2011
Beyond the Dopamine Receptor: Regulation and Roles of Serine/Threonine Protein Phosphatases
Walaas SI, Hemmings HC, Greengard P, Nairn AC. Beyond the Dopamine Receptor: Regulation and Roles of Serine/Threonine Protein Phosphatases. Frontiers In Neuroanatomy 2011, 5: 50. PMID: 21904525, PMCID: PMC3162284, DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2011.00050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerine/threonine proteinARPP-16Signaling pathwaysDARPP-32Striatal signaling pathwaysRegulator of calmodulinMultiple neurological diseasesNovel roleMolecular actionsProteinPP1Monophosphate-regulated phosphoproteinPhosphoproteinMolecular integratorPleiotropic actionsMultiple stepsMajor subclassesDopamine receptorsPathwayHuntington's diseaseRecent studiesStriatal signalingPP2ACentral nervous systemPP2B
1999
Zinc Inhibits Protein Synthesis in Neurons POTENTIAL ROLE OF PHOSPHORYLATION OF TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR-2α*
Alirezaei M, Nairn A, Glowinski J, Prémont J, Marin P. Zinc Inhibits Protein Synthesis in Neurons POTENTIAL ROLE OF PHOSPHORYLATION OF TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR-2α*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 32433-32438. PMID: 10542287, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.45.32433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCultured cortical neuronsEukaryotic elongation factor 2Central nervous systemFactor 2Translation initiation factor 2αProtein synthesisCerebral cortexCortical neuronsNervous systemProfound inhibitionSustained increaseBasal levelsTransient increaseBasal ratePotential roleProgressive decreaseInhibits protein synthesisNeuronsAmount of polyribosomesElongation factor 2EIF-2alpha phosphorylationAlpha subunitInhibitionPhosphorylationEukaryotic initiation factor 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