2004
A new role for Nogo as a regulator of vascular remodeling
Acevedo L, Yu J, Erdjument-Bromage H, Miao RQ, Kim JE, Fulton D, Tempst P, Strittmatter SM, Sessa WC. A new role for Nogo as a regulator of vascular remodeling. Nature Medicine 2004, 10: 382-388. PMID: 15034570, DOI: 10.1038/nm1020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmooth muscle cellsVascular remodelingMuscle cellsVascular smooth muscle cellsCentral nervous systemIntact blood vesselsVascular injuryAxonal regenerationNeointimal proliferationMice promotesKnockout miceNervous systemVascular homeostasisFamily of proteinsVascular expansionEndothelial cellsBlood vesselsNogoNogo isoformsLipid raftsProteomic analysisN-terminusRemodelingGene transferCells
1992
Palmitoylation alters protein activity: blockade of G(o) stimulation by GAP‐43.
Sudo Y, Valenzuela D, Beck‐Sickinger A, Fishman MC, Strittmatter SM. Palmitoylation alters protein activity: blockade of G(o) stimulation by GAP‐43. The EMBO Journal 1992, 11: 2095-2102. PMID: 1534749, PMCID: PMC556676, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1992.tb05268.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeterotrimeric G proteinsProtein-protein interactionsMembrane associationFatty acylationGAP-43Cysteine residuesHydrophobicity of proteinsN-terminusAddition of palmitateG proteinsPalmitoylationNeuronal proteinsProteinGAP-43 proteinTerminal peptidesActive poolResiduesPeptidesCysteineMembraneActivityActivationPool
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