2000
Redox modulation of the NMDA receptor
Choi Y, Lipton S. Redox modulation of the NMDA receptor. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2000, 57: 1535-1541. PMID: 11092448, PMCID: PMC11147125, DOI: 10.1007/pl00000638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRedox modulationCysteine residuesCritical cysteine residuesMultiple cysteine residuesDifferent NMDA receptor subunitsS-nitrosylationMolecular mechanismsMolecular determinantsNMDA receptor subunitsDistinct mechanismsReceptor subunitsPhysiological conditionsSubunitsNR2A subunitImportant mechanismN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsResiduesNMDA receptorsRedox formsReceptorsCyclic GMPSpeciesMechanismForm of modulationRegulationMolecular basis of NMDA receptor-coupled ion channel modulation by S-nitrosylation
Choi Y, Tenneti L, Le D, Ortiz J, Bai G, Chen H, Lipton S. Molecular basis of NMDA receptor-coupled ion channel modulation by S-nitrosylation. Nature Neuroscience 2000, 3: 15-21. PMID: 10607390, DOI: 10.1038/71090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCysteineDose-Response Relationship, DrugEthyl MethanesulfonateHumansIndicators and ReagentsIon TransportMesylatesMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNitric OxideNitroso CompoundsN-MethylaspartateOocytesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPeptide FragmentsReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateS-NitrosothiolsTransfectionXenopus laevisConceptsS-nitrosylationMolecular basisIon channelsCritical cysteine residuesEndogenous S-nitrosylationSite-directed mutagenesisEndogenous nitric oxideIon channel activityNR2A subunitNitric oxideCysteine residuesSingle cysteineIon channel modulationChannel activityPhysiological conditionsSubunitsChannel modulationCell systemNMDA receptorsMutagenesisCysteineResiduesRegulationAlanineModulation
1999
Neuronal protection and destruction by NO
Lipton S. Neuronal protection and destruction by NO. Cell Death & Differentiation 1999, 6: 943-951. PMID: 10556970, DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4400580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS-nitrosylationCysteine residuesCaspase enzyme activityNeuronal apoptotic pathwayProtein functionCritical thiol groupsApoptotic pathwayMolecular switchReactive thiol groupsCritical thiolsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor activityDisulfide bondsRedox stateThiol groupsDeath of neuronsSpeciesDifferent redox statesEnzyme activityDistinct chemical reactivityCaspasesPhysiological conditionsBiological activityActive siteResiduesReceptor activity