2011
Differential but Competitive Binding of Nogo Protein and Class I Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHCI) to the PIR-B Ectodomain Provides an Inhibition of Cells*
Matsushita H, Endo S, Kobayashi E, Sakamoto Y, Kobayashi K, Kitaguchi K, Kuroki K, Söderhäll A, Maenaka K, Nakamura A, Strittmatter SM, Takai T. Differential but Competitive Binding of Nogo Protein and Class I Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHCI) to the PIR-B Ectodomain Provides an Inhibition of Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 286: 25739-25747. PMID: 21636572, PMCID: PMC3138294, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.157859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta 2-MicroglobulinBinding, CompetitiveFemaleHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHLA AntigensHLA-G AntigensHumansImmunologic FactorsInterleukin-6LipopolysaccharidesMast CellsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMyelin ProteinsMyelin-Associated GlycoproteinNeurotransmitter AgentsNogo ProteinsProtein Structure, TertiaryRatsReceptors, ImmunologicSubstrate SpecificityConceptsMajor histocompatibility complexRecent unexpected findingsClass I major histocompatibility complexI major histocompatibility complexInterleukin-6 releaseClass I MHC moleculesC-terminal ectodomainNovel inhibitory roleCultured mast cellsI MHC moleculesTerminal domainPeripheral toleranceInhibitory receptorsInhibition of cellMast cellsOutgrowth inhibitorB cellsMyeloid cellsImmune systemMHC moleculesNeurite regenerationNovel mechanismNogo proteinEctodomainInhibitory role
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