2013
Competing E3 Ubiquitin Ligases Govern Circadian Periodicity by Degradation of CRY in Nucleus and Cytoplasm
Yoo S, Mohawk J, Siepka S, Shan Y, Huh S, Hong H, Kornblum I, Kumar V, Koike N, Xu M, Nussbaum J, Liu X, Chen Z, Chen Z, Green C, Takahashi J. Competing E3 Ubiquitin Ligases Govern Circadian Periodicity by Degradation of CRY in Nucleus and Cytoplasm. Cell 2013, 152: 1091-1105. PMID: 23452855, PMCID: PMC3694781, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.01.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE3 ligase complexLigase complexSCF E3 ligase complexF-box protein genesCircadian periodE3 ligase activityMammalian circadian clockCry proteinsUbiquitin ligasesE3 ligasesCRY degradationLoss of functionCircadian mutantsLigase activityProtein geneCellular compartmentalizationCircadian clockFBXL21FBXL3Missense mutationsLigasesCytoplasmDual roleMutationsTurnover rate
2012
Nuclear localization of Klotho in brain: an anti-aging protein
German D, Khobahy I, Pastor J, Kuro-o M, Liu X. Nuclear localization of Klotho in brain: an anti-aging protein. Neurobiology Of Aging 2012, 33: 1483.e25-1483.e30. PMID: 22245317, PMCID: PMC3328593, DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2011.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular domainNuclear membraneSingle-pass transmembrane proteinMultiple fibroblast growth factor receptorsFibroblast growth factor receptorNuclear functionsPrecise cellular localizationTransmembrane proteinGrowth factor receptorNuclear localizationPlasma membraneTransmembrane formCellular localizationCell typesCultured cellsAnti-aging proteinCell membraneImmunoelectron microscopyLigand affinityWhole animalFactor receptorAntioxidant enzymesProteinKlotho proteinGenes
2009
Increased anxiety‐like behavior in mice lacking the inhibitory synapse cell adhesion molecule neuroligin 2
Blundell J, Tabuchi K, Bolliger M, Blaiss C, Brose N, Liu X, Südhof T, Powell C. Increased anxiety‐like behavior in mice lacking the inhibitory synapse cell adhesion molecule neuroligin 2. Genes Brain & Behavior 2009, 8: 114-126. PMID: 19016888, PMCID: PMC2648807, DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2008.00455.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnxietyBehavior, AnimalBlotting, WesternCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalElectroshockGene DeletionInterpersonal RelationsLearningMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ElectronMotor ActivityNerve Tissue ProteinsPainPain MeasurementPostural BalanceSocial BehaviorSynapsesConceptsInhibitory synaptic functionInhibitory synaptic punctaAnxiety-like behaviorSynaptic functionInhibitory synapsesSynaptic punctaMutant miceInhibitory synapse numbersPostsynaptic cell adhesion moleculesBehavioral phenotypesSocial interaction deficitsSymmetric synapsesPain sensitivitySynapse numberCell adhesion moleculeNeuroligin-2Global deletionMiceAdhesion moleculesInteraction deficitsMarked increaseSynapsesBehavioral changesSynapse propertiesPuncta
2001
Synaptotagmin VII as a Plasma Membrane Ca2+ Sensor in Exocytosis
Sugita S, Han W, Butz S, Liu X, Fernández-Chacón R, Lao Y, Südhof T. Synaptotagmin VII as a Plasma Membrane Ca2+ Sensor in Exocytosis. Neuron 2001, 30: 459-473. PMID: 11395007, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(01)00290-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAlternative SplicingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBrainCalciumCalcium-Binding ProteinsCell MembraneCloning, MolecularEmbryo, MammalianExocytosisExonsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsOrgan SpecificityPC12 CellsRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSynapsesSynaptotagminsTransfectionConceptsSynaptotagmin VIIPlasma membraneNeuroendocrine PC12 cellsSynaptic vesiclesSynaptic vesicle exocytosisPlasma membrane Ca2Presynaptic active zoneVesicle exocytosisSynaptic exocytosisDependent exocytosisCentral synapsesRegulated patternSynaptotagmin IExocytosisMembrane Ca2SynaptotagminFusion partnerPC12 cellsNeuroendocrine cellsNeurotransmitter releasePotent inhibitorVesiclesActive zoneMembraneCells