2003
The 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
1994
Inhibition of rat prolactin (PRL) storage by coexpression of human PRL.
Arrandale J, Dannies P. Inhibition of rat prolactin (PRL) storage by coexpression of human PRL. Endocrinology 1994, 8: 1083-1090. PMID: 7997234, DOI: 10.1210/mend.8.8.7997234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAsparagineBiological TransportCell CompartmentationCytoplasmic GranulesEpidermal Growth FactorEstradiolGene ExpressionHumansInsulinModels, MolecularPituitary NeoplasmsProlactinProtein ConformationRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSerineSpecies SpecificityTransfectionTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsHuman PRLRat PRLGH4C1 cellsReceptor-mediated mechanismNM epidermal growth factorSecretory granulesNM estradiolDense-core secretory granulesEpidermal growth factorHormone treatmentPRL storageProlactin storagePRLGrowth factorNM insulinMore ratsUntransfected cellsRatsRegulated pathwayControl culturesCellsInhibitionMarked specificity