2014
Rare Human Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor α4 Subunit (CHRNA4) Variants Affect Expression and Function of High-Affinity Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
McClure-Begley TD, Papke RL, Stone KL, Stokes C, Levy AD, Gelernter J, Xie P, Lindstrom J, Picciotto MR. Rare Human Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor α4 Subunit (CHRNA4) Variants Affect Expression and Function of High-Affinity Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 2014, 348: 410-420. PMID: 24385388, PMCID: PMC3935145, DOI: 10.1124/jpet.113.209767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsRare variantsSingle amino acid substitutionLaevis oocytesAmino acid substitutionsΑ4β2 nAChRsAcetylcholine receptorsIntracellular interactomesHEK-293 cellsX. laevis oocytesProteomic analysisGenetic variationHuman α4β2 nAChRsXenopus laevis oocytesVoltage-clamp electrophysiologyNeuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsHigh-affinity nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsSubcellular distributionAcid substitutionsΑ4 nAChR subunitCohort of smokersEffects of nicotineNAChR subunitsCommon variantsΑ4 nAChR
2000
Pharmacological and null mutation approaches reveal nicotinic receptor diversity
Whiteaker P, Marks M, Grady S, Lu Y, Picciotto M, Changeux J, Collins A. Pharmacological and null mutation approaches reveal nicotinic receptor diversity. European Journal Of Pharmacology 2000, 393: 123-135. PMID: 10771005, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(00)00052-2.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNicotinic acetylcholine receptor functionNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsAcetylcholine receptor functionAcetylcholine receptorsNicotinic acetylcholine receptor bindingReceptor functionNative nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsNicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypesWhole brain preparationAcetylcholine receptor bindingAcetylcholine receptor subtypesMouse brain membranesArray of assaysReceptor subtypesPharmacological comparisonComparative pharmacologyBrain nucleiBrain membranesEfflux techniqueReceptor bindingSubunit deletionReceptor diversityReceptorsAminobutyric acidSubtypes
1991
Identification and localization of a dogfish homolog of human cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator.
Marshall J, Martin K, Picciotto M, Hockfield S, Nairn A, Kaczmarek L. Identification and localization of a dogfish homolog of human cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1991, 266: 22749-22754. PMID: 1718999, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)54631-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCell MembraneCloning, MolecularCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorDNADogfishHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMolecular WeightProtein KinasesRectumSebaceous GlandsSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidSubstrate SpecificityConceptsCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorHuman cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorFibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorTransmembrane conductance regulatorDogfish proteinRectal glandConductance regulatorPutative substrate sitesCyclic AMP-dependent protein kinaseAMP-dependent protein kinaseMajor phosphorylation siteCyclic AMP-dependent protein phosphorylationApical plasma membraneAmino acid sequenceStudy of regulationPhosphorylation sitesProtein phosphorylationCDNA clonesProtein kinaseSimilar molecular massCFTR sequencePlasma membraneAcid sequenceImmunolocalization studiesMolecular mass