2000
Severed Molecules Functionally Define the Boundaries of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator's Nh2-Terminal Nucleotide Binding Domain
Chan K, Csanády L, Seto-Young D, Nairn A, Gadsby D. Severed Molecules Functionally Define the Boundaries of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator's Nh2-Terminal Nucleotide Binding Domain. The Journal Of General Physiology 2000, 116: 163-180. PMID: 10919864, PMCID: PMC2229491, DOI: 10.1085/jgp.116.2.163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine MonophosphateAnimalsCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorEndoplasmic ReticulumEpitopesFemaleGene DeletionGene ExpressionIon Channel GatingKineticsMembrane PotentialsMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesisOligopeptidesOocytesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPeptide FragmentsPeptidesPrecipitin TestsProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiarySequence Homology, Amino AcidTransfectionXenopus laevisConceptsR domainCFTR channelsCOOH terminusMature formFull-length CFTRCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorAmino acids 590Nucleotide Binding DomainFibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorExcised patch recordingsChannel activityFamily of ATPRequirement of phosphorylationCFTR channel activityTransmembrane conductance regulatorNBD1 domainSmaller single-channel conductanceCFTR polypeptideTransmembrane domainATP bindingRegulatory domainCassette proteinNBD structuresNBD1Binding domainsNMDA 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
The expression of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I in rat retina is regulated by light stimulation
Tsumura T, Murata A, Yamaguchi F, Sugimoto K, Hasegawa E, Hatase O, Nairn A, Tokuda M. The expression of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I in rat retina is regulated by light stimulation. Vision Research 1999, 39: 3165-3173. PMID: 10615488, DOI: 10.1016/s0042-6989(99)00063-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRegulation of Neurabin I Interaction with Protein Phosphatase 1 by Phosphorylation †
McAvoy T, Allen P, Obaishi H, Nakanishi H, Takai Y, Greengard P, Nairn A, Hemmings H. Regulation of Neurabin I Interaction with Protein Phosphatase 1 by Phosphorylation †. Biochemistry 1999, 38: 12943-12949. PMID: 10504266, DOI: 10.1021/bi991227d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein phosphatase 1Neurabin IPP1 activityPhosphatase 1Two-hybrid interaction analysisActin-binding proteinsCo-immunoprecipitation experimentsMimic phosphorylationSerine 461Phosphorylated residuesGlutathione S-transferaseOverlay assaysFusion proteinSignaling mechanismGamma isoformsCAMP pathwayPhosphorylationS-transferaseProteinTryptic digestPKARegulationHPLC-MS analysisInteraction analysisS461Mutation of Tyr307 and Leu309 in the Protein Phosphatase 2A Catalytic Subunit Favors Association with the α4 Subunit Which Promotes Dephosphorylation of Elongation Factor-2 †
Chung H, Nairn A, Murata K, Brautigan D. Mutation of Tyr307 and Leu309 in the Protein Phosphatase 2A Catalytic Subunit Favors Association with the α4 Subunit Which Promotes Dephosphorylation of Elongation Factor-2 †. Biochemistry 1999, 38: 10371-10376. PMID: 10441131, DOI: 10.1021/bi990902g.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnion Exchange ResinsBacterial ProteinsCatalytic DomainChromatography, Ion ExchangeCOS CellsHemagglutininsLectinsLeucineMutagenesis, Site-DirectedOligopeptidesPeptide Elongation Factor 2Peptide Elongation FactorsPeptidesPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein Phosphatase 2Resins, SyntheticTransfectionTyrosineConceptsAlpha 4 proteinElongation factor 2AC dimerC subunitSpecific intracellular substratesProtein phosphatase 2ASites of phosphorylationAbc trimerCOS-7 cellsFactor 2B subunitC-terminal residuesTOR proteinsPhosphatase 2ANovel subunitCatalytic subunitTransient overexpressionSubstrate specificityCellular locationIntracellular substratesTransient expressionP70S6 kinaseSingle mutationProtein synthesisSubunits
1993
Phosphorylation of elongation factor 2 in normal and malignant rat glial cells.
Bagaglio DM, Cheng EH, Gorelick FS, Mitsui K, Nairn AC, Hait WN. Phosphorylation of elongation factor 2 in normal and malignant rat glial cells. Cancer Research 1993, 53: 2260-4. PMID: 8485712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalciumCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCalmodulinCell DivisionCells, CulturedElongation Factor 2 KinaseGliomaMaleNeurogliaPeptide Elongation Factor 2Peptide Elongation FactorsPhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein KinasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTrifluoperazineTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsRat brain white matterNormal glial tissueGlial tissueGlioma cellsC6 cellsC6 rat glioma cellsCaM kinase IIIRat glial cellsFactor 2Rat glioma cellsBrain white matterNormal gliaElongation factor 2Glial cellsRat brainWhite matterTumor tissueBasal levelsIII activityCellular proliferationTissueDependent proteinsCellsEndogenous substratesHomogenates
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