Activated mutants of the alpha subunit of G(o) promote an increased number of neurites per cell
Strittmatter S, Fishman M, Zhu X. Activated mutants of the alpha subunit of G(o) promote an increased number of neurites per cell. Journal Of Neuroscience 1994, 14: 2327-2338. PMID: 8158271, PMCID: PMC6577129, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.14-04-02327.1994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCell LineChlorocebus aethiopsDNA PrimersDose-Response Relationship, DrugGTP-Binding ProteinsIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKineticsMacromolecular SubstancesMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNeuritesNeuroblastomaPC12 CellsPeptidesPertussis ToxinPoint MutationTransfectionTumor Cells, CulturedVirulence Factors, BordetellaWasp VenomsConceptsAlpha oNumber of neuritesPertussis toxin-sensitive G proteinToxin-sensitive G proteinGrowth conesAlpha subunitG proteinsNeurite outgrowthTotal neurite lengthN1E-115 cellsAlpha i2Activated alpha subunitNeuroblastoma cellsNeurite numberNeurite lengthNeuronal growth conesAlpha sOncogenic mutationsActivation stateO mutantsActivationNeuritesCellsPoint mutationsSubunitsAn 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