2003
Manipulating the Reversible Aggregation of Protein Hormones in Secretory Granules
Dannies P. Manipulating the Reversible Aggregation of Protein Hormones in Secretory Granules. BioDrugs 2003, 17: 315-324. PMID: 14498762, DOI: 10.2165/00063030-200317050-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecretory granule proteinsSecretory granule formationCell typesSecretory granulesGranule formationGranule proteinsDense-core secretory granulesSecretory cell typesFormation of aggregatesMembrane-permeable chelatorCorrect assemblyProtein aggregationProtein aggregatesProtein interfacesSecretory proteinsMonomeric proteinInsoluble aggregatesNative conformationProtein hormonesExact residuesMacromolecular crowdingProtein preparationsProteinHuman prolactinNeuroendocrine cells
1992
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone-mediated Mn2+ entry in perifused rat anterior pituitary cells
Cui Z, Dannies P. Thyrotropin-releasing hormone-mediated Mn2+ entry in perifused rat anterior pituitary cells. Biochemical Journal 1992, 283: 507-513. PMID: 1575695, PMCID: PMC1131064, DOI: 10.1042/bj2830507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior pituitary cellsRat anterior pituitary cellsPituitary cellsMicroM dopaminePerifused anterior pituitary cellsIndo-1-loaded cellsReceptor-mediated Ca2Action of TRHContinuous TRH infusionTRH infusionCation entryIntracellular Ca2Indo-1TRHTumor promotorFree mediumG proteinsUnstimulated cellsCell typesDopamineCa2CellsLittle effectInsensitive wavelengthInfusion
1990
Thapsigargin, but not caffeine, blocks the ability of thyrotropin-releasing hormone to release Ca2+ from an intracellular store in GH4C1 pituitary cells
Law G, Pachter J, Thastrup O, Hanley M, Dannies P. Thapsigargin, but not caffeine, blocks the ability of thyrotropin-releasing hormone to release Ca2+ from an intracellular store in GH4C1 pituitary cells. Biochemical Journal 1990, 267: 359-364. PMID: 1692207, PMCID: PMC1131296, DOI: 10.1042/bj2670359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl esterAnimalsCaffeineCalciumCell LineInositol PhosphatesKineticsNimodipinePituitary NeoplasmsPlants, MedicinalProlactinTerpenesThapsigarginThyrotropin-Releasing HormoneTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsThyrotropin-releasing hormoneGH4C1 pituitary cellsPituitary cellsIntracellular storesGH4C1 cellsAbility of TRHBay K 8644Cytosolic free Ca2Action of thapsigarginInsP3-sensitive storesSustained elevationChannel blockersReceptor levelsTRH stimulationExtracellular Ca2Intracellular Ca2Transient increaseFree Ca2ThapsigarginSubsequent spikesHormoneCell typesCa2CellsEfflux