC50 value determinationDopaminergic agonistsMelanocyte receptorsPertussis toxinD3 dopamineAgonistsReceptorsPigment granule aggregationAntagonistD2RXenopus laevis melanophoresSimilar concentrationsFunctional expressionPigment aggregationD3R.Initial feasibility studyFunctional characteristicsCultured Xenopus laevis melanophoresNew bioassay
1991
A Recombinant Vaccinia Virus Infects Xenopus Melanophores
Potenza M, Lerner M. A Recombinant Vaccinia Virus Infects Xenopus Melanophores. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 1991, 4: 186-192. PMID: 1816550, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0749.1991.tb00437.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsXenopus cellsWestern blot analysisXenopus melanophoresMultiplicity of infectionCultured Xenopus laevis melanophoresHuman growth hormone geneBlot analysisGrowth hormone geneVirus/host interactionsBeta-galactosidase productionTranscriptional controlAmphibian cellsXenopus laevis melanophoresAmplification of virusPigment cellsLate proteinsViral promotersEfficient expressionHormone geneHost interactionsVaccinia virusLac ZEfficient replication