2001
Crystal Structure of the Atypical Protein Kinase Domain of a TRP Channel with Phosphotransferase Activity
Yamaguchi H, Matsushita M, Nairn A, Kuriyan J. Crystal Structure of the Atypical Protein Kinase Domain of a TRP Channel with Phosphotransferase Activity. Molecular Cell 2001, 7: 1047-1057. PMID: 11389851, DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(01)00256-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesCalcium ChannelsCrystallography, X-RayCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesEvolution, MolecularMiceModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataNucleotidesPhosphotransferasesProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiarySequence AlignmentTRPC Cation ChannelsZincConceptsEukaryotic protein kinasesProtein kinaseTransient receptor potential channelsCatalytic domainKinase domainProtein kinase domainKinase catalytic domainDetectable sequence similarityATP-grasp domainEukaryotic cellsThreonine residuesSequence similarityChannel kinaseSequence comparisonCatalytic corePotential channelsMetabolic enzymesPhosphotransferase activityKinaseChannel functionTRP channelsExternal signalsUnexpected similaritiesWide distributionProtein
1999
Zinc Inhibits Protein Synthesis in Neurons POTENTIAL ROLE OF PHOSPHORYLATION OF TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR-2α*
Alirezaei M, Nairn A, Glowinski J, Prémont J, Marin P. Zinc Inhibits Protein Synthesis in Neurons POTENTIAL ROLE OF PHOSPHORYLATION OF TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR-2α*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 32433-32438. PMID: 10542287, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.45.32433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCultured cortical neuronsEukaryotic elongation factor 2Central nervous systemFactor 2Translation initiation factor 2αProtein synthesisCerebral cortexCortical neuronsNervous systemProfound inhibitionSustained increaseBasal levelsTransient increaseBasal ratePotential roleProgressive decreaseInhibits protein synthesisNeuronsAmount of polyribosomesElongation factor 2EIF-2alpha phosphorylationAlpha subunitInhibitionPhosphorylationEukaryotic initiation factor 2