2005
A molecular switch for translational control in taste memory consolidation
Belelovsky K, Elkobi A, Kaphzan H, Nairn A, Rosenblum K. A molecular switch for translational control in taste memory consolidation. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 22: 2560-2568. PMID: 16307598, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04428.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEukaryotic elongation factor 2Protein synthesisEEF2 phosphorylationKinase 2 activationElongation factor 2Translational regulationTranslation initiationTranslational controlS6K1 phosphorylationMolecular switchSwitch-like effectNeuronal proteinsPhosphorylationElongation rateRate-limiting stepFactor 2Taste memory consolidationSynaptoneurosomal fractionsExpressionTemporal patternsInitiation rateProtein
2001
Opposing Changes in Phosphorylation of Specific Sites in Synapsin I During Ca2+-Dependent Glutamate Release in Isolated Nerve Terminals
Jovanovic J, Sihra T, Nairn A, Hemmings H, Greengard P, Czernik A. Opposing Changes in Phosphorylation of Specific Sites in Synapsin I During Ca2+-Dependent Glutamate Release in Isolated Nerve Terminals. Journal Of Neuroscience 2001, 21: 7944-7953. PMID: 11588168, PMCID: PMC6763853, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-20-07944.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDependent dephosphorylationProtein phosphatase 2AMultiple protein kinasesPhosphorylation site 1Protein phosphatase 2BSynapsin IPhosphatase 2APhosphorylation sitesPhosphatase 2BSynapsin functionProtein kinaseDependent phosphorylationSynapsin I phosphorylationDephosphorylation processNeuronal phosphoproteinSynapsin I.Synaptic vesiclesCalcineurin activityPhosphorylationI phosphorylationDephosphorylationNeurotransmitter releaseSpecific sitesExcellent substrateSite 1
2000
NMDA receptor-mediated control of protein synthesis at developing synapses
Scheetz A, Nairn A, Constantine-Paton M. NMDA receptor-mediated control of protein synthesis at developing synapses. Nature Neuroscience 2000, 3: 211-216. PMID: 10700251, DOI: 10.1038/72915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerateAnimalsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCycloheximideElectrophoresis, Gel, Two-DimensionalGlutamic AcidIsoelectric PointMolecular WeightN-MethylaspartatePeptide Elongation Factor 2PhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein BiosynthesisProteinsRatsReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateRetinal Ganglion CellsSuperior ColliculiSynapsesSynaptosomesTime FactorsConceptsNMDAR activationReceptor activationN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor activationActivity-dependent synaptic changesEukaryotic elongation factor 2Receptor-mediated controlSynaptic protein synthesisEEF2 phosphorylationProtein synthesisSuperior colliculiYoung ratsDependent kinase IISynaptic changesLow dosesTotal protein synthesisII synthesisFactor 2Overall protein synthesisActivationElongation factor 2Kinase IIPhosphorylation
1995
A Role for Calcineurin (Protein Phosphatase-2B) in the Regulation of Glutamate Release
Sihra T, Nairn A, Kloppenburg P, Lin Z, Pouzat C. A Role for Calcineurin (Protein Phosphatase-2B) in the Regulation of Glutamate Release. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1995, 212: 609-616. PMID: 7542882, DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1995.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelease of glutamateGlutamate releaseVoltage-dependent Ca channel activityVoltage-dependent Ca influxRat cerebral cortexCa-dependent componentCa channel activityCerebral cortexNerve terminalsCa influxInflux of CaCa entryActivation of calcineurinCa channelsCalcineurin activityGlutamateFK506CalcineurinRelease
1990
Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II increases glutamate and noradrenaline release from synaptosomes
Nichols R, Sihra T, Czernik A, Nairn A, Greengard P. Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II increases glutamate and noradrenaline release from synaptosomes. Nature 1990, 343: 647-651. PMID: 2154695, DOI: 10.1038/343647a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurotransmitter releaseRat brain synaptosomesSquid giant synapseRelease of neurotransmittersNoradrenaline releaseGlutamate releaseNerve terminalsBrain synaptosomesNervous systemUnidentified neurotransmitterGiant synapseDependent protein kinase IIVertebrate nervous systemRats calciumProtein kinase IINeurotransmittersInduced releasePK IISynaptosomesCalcium-dependent protein phosphorylationGlutamateKinase IIReleaseNoradrenalineInitial rate
1988
Autophosphorylation and activation of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in intact nerve terminals.
Gorelick FS, Wang JK, Lai Y, Nairn AC, Greengard P. Autophosphorylation and activation of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in intact nerve terminals. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1988, 263: 17209-17212. PMID: 2846557, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)77816-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDependent protein kinase IIKinase IIAlpha subunitProtein kinase IIKinase II activityTwo-dimensional phosphopeptide mapsII activityState of phosphorylationAutophosphorylation mechanismThreonine residuesPhosphothreonine contentPhosphopeptide mapsTransient phosphorylationIndependent speciesPhosphoserine contentIntact nerve terminalsBeta subunitEnhanced phosphorylationSubunitsPhosphorylationAutophosphorylationIntact synaptosomesBasal incubation conditionsPhosphopeptidesDepolarization of synaptosomes