2023
Peripheral signature of altered synaptic integrity in young onset cannabis use disorder: A proteomic study of circulating extracellular vesicles
Ganesh S, Lam T, Garcia-Milian R, D'Souza D, Nairn A, Elgert K, Eitan E, Ranganathan M. Peripheral signature of altered synaptic integrity in young onset cannabis use disorder: A proteomic study of circulating extracellular vesicles. The World Journal Of Biological Psychiatry 2023, 24: 603-613. PMID: 36994633, PMCID: PMC10471733, DOI: 10.1080/15622975.2023.2197039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuron-derived extracellular vesiclesLabel-free quantification mass spectrometryProteomic studiesCannabis use disorderExtracellular vesiclesMass spectrometry proteomic analysisDifferential proteomic profilesAdapter proteinProteomic analysisPost-synaptic densityPeripheral signatureMolecular basisProteomic profilesProteinMarkers of neuropathologyBrain tissue samplesSynaptic pathologyVesiclesSynaptic integrityImmunoaffinity methodUse disordersFunctional integrityImportant insightsNeuropathologyPilot study
2022
Myosin light chain phosphatase catalytic subunit dephosphorylates cardiac myosin via mechanisms dependent and independent of the MYPT regulatory subunits
Lee E, Liu Z, Nguyen N, Nairn A, Chang AN. Myosin light chain phosphatase catalytic subunit dephosphorylates cardiac myosin via mechanisms dependent and independent of the MYPT regulatory subunits. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2022, 298: 102296. PMID: 35872014, PMCID: PMC9418503, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyosin light chain phosphataseRegulatory light chainRegulatory subunitCatalytic subunitPhosphatase catalytic subunitMain catalytic subunitSmooth muscle myosin light chain phosphataseNon-muscle cellsMuscle myosin light chain phosphataseMyosin regulatory light chainMyosin light chain kinaseLight chain kinasePP1cβTrimeric proteinConditional knockout miceLight chain phosphatasePhosphatase activitySubunitsPhosphate/Chain kinaseMuscle pathogenesisPhysiological regulationKnockout animalsMain isoformsProtein
2020
Development of a robust and stable mass based spectrometry method for analysis of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers in human cerebrospinal fluid
Leslie S, Wilson R, Trombetta B, Kivisäkk P, Arnold S, Nairn A, Carlyle B. Development of a robust and stable mass based spectrometry method for analysis of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers in human cerebrospinal fluid. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2020, 16 DOI: 10.1002/alz.042035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPutative proteinData-independent acquisition mass spectrometryAcquisition mass spectrometryData-independent acquisition (DIA) techniqueTechnical reproducibilityThousands of peptidesLow abundanceProtein analysisDisease biomarkersMass spectrometryProtein levelsProteinBiological conditionsProtein monitoring
2019
Development of Targeted Mass Spectrometry-Based Approaches for Quantitation of Proteins Enriched in the Postsynaptic Density (PSD)
Wilson RS, Rauniyar N, Sakaue F, Lam TT, Williams KR, Nairn AC. Development of Targeted Mass Spectrometry-Based Approaches for Quantitation of Proteins Enriched in the Postsynaptic Density (PSD). Proteomes 2019, 7: 12. PMID: 30986977, PMCID: PMC6630806, DOI: 10.3390/proteomes7020012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParallel reaction monitoringPostsynaptic densityData-independent acquisition (DIA) approachElectron-dense regionsQuantitation of proteinsBiochemical fractionationMass spectrometry analysisMass spectrometry-based assayProtein abundanceExcitatory glutamatergic synapsesPSD compositionProtein compositionPSD proteinsInternal peptide standardsPSD fractionProteinTargeted Mass SpectrometrySpectrometry analysisGlutamatergic synapsesMass spectrometryPeptide standardsAbundanceNeuropsychiatric disordersCortical brain tissueWide variety
2018
Cell-Type-Specific Proteomics: A Neuroscience Perspective
Wilson RS, Nairn AC. Cell-Type-Specific Proteomics: A Neuroscience Perspective. Proteomes 2018, 6: 51. PMID: 30544872, PMCID: PMC6313874, DOI: 10.3390/proteomes6040051.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
A multiregional proteomic survey of the postnatal human brain
