2005
A molecular switch for translational control in taste memory consolidation
Belelovsky K, Elkobi A, Kaphzan H, Nairn A, Rosenblum K. A molecular switch for translational control in taste memory consolidation. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 22: 2560-2568. PMID: 16307598, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04428.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEukaryotic elongation factor 2Protein synthesisEEF2 phosphorylationKinase 2 activationElongation factor 2Translational regulationTranslation initiationTranslational controlS6K1 phosphorylationMolecular switchSwitch-like effectNeuronal proteinsPhosphorylationElongation rateRate-limiting stepFactor 2Taste memory consolidationSynaptoneurosomal fractionsExpressionTemporal patternsInitiation rateProtein
2000
NMDA receptor-mediated control of protein synthesis at developing synapses
Scheetz A, Nairn A, Constantine-Paton M. NMDA receptor-mediated control of protein synthesis at developing synapses. Nature Neuroscience 2000, 3: 211-216. PMID: 10700251, DOI: 10.1038/72915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerateAnimalsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCycloheximideElectrophoresis, Gel, Two-DimensionalGlutamic AcidIsoelectric PointMolecular WeightN-MethylaspartatePeptide Elongation Factor 2PhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein BiosynthesisProteinsRatsReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateRetinal Ganglion CellsSuperior ColliculiSynapsesSynaptosomesTime FactorsConceptsNMDAR activationReceptor activationN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor activationActivity-dependent synaptic changesEukaryotic elongation factor 2Receptor-mediated controlSynaptic protein synthesisEEF2 phosphorylationProtein synthesisSuperior colliculiYoung ratsDependent kinase IISynaptic changesLow dosesTotal protein synthesisII synthesisFactor 2Overall protein synthesisActivationElongation factor 2Kinase IIPhosphorylation
1997
N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor activation and visual activity induce elongation factor-2 phosphorylation in amphibian tecta: A role for N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors in controlling protein synthesis
Scheetz A, Nairn A, Constantine-Paton M. N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor activation and visual activity induce elongation factor-2 phosphorylation in amphibian tecta: A role for N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors in controlling protein synthesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 14770-14775. PMID: 9405688, PMCID: PMC25112, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.26.14770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEukaryotic translation elongation factor 2EEF2 phosphorylationProtein synthesisTranslation elongation factor 2Elongation factor 2 phosphorylationProtein synthetic machinerySubset of proteinsFactor 2 phosphorylationElongation factor 2Synaptic plasticityNMDAR activationNumerous transcriptsProtein translationReceptor activationNew proteinsTranscriptional alterationsSynthetic machineryPhosphorylationN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor activationDendritic localizationN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsProtein expressionFactor 2Aspartate receptor activationProtein