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
2003
Adenylyl cyclase-dependent form of chemical long-term potentiation triggers translational regulation at the elongation step
Chotiner J, Khorasani H, Nairn A, O’Dell T, Watson J. Adenylyl cyclase-dependent form of chemical long-term potentiation triggers translational regulation at the elongation step. Neuroscience 2003, 116: 743-752. PMID: 12573716, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(02)00797-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEukaryotic elongation factor 2Elongation factor 2Elongation stepProtein synthesisTotal protein synthesisChemical long-term potentiationMessenger RNALong-term potentiationN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor-dependent formInhibition of translationFactor 2Long-term potentiation inductionTranslational regulationProtein ArcAdenylyl cyclase signalingAdenylyl cyclase activationSynaptic activityCyclase signalingN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor activationPersistent maintenanceReceptor-dependent formHippocampal long-term potentiationPhosphorylationRegulationRNA
2001
Mechanisms for Increased Levels of Phosphorylation of Elongation Factor-2 during Hibernation in Ground Squirrels †
Chen Y, Matsushita M, Nairn A, Damuni Z, Cai D, Frerichs K, Hallenbeck J. Mechanisms for Increased Levels of Phosphorylation of Elongation Factor-2 during Hibernation in Ground Squirrels †. Biochemistry 2001, 40: 11565-11570. PMID: 11560506, DOI: 10.1021/bi010649w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEukaryotic elongation factor 2EEF-2 phosphorylationElongation factor 2Elongation phaseEEF-2 kinase activityProtein phosphatase 2AGround squirrelsLevel of phosphorylationFactor 2Phosphatase 2ACellular functionsCatalytic subunitUncharacterized mechanismKinase activityInhibitor 2Protein synthesisPhosphorylationPP2AHibernating animalsActive animalsHibernatorsReversible mechanismSevere reductionSquirrelsHibernationAngiotensin II regulates phosphorylation of translation elongation factor-2 in cardiac myocytes
Everett A, Stoops T, Nairn A, Brautigan D. Angiotensin II regulates phosphorylation of translation elongation factor-2 in cardiac myocytes. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2001, 281: h161-h167. PMID: 11406481, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.281.1.h161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin IIAnimalsCells, CulturedChromonesEnzyme InhibitorsMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMorpholinesMyocardiumPeptide Elongation Factor 2Phosphoprotein PhosphatasesPhosphorylationProtein BiosynthesisProtein Phosphatase 2RatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, Angiotensin, Type 1Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2Receptors, AngiotensinSignal TransductionSirolimusConceptsEukaryotic elongation factor 2Mitogen-activated protein kinaseElongation factor 2Protein phosphatase 2A inhibitor okadaic acidTranslation elongation factor 2Protein synthesisInhibitor okadaic acidFactor 2Rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor rapamycinProtein translationDephosphorylated statePolypeptide elongationII-dependent increaseProtein kinaseEEF2 kinaseOkadaic acidDependent regulationInhibitor FK506MAPK activationPD 98059Cardiac myocytesDephosphorylationInhibitor rapamycinNeonatal cardiac myocytesRat neonatal cardiac myocytes
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
1999
Zinc Inhibits Protein Synthesis in Neurons POTENTIAL ROLE OF PHOSPHORYLATION OF TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR-2α*
Alirezaei M, Nairn A, Glowinski J, Prémont J, Marin P. Zinc Inhibits Protein Synthesis in Neurons POTENTIAL ROLE OF PHOSPHORYLATION OF TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR-2α*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 32433-32438. PMID: 10542287, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.45.32433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCultured cortical neuronsEukaryotic elongation factor 2Central nervous systemFactor 2Translation initiation factor 2αProtein synthesisCerebral cortexCortical neuronsNervous systemProfound inhibitionSustained increaseBasal levelsTransient increaseBasal ratePotential roleProgressive decreaseInhibits protein synthesisNeuronsAmount of polyribosomesElongation factor 2EIF-2alpha phosphorylationAlpha subunitInhibitionPhosphorylationEukaryotic initiation factor 2
1997
Glutamate-Dependent Phosphorylation of Elongation Factor-2 and Inhibition of Protein Synthesis in Neurons
Marin P, Nastiuk K, Daniel N, Girault J, Czernik A, Glowinski J, Nairn A, Prémont J. Glutamate-Dependent Phosphorylation of Elongation Factor-2 and Inhibition of Protein Synthesis in Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1997, 17: 3445-3454. PMID: 9133370, PMCID: PMC6573691, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-10-03445.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dioneAnimalsAntibody SpecificityCalciumCell SurvivalCells, CulturedCerebral CortexDizocilpine MaleateExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsGlutamic AcidMiceNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNeurotoxinsPeptide Elongation Factor 2Peptide Elongation FactorsPhosphorylationProtein BiosynthesisProtein Synthesis InhibitorsReceptors, AMPAReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateConceptsNeuronal deathEukaryotic elongation factor 2Factor 2Cortical neuronsElongation factor 2Glutamate receptorsProtective effectLong-term effectsProtein synthesisPersistent inhibitionPharmacological analysisPharmacological inhibitionCytosolic Ca2Phosphorylation state-specific antibodiesNeuronsNMDAGlutamateInhibitionProtein translationDeathPhosphorylationClose correlationTransient phosphorylationCa2Excitotoxicity
1993
Purification and characterization of calmodulin-dependent protein kinase III from rabbit reticulocytes and rat pancreas
Mitsui K, Brady M, Palfrey H, Nairn A. Purification and characterization of calmodulin-dependent protein kinase III from rabbit reticulocytes and rat pancreas. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1993, 268: 13422-13433. PMID: 8514778, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)38667-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCalmodulinCattleChromatography, GelElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelElongation Factor 2 KinaseHeat-Shock ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataPancreasPeptide Elongation Factor 2Peptide Elongation FactorsPeptide MappingPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationProtein KinasesRabbitsRatsReticulocytesSubstrate SpecificityConceptsEukaryotic elongation factor 2CaM kinase IIICalmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIIProtein kinase IIIKinase IIIProtein kinaseRabbit reticulocytesCAMP-dependent protein kinaseYeast EF-2Heat shock protein Hsp90Novel protein kinaseElongation factor 2Amino acid sequencingPhosphopeptide mappingSodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisDodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisProtein Hsp90Catalytic subunitSulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisSeryl residuesMajor polypeptidesSubstrate ATPHsp90Factor 2Gel electrophoresis
1989
Insulin rapidly induces the biosynthesis of elongation factor 2
Levenson R, Nairn A, Blackshear P. Insulin rapidly induces the biosynthesis of elongation factor 2. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1989, 264: 11904-11911. PMID: 2663845, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)80152-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElongation factor 2EF-2Overall protein synthesisProtein synthesisProtein translation apparatusEukaryotic elongation factor 2Two-dimensional gel electrophoresisHuman insulin receptorNIH 3T3 cellsFactor 2Translation apparatusMature speciesMRNA translationActinomycin D. ThusRNA transcription inhibitorSuch proteinsIndividual proteinsInsulin inductionPreferential expressionPrecursor formInsulin receptorSerum deprivationProteinGel autoradiographsGel electrophoresis