2013
Recent advances in quantitative neuroproteomics
Craft GE, Chen A, Nairn AC. Recent advances in quantitative neuroproteomics. Methods 2013, 61: 186-218. PMID: 23623823, PMCID: PMC3891841, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2013.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1997
Phosphorylation of Connexin43 and the Regulation of Neonatal Rat Cardiac Myocyte Gap Junctions
Sáez J, Nairn A, Czernik A, Fishman G, Spray D, Hertzberg E. Phosphorylation of Connexin43 and the Regulation of Neonatal Rat Cardiac Myocyte Gap Junctions. Journal Of Molecular And Cellular Cardiology 1997, 29: 2131-2145. PMID: 9281445, DOI: 10.1006/jmcc.1997.0447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCDC2 Protein KinaseCells, CulturedConnexin 43DNA, ComplementaryElectrophoresis, Gel, Two-DimensionalEnzyme InhibitorsGap JunctionsMyocardiumPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhosphorylationProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsStaurosporineTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateConceptsProtein kinase CTwo-dimensional tryptic phosphopeptide mapsTryptic phosphopeptide mapsState of phosphorylationMyocyte gap junctionsProtein kinase inhibitorsGap junctionsMajor gap junction proteinPhosphorylation of connexin43Gap junction proteinPhosphopeptide mapsTryptic phosphopeptidesPKC-dependent mechanismFunctional couplingPhosphorylated formKinase CPhosphorylationNeonatal rat cardiocytesCx43 phosphorylationStaurosporineCellular distributionImmunoblot analysisRat cardiocytesJunction proteinsCx43
1992
Increased phosphorylation of elongation factor 2 in Alzheimer's disease
Johnson G, Gotlib J, Haroutunian V, Bierer L, Nairn A, Merril C, Wallace W. Increased phosphorylation of elongation factor 2 in Alzheimer's disease. Brain Research 1992, 15: 319-326. PMID: 1331687, DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(92)90124-t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease brainAlzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's disease brainFactor 2AD homogenatesAD tissueElongation factor 2Brain homogenatesSame brainDiseaseVariant isoformsProtein synthesisPhosphorylated formInhibits protein synthesisBrainUnaffected areasHomogenatesAcidic isoformsPhosphorylationGene expressionEF-2
1990
Phosphorylation of connexin 32, a hepatocyte gap‐junction protein, by cAMP‐dependent protein kinase, protein kinase C and Ca2+/calmodulin‐dependent protein kinase II
SAEZ J, NAIRN A, CZERNIK A, SPRAY D, HERTZBERG E, GREENGARD P, BENNETT M. Phosphorylation of connexin 32, a hepatocyte gap‐junction protein, by cAMP‐dependent protein kinase, protein kinase C and Ca2+/calmodulin‐dependent protein kinase II. The FEBS Journal 1990, 192: 263-273. PMID: 2170122, DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1990.tb19223.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesConnexinsElectrophoresis, Gel, Two-DimensionalElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelFemaleLiverMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataPeptide FragmentsPeptidesPhosphopeptidesPhosphorylationProtein Kinase CProtein KinasesRatsRats, Inbred StrainsConceptsProtein kinase CCAMP-dependent protein kinaseDependent protein kinase IIGap junction proteinPhosphopeptide mappingProtein kinaseSeryl residuesProtein kinase IICAMP-PKKinase IIKinase CCell typesConnexin 32PK IIPhosphoamino acid analysisDifferent gap junction proteinsSites of phosphorylationPhosphorylated synthetic peptideCAMP-PK activityGap junctionsAmino acid sequencingActivation of PKCDifferent cell typesPhysiological substratesSynthetic peptides
1989
Insulin rapidly induces the biosynthesis of elongation factor 2
Levenson R, Nairn A, Blackshear P. Insulin rapidly induces the biosynthesis of elongation factor 2. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1989, 264: 11904-11911. PMID: 2663845, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)80152-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlotting, WesternCells, CulturedDactinomycinDrug SynergismElectrophoresis, Gel, Two-DimensionalHumansInsulinPeptide Elongation Factor 2Peptide Elongation FactorsPrecipitin TestsConceptsElongation factor 2EF-2Overall protein synthesisProtein synthesisProtein translation apparatusEukaryotic elongation factor 2Two-dimensional gel electrophoresisHuman insulin receptorNIH 3T3 cellsFactor 2Translation apparatusMature speciesMRNA translationActinomycin D. ThusRNA transcription inhibitorSuch proteinsIndividual proteinsInsulin inductionPreferential expressionPrecursor formInsulin receptorSerum deprivationProteinGel autoradiographsGel electrophoresisMultisite phosphorylation of microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP-2) in rat brain: Peptide mapping distinguishes between cyclic AMP-, calcium/calmodulin-, and calcium/phospholipid-regulated phosphorylation mechanisms
Ivar Walaas S, Nairn A. Multisite phosphorylation of microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP-2) in rat brain: Peptide mapping distinguishes between cyclic AMP-, calcium/calmodulin-, and calcium/phospholipid-regulated phosphorylation mechanisms. Journal Of Molecular Neuroscience 1989, 1: 117-127. PMID: 2561875, DOI: 10.1007/bf02896895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAmino AcidsAnimalsBrainCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesElectrophoresis, Gel, Two-DimensionalElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsOrgan SpecificityPeptide MappingPhosphopeptidesPhosphorylationProtein Kinase CProtein KinasesRatsConceptsCalcium/phospholipid-dependent protein kinasePhospholipid-dependent protein kinaseCalmodulin-dependent protein kinase IICalcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIProtein kinaseCalcium/calmodulinProtein kinase IIKinase IICyclic AMP-dependent protein kinaseAMP-dependent protein kinaseCommon phosphorylation sitesOnly serine residuesProtein 2Cyclic AMPMultisite phosphorylationThreonine residuesPhosphorylation sitesSerine residuesPhosphorylation systemPhosphorylation mechanismCytoskeletal proteinsMAP-2KinasePeptide mapsDistinct sites