2018
Striatin-1 is a B subunit of protein phosphatase PP2A that regulates dendritic arborization and spine development in striatal neurons
Li D, Musante V, Zhou W, Picciotto MR, Nairn AC. Striatin-1 is a B subunit of protein phosphatase PP2A that regulates dendritic arborization and spine development in striatal neurons. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2018, 293: 11179-11194. PMID: 29802198, PMCID: PMC6052221, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra117.001519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerine/threonine phosphatase PP2AStriatin-interacting phosphataseRNA knockdown approachB subunitSTRIPAK complexPhosphatase PP2AProtein phosphataseMultiprotein complexesKnockdown approachStriatin familyMutant constructsStriatal neuronal culturesPP2ANeuronal developmentPrimary striatal neuronal culturesDendritic phenotypeKnockdown modelSynapse formationSubunitsSpine developmentSelective roleReduced expressionNeuron maturationNeuronal culturesStriatal neurons
2001
Mechanisms for Increased Levels of Phosphorylation of Elongation Factor-2 during Hibernation in Ground Squirrels †
Chen Y, Matsushita M, Nairn A, Damuni Z, Cai D, Frerichs K, Hallenbeck J. Mechanisms for Increased Levels of Phosphorylation of Elongation Factor-2 during Hibernation in Ground Squirrels †. Biochemistry 2001, 40: 11565-11570. PMID: 11560506, DOI: 10.1021/bi010649w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEukaryotic elongation factor 2EEF-2 phosphorylationElongation factor 2Elongation phaseEEF-2 kinase activityProtein phosphatase 2AGround squirrelsLevel of phosphorylationFactor 2Phosphatase 2ACellular functionsCatalytic subunitUncharacterized mechanismKinase activityInhibitor 2Protein synthesisPhosphorylationPP2AHibernating animalsActive animalsHibernatorsReversible mechanismSevere reductionSquirrelsHibernation