Carlyle BC, Kitchen RR, Kanyo JE, Voss EZ, Pletikos M, Sousa AMM, Lam TT, Gerstein MB, Sestan N, Nairn AC. A multiregional proteomic survey of the postnatal human brain. Nature Neuroscience 2017, 20: 1787-1795. PMID: 29184206, PMCID: PMC5894337, DOI: 10.1038/s41593-017-0011-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProteomic surveyResident plasma membrane proteinsPostnatal human brainProtein dataPlasma membrane proteinsProtein abundance differencesQuantitative tandem mass spectrometryPost-translational eventsWhole transcriptome sequencingRNA expression dataMembrane proteinsFunctional variationExpression dataAbundance differencesBrain regionsTandem mass spectrometryHuman brainSimilar cortical regionsMass spectrometryEarly infancyRNACortical regionsSequencingProteinAbundance
2016
Chapter 29 Regulation of Striatal Signaling by Protein Phosphatases
Girault J, Greengard P, Nairn A. Chapter 29 Regulation of Striatal Signaling by Protein Phosphatases. Techniques In The Behavioral And Neural Sciences 2016, 24: 583-607. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-802206-1.00029-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerine/threonine proteinProtein phosphatase regulationRegulation of proteinsPhosphatase regulationProtein phosphataseARPP-16Regulatory phosphoproteinsIntracellular signalingIntercellular communicationMedium spiny projection neuronsKey roleDARPP-32Major classesGenesRegulationSignalingProteinStriatal medium spiny projection neuronsSpecific setStriatal signalingPhosphoproteinRoleModulatory rolePhosphataseNeurons
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
2008
DARPP-32 Mediates the Actions of Multiple Drugs of Abuse
Svenningsson P, Nairn A, Greengard P. DARPP-32 Mediates the Actions of Multiple Drugs of Abuse. 2008, 3-16. DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-76678-2_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhosphorylation stateSerine/threonine protein phosphatasePP-1DARPP-32Threonine protein phosphataseState of phosphorylationProtein kinase A.Protein kinase AProtein phosphatasePhosphorylation sitesVirtue of regulationKinase AKey rolePhosphorylationThr34Potent inhibitorAdditional neurotransmittersCK2Ser97Behavioral responsesPhosphoproteinInhibitorsCK1Thr75Protein
2005
A molecular switch for translational control in taste memory consolidation
Belelovsky K, Elkobi A, Kaphzan H, Nairn A, Rosenblum K. A molecular switch for translational control in taste memory consolidation. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 22: 2560-2568. PMID: 16307598, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04428.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEukaryotic elongation factor 2Protein synthesisEEF2 phosphorylationKinase 2 activationElongation factor 2Translational regulationTranslation initiationTranslational controlS6K1 phosphorylationMolecular switchSwitch-like effectNeuronal proteinsPhosphorylationElongation rateRate-limiting stepFactor 2Taste memory consolidationSynaptoneurosomal fractionsExpressionTemporal patternsInitiation rateProtein
2001
Crystal Structure of the Atypical Protein Kinase Domain of a TRP Channel with Phosphotransferase Activity
Yamaguchi H, Matsushita M, Nairn A, Kuriyan J. Crystal Structure of the Atypical Protein Kinase Domain of a TRP Channel with Phosphotransferase Activity. Molecular Cell 2001, 7: 1047-1057. PMID: 11389851, DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(01)00256-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesCalcium ChannelsCrystallography, X-RayCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesEvolution, MolecularMiceModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataNucleotidesPhosphotransferasesProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiarySequence AlignmentTRPC Cation ChannelsZincConceptsEukaryotic protein kinasesProtein kinaseTransient receptor potential channelsCatalytic domainKinase domainProtein kinase domainKinase catalytic domainDetectable sequence similarityATP-grasp domainEukaryotic cellsThreonine residuesSequence similarityChannel kinaseSequence comparisonCatalytic corePotential channelsMetabolic enzymesPhosphotransferase activityKinaseChannel functionTRP channelsExternal signalsUnexpected similaritiesWide distributionProteinEffects of chronic exposure to cocaine are regulated by the neuronal protein Cdk5
