1995
Targeting of the 67-kDa Isoform of Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase to Intracellular Organelles Is Mediated by Its Interaction with the NH2-terminal Region of the 65-kDa Isoform of Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase (∗)
Dirkx R, Thomas A, Li L, Lernmark Å, Sherwin R, De Camilli P, Solimena M. Targeting of the 67-kDa Isoform of Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase to Intracellular Organelles Is Mediated by Its Interaction with the NH2-terminal Region of the 65-kDa Isoform of Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase (∗). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1995, 270: 2241-2246. PMID: 7836456, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.5.2241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGolgi complex regionNH2-terminal regionGlutamic acid decarboxylaseAbsence of palmitoylationSoluble cytosolic proteinsAcid decarboxylaseRegions of GAD65Cytosolic proteinsNeurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acidDetergent phasePerinuclear regionExtracts of brainIntracellular distributionGamma-aminobutyric acidPellet fractionComplex regionIsoformsProteinFibroblastsGAD67GAD65DecarboxylaseTriton XPalmitoylationNeurons
1994
Formation of synaptic vesicles
Mundigl O, De Camilli P. Formation of synaptic vesicles. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 1994, 6: 561-567. PMID: 7986534, DOI: 10.1016/0955-0674(94)90077-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic vesiclesNew synaptic vesiclesSV membranesTransport vesiclesEvolutionary originNon-peptide neurotransmittersMembrane proteinsSecretory organellesFocal signalingVesiclesExocytosisMolecular compositionCellsGamma-aminobutyric acidOrganellesSignalingNerve cellsProteinDepolarization-induced Ca2PathwaySignificant progressNeurotransmittersMembraneAssemblyNerve terminals
1990
Autoantibodies to GABA-ergic Neurons and Pancreatic Beta Cells in Stiff-Man Syndrome
Solimena M, Folli F, Aparisi R, Pozza G, De Camilli P. Autoantibodies to GABA-ergic Neurons and Pancreatic Beta Cells in Stiff-Man Syndrome. New England Journal Of Medicine 1990, 322: 1555-1560. PMID: 2135382, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199005313222202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStiff-man syndromeInsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusGABA-ergic neuronsGlutamic acid decarboxylaseGamma-aminobutyric acidDiabetes mellitusPancreatic beta cellsAutoimmune diseasesBeta cellsOrgan-specific autoimmune diseasesNeurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acidPresence of autoantibodiesGroup of patientsCentral nervous systemPrimary autoantigenUnknown pathogenesisRare disorderAutoantibodiesNervous systemSyndromeUseful markerMellitusAcid decarboxylaseStriking associationPatients