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
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