Bibb J, Chen J, Taylor J, Svenningsson P, Nishi A, Snyder G, Yan Z, Sagawa Z, Ouimet C, Nairn A, Nestler E, Greengard P. Effects of chronic exposure to cocaine are regulated by the neuronal protein Cdk5. Nature 2001, 410: 376-380. PMID: 11268215, DOI: 10.1038/35066591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCocaineCocaine-Related DisordersCorpus StriatumCyclin-Dependent Kinase 5Cyclin-Dependent KinasesDopamineDopamine and cAMP-Regulated Phosphoprotein 32Enzyme InhibitorsGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicKinetinMaleMiceMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosPsychomotor PerformancePurinesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Dopamine D1RoscovitineSignal TransductionConceptsTranscription factorsSuch transcription factorsDownstream target genesCyclin-dependent kinase 5DNA array analysisTarget genesGene expressionCocaine administrationKinase 5Inducible transgenic miceChronic exposureCdk5 inhibitorMessenger RNACocaine addictionArray analysisDopamine-mediated neurotransmissionDopamine-containing nerve terminalsMedium spiny neuronsD1 dopamine receptorsChronic cocaine administrationOverexpression of ΔFosBProteinTransgenic miceAdaptive changesSpiny neuronsElongation Factor-2 Phosphorylation and the Regulation of Protein Synthesis by Calcium
Nairn A, Matsushita M, Nastiuk K, Horiuchi A, Mitsui K, Shimizu Y, Palfrey H. Elongation Factor-2 Phosphorylation and the Regulation of Protein Synthesis by Calcium. Progress In Molecular And Subcellular Biology 2001, 27: 91-129. PMID: 11575162, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-09889-9_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCalciumCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCell CycleCell DivisionCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesCysteine EndopeptidasesElongation Factor 2 KinaseHumansMolecular Sequence DataMultienzyme ComplexesNeuronsPeptide Chain Elongation, TranslationalPeptide Elongation Factor 2PhosphorylationProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProtein BiosynthesisSequence Homology, Amino AcidSignal TransductionUbiquitinConceptsProtein synthesisElongation factor 2 phosphorylationDephosphorylation of eEF2Eukaryotic protein synthesisAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesFactor 2 phosphorylationElongation factor 2Ribosomal proteinsRegulated processInitiation factorsDependent kinasesKey proteinsRate of elongationPeptidyl-tRNAPhysiological roleKinasePhosphorylationFactor 2EEF2P siteThr56ProteinSynthetasesDephosphorylationRibosomes
2000
Prostaglandin E2 interaction with AVP: effects on AQP2 phosphorylation and distribution
Zelenina M, Christensen B, Palmér J, Nairn A, Nielsen S, Aperia A. Prostaglandin E2 interaction with AVP: effects on AQP2 phosphorylation and distribution. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2000, 278: f388-f394. PMID: 10710543, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.2000.278.3.f388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranslocation of AQP2AQP2 phosphorylationPlasma membraneAquaporin-2Subcellular distributionPlasma membrane-enriched fractionVesicle-enriched fractionsMembrane-enriched fractionDuct water permeabilityConsensus sitesIntracellular vesiclesPhosphorylationDifferential centrifugation techniqueAction of arginineRenal inner medullaE2 interactionRat renal inner medullaTranslocationInner medullaDose-dependent mannerWater channelsMembraneDephosphorylationTraffickingProtein
1999
Regulation of Neurabin I Interaction with Protein Phosphatase 1 by Phosphorylation †
McAvoy T, Allen P, Obaishi H, Nakanishi H, Takai Y, Greengard P, Nairn A, Hemmings H. Regulation of Neurabin I Interaction with Protein Phosphatase 1 by Phosphorylation †. Biochemistry 1999, 38: 12943-12949. PMID: 10504266, DOI: 10.1021/bi991227d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein phosphatase 1Neurabin IPP1 activityPhosphatase 1Two-hybrid interaction analysisActin-binding proteinsCo-immunoprecipitation experimentsMimic phosphorylationSerine 461Phosphorylated residuesGlutathione S-transferaseOverlay assaysFusion proteinSignaling mechanismGamma isoformsCAMP pathwayPhosphorylationS-transferaseProteinTryptic digestPKARegulationHPLC-MS analysisInteraction analysisS461Phosphorylation of the Cytoplasmic Domain of Alzheimer's β-Amyloid Precursor Protein at Ser655 by a Novel Protein Kinase
