1992
p-Chloroamphetamine induces serotonin release through serotonin transporters.
Rudnick G, Wall S. p-Chloroamphetamine induces serotonin release through serotonin transporters. Biochemistry 1992, 31: 6710-8. PMID: 1322169, DOI: 10.1021/bi00144a010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBinding, CompetitiveBiological TransportBlood PlateletsCarrier ProteinsCell MembraneChloridesHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationImipramineKineticsLithiumLithium ChlorideMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsP-ChloroamphetamineRadioisotope Dilution TechniqueSerotoninSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsTritiumConceptsPlasma membrane vesiclesMembrane vesiclesChromaffin granule membrane vesiclesVesicular amine transporterATP hydrolysisBovine adrenal chromaffin granulesSerotonin transporterAdrenal chromaffin granulesPrevents accumulationAmine transportersPresence of Mg2TransportersVesiclesChromaffin granulesModel systemDelta pHHuman plateletsATPEffluxManner characteristicAccumulationTransmembraneNaCl gradientPCA's abilityP-chloroamphetamineThe molecular mechanism of "ecstasy" [3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA)]: serotonin transporters are targets for MDMA-induced serotonin release.
Rudnick G, Wall S. The molecular mechanism of "ecstasy" [3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA)]: serotonin transporters are targets for MDMA-induced serotonin release. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1992, 89: 1817-1821. PMID: 1347426, PMCID: PMC48544, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.5.1817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membrane vesiclesMembrane vesiclesAmine transportersVesicular amine transporterBiogenic amine transportersSecretory vesiclesPlasma membraneATP hydrolysisMolecular mechanismsBovine adrenal chromaffin granulesSerotonin transporterAdrenal chromaffin granulesTransportersDirect interactionVesiclesChromaffin granulesHuman plateletsManner characteristicEffluxTransmembraneATPMDMA actionMechanismBindingMembrane
1986
Characterization of native and reconstituted hydrogen ion pumping adenosinetriphosphatase of chromaffin granules.
Dean G, Nelson P, Rudnick G. Characterization of native and reconstituted hydrogen ion pumping adenosinetriphosphatase of chromaffin granules. Biochemistry 1986, 25: 4918-25. PMID: 2876726, DOI: 10.1021/bi00365a029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromaffin granule membranesATPase activityChromaffin granulesGranule membranesATP-dependent ion pumpsInhibitor sodium azidePlatelet dense granulesReconstituted membranesATP hydrolysisATP hydrolaseNucleotide dependenceAmine transportTransport ATPasesMitochondrial ATPaseAdrenal chromaffin granulesInhibitor sensitivityGranule acidificationIon pumpsSerotonin transportATPasesATPaseMonodisperse formATPOctyl glucosideNBD-Cl
1982
Bioenergetics of serotonin transport by membrane vesicles derived from platelet dense granules.
Fishkes H, Rudnick G. Bioenergetics of serotonin transport by membrane vesicles derived from platelet dense granules. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1982, 257: 5671-5677. PMID: 7068613, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)83830-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet dense granulesMembrane vesiclesSerotonin transport activitySoluble enzymatic activityPresence of ATPCarbonyl cyanide p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazoneAddition of ATPOsmotic lysatesTransport activityCyanide p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazoneEnzymatic activityDensity gradient centrifugationVesiclesSerotonin transportVesicle interiorDense granulesMembrane potentialP-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazoneGradient centrifugationATPAssay mediumAdenine nucleotidesBioenergeticsNucleotidesGranules