Regulation of the NMDA receptor by its cytoplasmic domains: (How) is the tail wagging the dog?
Ishchenko Y, Carrizales MG, Koleske AJ. Regulation of the NMDA receptor by its cytoplasmic domains: (How) is the tail wagging the dog? Neuropharmacology 2021, 195: 108634. PMID: 34097949, PMCID: PMC8410658, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2021.108634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarboxyl-terminal domainN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsUnique modular architectureIntracellular C-tailAmino acid sequenceDocking motifAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderKnown proteinsCytoplasmic domainC-tailTerminal domainSequence homologyAcid sequenceSynapse developmentSynaptic targetingCovalent modificationGenetic variantsGlutamate receptor subunitsAllosteric modulationImportant functionsReceptor subunitsIntellectual disabilityMetabotropic signalingSubunitsProteinPlatelet-derived growth factor receptor beta activates Abl2 via direct binding and phosphorylation
Wu K, Wu H, Lyu W, Kim Y, Furdui CM, Anderson KS, Koleske AJ. Platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta activates Abl2 via direct binding and phosphorylation. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2021, 297: 100883. PMID: 34144039, PMCID: PMC8259415, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbl family kinasesFamily kinasesPlatelet-derived growth factor receptor betaGrowth factor receptor betaAbl familySrc homology 2 domainSrc homology 3 domainDiverse cellular stimuliPost-translational modificationsN-terminal halfNonreceptor tyrosine kinaseMultiple novel sitesAutoinhibited conformationSrc homologyCytoskeleton organizationCytoplasmic domainCellular stimuliKinase domainGrowth factor receptorReceptor betaKinase activityMolecular mechanismsTyrosine kinaseDirect bindingKinase