2020
Effects of nicotine on DARPP-32 and CaMKII signaling relevant to addiction
Lee AM, Picciotto MR. Effects of nicotine on DARPP-32 and CaMKII signaling relevant to addiction. Advances In Pharmacology 2020, 90: 89-115. PMID: 33706940, PMCID: PMC8008986, DOI: 10.1016/bs.apha.2020.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKey intracellular signaling cascadesIntracellular signaling cascadesDependent kinase IIPaul GreengardSignaling cascadesKinase IINicotine-dependent behaviorsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsSecond messenger systemsNeuronal signalingInitial characterizationDARPP-32ProteinMessenger systemsAcetylcholine receptorsSignalingRoleCaMKIIGreengardNicotine addictionCascadeImmunohistochemical workDiscoveryReceptorsCAMP
2018
Evaluation of the Phosphoproteome of Mouse Alpha 4/Beta 2-Containing Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors In Vitro and In Vivo
Miller MB, Wilson RS, Lam TT, Nairn AC, Picciotto MR. Evaluation of the Phosphoproteome of Mouse Alpha 4/Beta 2-Containing Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors In Vitro and In Vivo. Proteomes 2018, 6: 42. PMID: 30326594, PMCID: PMC6313896, DOI: 10.3390/proteomes6040042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProtein kinase APhosphorylation sitesPKA sitesHEK cellsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsCalmodulin-dependent protein kinase IICalcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIProtein kinase IIAcetylcholine receptorsKinase AKinase IIMouse brainSubunit phosphorylationNovel siteSubunitsAcute nicotine administrationΒ2 subunitMammalian brainCaMKIIPhosphorylationReceptor functionΑ4 subunitHuman brain tissueBeta 2Nicotine administration
2016
CaMKII Phosphorylation of TARPγ-8 Is a Mediator of LTP and Learning and Memory
Park J, Chávez AE, Mineur YS, Morimoto-Tomita M, Lutzu S, Kim KS, Picciotto MR, Castillo PE, Tomita S. CaMKII Phosphorylation of TARPγ-8 Is a Mediator of LTP and Learning and Memory. Neuron 2016, 92: 75-83. PMID: 27667007, PMCID: PMC5059846, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaMKII phosphorylation siteCaMKII substratePhosphorylation sitesDependent protein kinase IIProtein kinase IIReceptor-dependent activationNMDA receptor-dependent activationProtein phosphorylationAMPAR-mediated transmissionKinase IICaMKII-dependent enhancementLong-term potentiationCaMKII phosphorylationCellular mechanismsPhosphorylationMolecular targetsAMPA receptorsCrucial mediatorSynaptic plasticityMemory formationSynaptic insertionEssential stepSynaptic transmissionActivity-dependent strengtheningBasal transmission
2007
Nicotine‐induced phosphorylation of ERK in mouse primary cortical neurons: evidence for involvement of glutamatergic signaling and CaMKII
Steiner RC, Heath CJ, Picciotto MR. Nicotine‐induced phosphorylation of ERK in mouse primary cortical neurons: evidence for involvement of glutamatergic signaling and CaMKII. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2007, 103: 666-678. PMID: 17666046, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04799.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Cells, CulturedCerebral CortexCulture MediaDose-Response Relationship, DrugExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFemaleGlutamic AcidIndicators and ReagentsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeuronsNicotineNicotinic AgonistsPhosphorylationPregnancyReceptors, GlutamateReceptors, NicotinicReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionSynaptic TransmissionConceptsNicotine-induced ERK phosphorylationExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseERK phosphorylationCAMP-dependent protein kinaseCalmodulin-dependent protein kinase IICalcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IINicotinic acetylcholine receptor inhibitorNicotine-induced phosphorylationSignal-regulated kinaseCortical neuronsProtein kinase IIProtein kinase CMouse primary cortical neuronsKinase II activityAlpha3/beta4Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II activityGlutamatergic signalingProtein kinaseVoltage-gated sodium channelsKinase IICultured mouse cortical neuronsKinase CCalcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II activityPhosphorylationL-type voltage-gated calcium channels
1994
Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases.
Nairn AC, Picciotto MR. Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases. Seminars In Cancer Biology 1994, 5: 295-303. PMID: 7803766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 1Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 4Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesElongation Factor 2 KinaseHumansMolecular Sequence DataMyosin-Light-Chain KinasePhosphorylationConceptsProtein kinaseSecond messenger-regulated protein kinasesCaM-dependent protein kinaseEssential intracellular second messengerEF-2 kinaseCaM kinase ICaM kinase IVCaM kinase IIIntracellular second messengerMyosin light chain kinaseEukaryotic systemsProtein phosphorylationKinase ILight chain kinaseKinase IIPhosphorylase kinaseGene expressionKinase IVSecond messengerKinaseChain kinaseImportant familyCell proliferationNeurotransmitter releaseRegulation