2004
CPG2 A brain- and synapse-specific protein that regulates the endocytosis of glutamate receptors
Cottrell JR, Borok E, Horvath TL, Nedivi E. CPG2 A brain- and synapse-specific protein that regulates the endocytosis of glutamate receptors. Neuron 2004, 44: 677-690. PMID: 15541315, PMCID: PMC3065105, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2004.10.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternBrainCells, CulturedClathrin-Coated VesiclesEndocytosisHumansIn Situ HybridizationMicroscopy, ElectronMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsReceptors, AMPAReceptors, GlutamateReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSynapsesConceptsGlutamate receptorsClathrin-coated vesiclesBrain-specific splice variantSynapse-specific proteinsExcitatory synapsesReceptor endocytosisSYNE-1 geneConstitutive internalizationEndocytic mechanismsSynaptic AMPA receptorsDendritic spine sizeMembrane transportSplice variantsSynaptic proteinsNMDA receptorsAMPA receptorsProteinPostsynaptic plasticityNeurotransmitter receptorsEndocytosisSynaptic strengthLong-term maintenanceReceptorsSpine sizeInternalization
2003
Uncoupling proteins-2 and 3 influence obesity and inflammation in transgenic mice
Horvath TL, Diano S, Miyamoto S, Barry S, Gatti S, Alberati D, Livak F, Lombardi A, Moreno M, Goglia F, Mor G, Hamilton J, Kachinskas D, Horwitz B, Warden CH. Uncoupling proteins-2 and 3 influence obesity and inflammation in transgenic mice. International Journal Of Obesity 2003, 27: 433-442. PMID: 12664076, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose TissueAnimalsBasal MetabolismBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternBody TemperatureCarrier ProteinsCholesterol, LDLEnergy IntakeGene Expression RegulationHeart RateInflammationIon ChannelsMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsObesityProteinsUncoupling Protein 2Uncoupling Protein 3ConceptsTransgenic miceFat massLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol levelsHeterozygous miceAgouti obese miceHypothalamic neuropeptide levelsSpontaneous physical activityLipoprotein cholesterol levelsNontransgenic littermate controlsFat pad weightEndotoxin-induced feverWild-type littermatesHuman UCP2Significant differencesMechanism of actionLDL cholesterolControl miceFemale transgenicsNontransgenic littermatesObese miceEndotoxin injectionCholesterol levelsPad weightNeuropeptide levelsFood intake