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 cellsThe Tertiary Structure and Backbone Dynamics of Human Prolactin
Keeler C, Dannies PS, Hodsdon ME. The Tertiary Structure and Backbone Dynamics of Human Prolactin. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2003, 328: 1105-1121. PMID: 12729745, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2836(03)00367-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFour-dimensional heteronuclear NMR spectroscopyTertiary structureBackbone dynamicsFour-helical bundleN-terminal loopSecretory granulesHeteronuclear NMR spectroscopyExtrapituitary prolactinNMR relaxation phenomenaThird helixFirst helixSecond helixGolgi complexFunctional bindingHematopoietic cytokinesBundle topologyDiscrete structural differencesFemale reproductive systemHuman prolactinProlactin receptorReversible oligomerizationHelixShort loopsReproductive systemGrowth factor
2002
Aggregation of Human Wild-Type and H27A-Prolactin in Cells and in Solution: Roles of Zn2+, Cu2+, and pH
Sankoorikal B, Zhu Y, Hodsdon M, Lolis E, Dannies P. Aggregation of Human Wild-Type and H27A-Prolactin in Cells and in Solution: Roles of Zn2+, Cu2+, and pH. Endocrinology 2002, 143: 1302-1309. DOI: 10.1210/en.143.4.1302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtT20 cellsSecretory granulesFormation of secretory granulesHuman prolactinZn2+-binding siteTransfected AtT20 cellsCores of secretory granulesHuman wild-typeWild-type prolactinAcidic pHCOS cellsRecombinant human prolactinIntracellular compartmentsWild-typeBinding sitesRat prolactinCu2+Neutral pHProlactinRatio of Zn2Concentrations of hormonesAtT20Cells
1996
Properties of human prolactin (PRL) and H27A-PRL, a mutant that does not bind Zn++.
Sun Z, Li P, Dannies P, Lee J. Properties of human prolactin (PRL) and H27A-PRL, a mutant that does not bind Zn++. Endocrinology 1996, 10: 265-71. PMID: 8833655, DOI: 10.1210/mend.10.3.8833655.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1985
Prolactin
Dannies P. Prolactin. 1985, 159-174. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-7018-5_7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSecretion of proteinsRegulation of osmolarityCell biologistsMolecular biologistsHormone actionProlactin productionBiologistsRegulationAnterior pituitary glandVariety of effectsUseful modelHuman growth hormoneHormone productionHuman studiesPituitary glandGrowth hormoneHuman prolactinProteinProlactinReproductionProductionHormoneImportant toolLarge number