2020
Development of a robust and stable mass based spectrometry method for analysis of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers in human cerebrospinal fluid
Leslie S, Wilson R, Trombetta B, Kivisäkk P, Arnold S, Nairn A, Carlyle B. Development of a robust and stable mass based spectrometry method for analysis of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers in human cerebrospinal fluid. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2020, 16 DOI: 10.1002/alz.042035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPutative proteinData-independent acquisition mass spectrometryAcquisition mass spectrometryData-independent acquisition (DIA) techniqueTechnical reproducibilityThousands of peptidesLow abundanceProtein analysisDisease biomarkersMass spectrometryProtein levelsProteinBiological conditionsProtein monitoring
2015
STEP61 is a substrate of the E3 ligase parkin and is upregulated in Parkinson’s disease
Kurup PK, Xu J, Videira RA, Ononenyi C, Baltazar G, Lombroso PJ, Nairn AC. STEP61 is a substrate of the E3 ligase parkin and is upregulated in Parkinson’s disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 1202-1207. PMID: 25583483, PMCID: PMC4313846, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1417423112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCorpus StriatumCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinDown-RegulationGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHEK293 CellsHumansMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3MPTP PoisoningProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyUbiquitinationUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUp-RegulationConceptsE3 ubiquitin ligase ParkinSubstantia nigra pars compactaPathophysiology of PDProtein tyrosine phosphataseUbiquitin ligase ParkinSporadic Parkinson's diseaseE3 ligase ParkinRegulation of ParkinParkinson's diseaseTyrosine phosphataseParkin mutantsE3 ligaseProteasome systemDopaminergic neuronsDownstream targetsAutosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonismNovel substrateSTEP61ParkinCellular modelSTEP61 levelsSNc dopaminergic neuronsProtein levelsFunction contributesERK1/2
2001
Decreased levels of ARPP-19 and PKA in brains of Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease
Kim S, Nairn A, Cairns N, Lubec G. Decreased levels of ARPP-19 and PKA in brains of Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease. Journal Of Neural Transmission. Supplementa 2001, 263-272. PMID: 11771749, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6262-0_21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsARPP-19Protein kinaseDifferential display polymerase chain reactionAlzheimer's diseaseDown syndromeCAMP-dependent protein kinaseTemporal cortexActivity of PKASignal transductionDownregulated sequenceBrain regionsNeurodegenerative disordersDiseaseImpaired mechanismsProtein levelsDecreased activityChain reactionFirst evidenceSignificant reductionSyndromeCortexDisordersTransductionHomologyKinase
2000
Novel compounds, ‘1,3-selenazine derivatives’ as specific inhibitors of eukaryotic elongation factor-2 kinase
Cho S, Koketsu M, Ishihara H, Matsushita M, Nairn A, Fukazawa H, Uehara Y. Novel compounds, ‘1,3-selenazine derivatives’ as specific inhibitors of eukaryotic elongation factor-2 kinase. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 2000, 1475: 207-215. PMID: 10913818, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4165(00)00061-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsV-src-transformed NIH3T3 cellsEukaryotic elongation factor 2 kinaseProtein kinase AElongation factor 2 kinaseProtein kinase CProtein tyrosine kinasesEEF-2KProtein kinaseEEF-2K inhibitorNIH3T3 cellsCalmodulin-dependent protein kinaseV-Src kinaseMultiple protein kinasesCalmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIProtein levelsK inhibitorsProtein kinase IIEEF-2K.Kinase AKinase IITyrosine kinaseKinase CKinaseTs-4Specific inhibitor
1999
Modulation of a calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase cascade by retinoic acid during neutrophil maturation
Lawson N, Zain M, Zibello T, Picciotto M, Nairn A, Berliner N. Modulation of a calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase cascade by retinoic acid during neutrophil maturation. Experimental Hematology 1999, 27: 1682-1690. PMID: 10560916, DOI: 10.1016/s0301-472x(99)00108-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKinase cascadeCaM kinase cascadeNeutrophil maturationRetinoic acidDependent protein kinase kinase alphaWestern analysisProtein kinase cascadeSpecific gene expressionImmediate early fashionNeutrophil-specific gene expressionTrans retinoic acidNeutrophil progenitor cellsRetinoic acid receptorsNeutrophil functionUninduced cellsGene expressionKinase alphaMyeloid cellsVitamin AAcid receptorsRetinoid signalingCell typesEffect of calciumProgenitor cellsProtein levels