2006
Identification of a receptor necessary for Nogo-B stimulated chemotaxis and morphogenesis of endothelial cells
Miao RQ, Gao Y, Harrison KD, Prendergast J, Acevedo LM, Yu J, Hu F, Strittmatter SM, Sessa WC. Identification of a receptor necessary for Nogo-B stimulated chemotaxis and morphogenesis of endothelial cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 10997-11002. PMID: 16835300, PMCID: PMC1544163, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0602427103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino terminusNogo isoformsHeterologous expression systemDiscovery of agonistsLoop domainNative endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsExpression systemCell spreadingTube formationTerminusNogo-66 receptorIsoformsChemotaxisReceptorsAngiogenesisCellsMorphogenesisVascular remodelingIdentificationPathwayRemodelingNogoVascular functionCardiovascular function
1994
An amino-terminal domain of the growth-associated protein gap-43 mediates its effects on filopodial formation and cell spreading
Strittmatter S, Valenzuela D, Fishman M. An amino-terminal domain of the growth-associated protein gap-43 mediates its effects on filopodial formation and cell spreading. Journal Of Cell Science 1994, 107: 195-204. PMID: 8175908, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.107.1.195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell LineCell MembraneCell MovementChlorocebus aethiopsColforsinCyclic AMPGAP-43 ProteinGene ExpressionGenetic VectorsGrowth SubstancesHumansMembrane GlycoproteinsMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPlasmidsSequence DeletionStructure-Activity RelationshipTransfectionTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsAmino-terminal domainCell shapeAmino terminusFusion proteinA431 cellsCell shape changesCOS-7 cellsProtein kinase CGrowth cone membraneCell surface activityLevel of forskolinMutant proteinsHeterotrimeric GTPNon-neuronal cellsG protein stimulationProtein mutantsChimeric geneGAP-43Filopodial formationFunctional domainsCell spreadingBind calmodulinKinase CMajor substratePeptide stretch
1992
GAP-43 as a modulator of G protein transduction in the growth cone.
Strittmatter SM. GAP-43 as a modulator of G protein transduction in the growth cone. Perspectives On Developmental Neurobiology 1992, 1: 13-9. PMID: 1364285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth cone membraneGrowth cone motilityMolecular mechanismsSame cellular functionCone motilityG protein-coupled transmembrane receptorsAmino acid stretchComplex cellular propertiesCone membraneGrowth conesNeurotransmitter releaseGrowth cone functionPossible molecular mechanismsCellular functionsGAP-43 functionHydrophilic proteinProtein transductionGAP-43Transmembrane receptorsGAP-43 regulationCysteine residuesTransduction systemSynaptic plasticityAmino terminusCell shape
1991
Growth cone transduction: Go and GAP-43
STRITTMATTER S, VALENZUELA D, VARTANIAN T, SUDO Y, ZUBER M, FISHMAN M. Growth cone transduction: Go and GAP-43. Journal Of Cell Science. Supplement 1991, 1991: 27-33. PMID: 1840457, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.1991.supplement_15.5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth cone membraneExtracellular signalsIntracellular proteinsGrowth cone targetingNon-cytoskeletal proteinsG protein familyG-protein-linked receptorsAppropriate synaptic targetsComplex brain architectureCone membraneGrowth conesProtein-linked receptorsGrowth cone functionNeuronal growth conesMembrane associationProtein familyNon-neuronal cellsGAP-43Filopodial formationAmino terminusCell shapeExtrinsic cluesSecond messengerGrowth proteinsProtein
1989
A membrane-targeting signal in the amino terminus of the neuronal protein GAP-43
Zuber M, Strittmatter S, Fishman M. A membrane-targeting signal in the amino terminus of the neuronal protein GAP-43. Nature 1989, 341: 345-348. PMID: 2797153, DOI: 10.1038/341345a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth cone membraneN-terminusNeuronal protein GAP-43Membrane-targeting signalMembrane-binding abilityTargeting signalsGAP-43Plasma membraneTransduction systemAmino terminusMutational analysisProminent proteinsParticular proteinFusion proteinShort stretchesMembrane distributionLaser scanning confocal microscopyRegulated growthProteinConfocal microscopyEpithelial cellsProtein GAP-43MembraneModification correlatesDiscrete domains