2007
The reticulons: a family of proteins with diverse functions
Yang YS, Strittmatter SM. The reticulons: a family of proteins with diverse functions. Genome Biology 2007, 8: 234. PMID: 18177508, PMCID: PMC2246256, DOI: 10.1186/gb-2007-8-12-234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiverse functionsEndoplasmic reticulum-Golgi traffickingReticulon homology domainMembrane-associated proteinsAmino-terminal domainFamily of proteinsEukaryotic kingdomsMembrane morphogenesisHomology domainHydrophilic loopReticulon 4Reticulon familyReticulonsDiversity of structuresExpression patternsVesicle formationEndoplasmic reticulumAmino acidsCell surfaceHydrophobic regionAxon growthDiverse groupNeurodegenerative diseasesProteinAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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
1990
G0 is a major growth cone protein subject to regulation by GAP-43
Strittmatter S, Valenzuela D, Kennedy T, Neer E, Fishman M. G0 is a major growth cone protein subject to regulation by GAP-43. Nature 1990, 344: 836-841. PMID: 2158629, DOI: 10.1038/344836a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBrain ChemistryCell MembraneGAP-43 ProteinGrowth SubstancesGTP-Binding ProteinsGuanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate)Guanosine TriphosphateMembrane GlycoproteinsMolecular Sequence DataMolecular WeightNerve Tissue ProteinsPeptide FragmentsProtein BindingRatsReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, NeurotransmitterSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidSignal TransductionThionucleotidesConceptsTransmembrane receptorsNeuronal growth cone membraneAmino-terminal domainGTP-binding proteinsGrowth cone membraneExtracellular signalsGrowth cone proteinGAP-43Cone membraneGrowth conesCone proteinNeuronal growthProteinS bindingMajor componentG0ReceptorsGTPRegulationIntracellularBindingMembraneDomain