Isohara T, Horiuchi A, Watanabe T, Ando K, Czernik A, Uno I, Greengard P, Nairn A, Suzuki T. Phosphorylation of the Cytoplasmic Domain of Alzheimer's β-Amyloid Precursor Protein at Ser655 by a Novel Protein Kinase. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1999, 258: 300-305. PMID: 10329382, DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.0637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel protein kinaseAlzheimer's beta-amyloid precursor proteinProtein kinase CExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseProtein kinaseCytoplasmic domainCalmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIΒ-amyloid precursor proteinPrecursor proteinAlzheimer's β-Amyloid Precursor ProteinSignal-regulated kinaseProtein kinase IIBeta-amyloid precursor proteinKinase IUnidentified proteinsKinase IIKinase CKinaseSer655ProteinAlzheimer's diseaseThr654Rat brainPhosphorylationDomainPhylogenetically conserved CK‐II phosphorylation site of the murine homeodomain protein Hoxb‐6
Fienberg A, Nordstedt C, Belting H, Czernik A, Nairn A, Gandy S, Greengard P, Ruddle F. Phylogenetically conserved CK‐II phosphorylation site of the murine homeodomain protein Hoxb‐6. Journal Of Experimental Zoology 1999, 285: 76-84. PMID: 10327653, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-010x(19990415)285:1<76::aid-jez9>3.0.co;2-k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwo-dimensional tryptic phosphopeptide mappingTryptic phosphopeptide mappingHoxb-6Casein kinase IIHomeodomain proteinsPhosphopeptide mappingPhosphorylation sitesHoxc-8Protein kinaseSf9 cellsCasein kinase II phosphorylation sitesKinase IICK-II phosphorylation sitesCAMP-dependent protein kinaseSignal transduction mechanismsBaculovirus expression systemProtein functionPhosphorylation stateMouse embryonic spinal cordExpression systemSerine 214Embryonic spinal cordTransduction mechanismsKinaseProteinThe design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of analogues of the serine-threonine protein phosphatase 1 and 2A selective inhibitor microcystin LA: rational modifications imparting PP1 selectivity
Aggen J, Humphrey J, Gauss C, Huang H, Nairn A, Chamberlin A. The design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of analogues of the serine-threonine protein phosphatase 1 and 2A selective inhibitor microcystin LA: rational modifications imparting PP1 selectivity. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 1999, 7: 543-564. PMID: 10220039, DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(98)00254-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPP1 selectivityProtein phosphatase 1Serine-threonine proteinMicrocystin-LAFirst-generation analogsSmall molecule inhibitorsPhosphatase 1Observed selectivityBiological evaluationMolecular modeling analysisMolecule inhibitorsRational modificationSelectivityStructural modificationsSynthesisAnaloguesInhibition assaysPP1MicrocystinsProteinLaModificationAssaysInhibitorsProtein phosphatase 1 modulation of neostriatal AMPA channels: regulation by DARPP–32 and spinophilin
Yan Z, Hsieh–Wilson L, Feng J, Tomizawa K, Allen P, Fienberg A, Nairn A, Greengard P. Protein phosphatase 1 modulation of neostriatal AMPA channels: regulation by DARPP–32 and spinophilin. Nature Neuroscience 1999, 2: 13-17. PMID: 10195174, DOI: 10.1038/4516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPP-1Protein phosphatase 1DARPP-32Distinct molecular mechanismsPhosphatase 1Molecular mechanismsAMPA receptor-mediated synaptic transmissionPostsynaptic densityAMPA channelsRegulationSynaptic plasticitySpinophilinNeostriatal neuronsPlasticityPhysiological evidenceGlutamate channelsSynaptic transmissionAMPA receptorsPhosphoproteinProteinMechanismBindingActivityModulationCatalytic activity
1998
Isolation and Characterization of PNUTS, a Putative Protein Phosphatase 1 Nuclear Targeting Subunit*
Allen P, Kwon Y, Nairn A, Greengard P. Isolation and Characterization of PNUTS, a Putative Protein Phosphatase 1 Nuclear Targeting Subunit*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1998, 273: 4089-4095. PMID: 9461602, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.7.4089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhosphatase 1 nuclear targeting subunitProtein phosphatase 1Targeting subunitPP1 catalytic activityMammalian cell lysatesTwo-hybrid assayPP1 functionsNuclear functionsNuclear compartmentalizationNovel proteinPhosphatase 1Subcellular localizationCell physiologyCell lysatesCell nucleiSubunitsExogenous substratesInitial characterizationProteinStable complexesPotent modulationChromatinCloningMitosisCompartmentalization