2024
Proteomic Profile of Circulating Extracellular Vesicles in the Brain after Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Inhalation
Lallai V, Lam T, Garcia-Milian R, Chen Y, Fowler J, Manca L, Piomelli D, Williams K, Nairn A, Fowler C. Proteomic Profile of Circulating Extracellular Vesicles in the Brain after Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Inhalation. Biomolecules 2024, 14: 1143. PMID: 39334909, PMCID: PMC11430348, DOI: 10.3390/biom14091143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmediate early gene c-fosChronic THC exposureEarly gene c-fosCannabinoid 1 receptorGene c-fosSex-specific mannerTHC exposurePsychoactive componentExtracellular vesiclesCentral signaling mechanismDrug effectsTHCChoroid plexus epithelial cellsFemale ratsC-fosPlexus epithelial cellsBrainCannabisRelease of EVsRegulate intercellular communicationCerebrospinal fluidEpithelial cellsIntercellular signaling mediatorsEV signalingIntercellular communication
2021
Loss of Ftsj1 perturbs codon-specific translation efficiency in the brain and is associated with X-linked intellectual disability
Nagayoshi Y, Chujo T, Hirata S, Nakatsuka H, Chen C, Takakura M, Miyauchi K, Ikeuchi Y, Carlyle B, Kitchen R, Suzuki T, Katsuoka F, Yamamoto M, Goto Y, Tanaka M, Natsume K, Nairn A, Suzuki T, Tomizawa K, Wei F. Loss of Ftsj1 perturbs codon-specific translation efficiency in the brain and is associated with X-linked intellectual disability. Science Advances 2021, 7: eabf3072. PMID: 33771871, PMCID: PMC7997516, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abf3072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransfer RNAsTranslation efficiencyAberrant synaptic plasticityIntellectual disabilitySubset of genesPatient-derived cellsRibosome profilingKO miceSynaptic organizationSteady-state levelsKnockout miceMolecular pathogenesisSynaptic plasticityMemory deficitsSynaptic morphologyAnticodon regionPhe codonsBrainSlow decodingMechanistic insightsMiceFTSJ1GenesMethylationDisability
1992
Increased phosphorylation of elongation factor 2 in Alzheimer's disease
Johnson G, Gotlib J, Haroutunian V, Bierer L, Nairn A, Merril C, Wallace W. Increased phosphorylation of elongation factor 2 in Alzheimer's disease. Brain Research 1992, 15: 319-326. PMID: 1331687, DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(92)90124-t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease brainAlzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's disease brainFactor 2AD homogenatesAD tissueElongation factor 2Brain homogenatesSame brainDiseaseVariant isoformsProtein synthesisPhosphorylated formInhibits protein synthesisBrainUnaffected areasHomogenatesAcidic isoformsPhosphorylationGene expressionEF-2
1985
Calcium-Regulated Protein Phosphorylation in Mammalian Brain
Walaas S, Nairn A. Calcium-Regulated Protein Phosphorylation in Mammalian Brain. 1985, 238-264. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-70070-5_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCentral nervous systemExcitation-secretion couplingNerve cell functionSkeletal muscle contractionPeripheral nervesGeneration of Ca2Nervous systemImportant intracellular messengerMammalian brainNeurotransmitter synthesisMuscle contractionProtein phosphorylationCell functionMammalian tissuesMitochondrial respirationIntracellular messengerEndocytotic phenomenonSecretory glandsIon channelsCa2NerveBrainGlycogenolysis