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
2001
Changes in the phosphorylation of initiation factor eIF‐2α, elongation factor eEF‐2 and p70 S6 kinase after transient focal cerebral ischaemia in mice
Althausen S, Mengesdorf T, Mies G, Oláh L, Nairn A, Proud C, Paschen W. Changes in the phosphorylation of initiation factor eIF‐2α, elongation factor eEF‐2 and p70 S6 kinase after transient focal cerebral ischaemia in mice. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2001, 78: 779-787. PMID: 11520898, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00462.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedCerebral CortexCerebrovascular CirculationEnzyme InhibitorsEukaryotic Initiation Factor-2ImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryIschemic Attack, TransientLaser-Doppler FlowmetryMiceMiddle Cerebral ArteryNeuronsPeptide Elongation Factor 2PhosphorylationProtein BiosynthesisRatsRats, WistarRibosomal Protein S6 KinasesThapsigarginConceptsIschaemia-induced changesTransient focal cerebral ischaemiaMiddle cerebral arteryFocal cerebral ischaemiaCerebral ischaemiaP70 S6 kinaseLeft middle cerebral arteryControl levelsTransient cerebral ischaemiaTransient MCA occlusionNeuronal cell injuryPrimary neuronal cell culturesTransient focal ischaemiaElongation factor eEF-2Endoplasmic reticulum calcium pumpEIF-2alpha phosphorylationER calcium homeostasisNeuronal cell culturesS6 kinaseProtein synthesisWestern blot analysisMCA occlusionMCA territoryMin occlusionCerebral artery
1995
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Is Found Within Brain Ventricular Epithelium and Choroid Plexus
Hincke M, Nairn A, Staines W. Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Is Found Within Brain Ventricular Epithelium and Choroid Plexus. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1995, 64: 1662-1668. PMID: 7534334, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1995.64041662.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorFibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorTransmembrane conductance regulatorConductance regulatorCystic fibrosis gene productBrain Ventricular EpitheliumCyclic AMP-dependent phosphorylationGene productsCFTR proteinFine punctaChloride transportersCl- channelsCyclic AMP-elevating agentsEpendymal functionWestern blottingRegulatorVentricular epitheliumPhosphorylationChoroid plexusProteinTransportersRodent brainPunctaRegulationMicrodissectionModulation of calcium currents by a D1 dopaminergic protein kinase/phosphatase cascade in rat neostriatal neurons
Surmeier D, Bargas J, Hemmings H, Nairn A, Greengard P. Modulation of calcium currents by a D1 dopaminergic protein kinase/phosphatase cascade in rat neostriatal neurons. Neuron 1995, 14: 385-397. PMID: 7531987, DOI: 10.1016/0896-6273(95)90294-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine2,3,4,5-Tetrahydro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-phenyl-1H-3-benzazepine3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl esterAnimalsBrainCalcium Channel BlockersCalcium ChannelsCells, CulturedColforsinCyclic AMPCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesElectrophysiologyKineticsMembrane PotentialsNeostriatumNeuronsNifedipinePhosphoprotein PhosphatasesProtein Phosphatase 1RatsRats, WistarReceptors, Dopamine D1TetraethylammoniumTetraethylammonium CompoundsTime FactorsConceptsProtein phosphatase 1Protein kinaseInhibition of PP1Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinaseAMP-dependent protein kinaseInhibition of PKARat neostriatal neuronsPhosphatase cascadePP1 activityReceptor-mediated activationPhosphatase 1Neostriatal neuronsCalcium currentPKA enhancementDifferential regulationHigh voltage-activated calcium currentsVoltage-activated calcium currentsWhole-cell voltage-clamp techniqueD1 pathwayMedium spiny neuronsCyclic AMP analogueD1 dopamine receptorsL-type currentDiversity of effectsSubset of neurons
1994
Specificity of protein kinase inhibitor peptides and induction of long-term potentiation.
Hvalby O, Hemmings H, Paulsen O, Czernik A, Nairn A, Godfraind J, Jensen V, Raastad M, Storm J, Andersen P. Specificity of protein kinase inhibitor peptides and induction of long-term potentiation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 4761-4765. PMID: 8197132, PMCID: PMC43868, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.11.4761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase CProtein kinase inhibitor peptideProtein kinase inhibitionInhibitor peptideDependent protein kinase IIInhibition of PKCKinase inhibitionProtein kinase IIPseudosubstrate domainAutoregulatory domainProtein kinasePhysiological assaysKinase IIKinase CLong-term potentiationSynthetic peptide analoguesInductionPeptide analoguesHippocampal neuronsPeptidesIntracellular deliveryBlockade of inductionInduction of LTPInhibitionVitro