Hydrophobic protein that copurifies with human brain acetylcholinesterase: amino acid sequence, genomic organization, and chromosomal localization.

abstract：:Antibodies raised against the synthetic peptide NH2-QKSDDDYEDYASNKTC-COOH (gamma 2 1-15 Cys), which corresponds to the N-terminal amino acid sequence with a C-terminal cysteine of the human gamma 2 subunit of the gamma-aminobutyric acidA (GABAA) receptor, were used to study the quantitative immunoprecipitation of agon...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Duggan MJ,Pollard S,Stephenson FA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biophysical properties of NMDA receptors are thought to be critical determinants involved in the regulation of long-term synaptic plasticity during neocortical development. NMDA receptor channel properties are strongly dependent on the subunit composition of heteromeric NMDA receptors. During neocortical developme...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Hoffmann H,Gremme T,Hatt H,Gottmann K

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heptahelical opioid receptors utilize Gi proteins to regulate a multitude of effectors including the classical adenylyl cyclases and the more recently discovered mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs). The c-Jun NH2-terminal kinases (JNKs) belong to one of three subgroups of MAPKs. In NG108-15 neuroblastoma x gliom...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Kam AY,Chan AS,Wong YH

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophosphorylation of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) at Thr286 generates Ca2+-independent activity. As an initial step toward understanding CaMKII inactivation, protein phosphatase classes (PP1, PP2A, PP2B, or PP2C) responsible for dephosphorylation of Thr286 in rat forebrain subcellular fractio...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Strack S,Barban MA,Wadzinski BE,Colbran RJ

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to gain a deeper insight into the cell signaling pathways involved in the neuroprotection/neurorescue activity of the major green tea polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG). EGCG (1 micro m) caused an immediate (30 min) down-regulation (approximately 40%) of Bad protein level...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Kalfon L,Youdim MB,Mandel SA

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a large family of proteases involved in many cell-matrix and cell-cell signalling processes through activation, inactivation or release of extracellular matrix (ECM) and non-ECM molecules, such as growth factors and receptors. Uncontrolled MMP activities underlie the pathophysiolog...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Van Hove I,Lemmens K,Van de Velde S,Verslegers M,Moons L

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ts65Dn mice, trisomic for a portion of chromosome 16 segmentally homologous to human chromosome 21, are an animal model for Down's syndrome and related neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia of the Alzheimer type. In these mice, cognitive deficits and alterations in number of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Contestabile A,Fila T,Bartesaghi R,Contestabile A,Ciani E

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lipid composition of the brain, including myelin, was studied in detail in two cases with a variant form of metachromatic leukodystrophy (multiple sulphatase deficiency type). In the white matter, the sulphatide concentration was 3-4 times higher than the normal level in both cases. There was a significant accumul...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Eto Y,Meier C,Herschkowitz NN

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endogenous norepinephrine (NE) release in cerebral cortex slices taken from normal and morphine-tolerant guinea pigs was measured by HPLC. In normal slices, a linear relationship was found between electrically evoked NE release and the log of the frequency of stimulation in the range of 1-20 Hz. The efficiency of the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Tomasini C,Guidorzi R,Bianchi C,Beani L

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of basal and of H2O2-stimulated cyclooxygenase activity in the primary fractions of rat brain homogenates and in the subfractions of crude mitochondrial fraction was studied. For comparison, the localization of H2O2-generating monoamine oxidase (MAO) as well as that of the mitochondrial marker succina...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Seregi A,Serfözö P,Mergl Z

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative proton and quantitative proton-decoupled 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) of the brain was performed in 16 patients with liver disease (10 with and six without chronic hepatic encephalopathy) and four patients with hyponatremia, as well as 20 age-matched normal subjects. Patients with hepatic enc...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Bluml S,Zuckerman E,Tan J,Ross BD

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) exhibits at least four different conformational states varying in affinity for agonists such as acetylcholine (ACh). Photoaffinity labeling has been previously used to elucidate the topography of the AChR. However, to date, the photosensitive probes used to explore the choli...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Kotzyba-Hibert F,Kessler P,Zerbib V,Bogen C,Snetkov V,Takeda K,Goeldner M,Hirth C

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant RGS1, RGS16 and RGS-GAIP, but not RGS2, were able to substantially further stimulate the maximal GTPase activity of G(o1)alpha promoted by agonists at the alpha2A-adrenoreceptor in a concentration-dependent manner. Kinetic analysis of the regulation of an alpha2A-adrenoreceptor-G(o1)alpha fusion protein by...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Hoffmann M,Ward RJ,Cavalli A,Carr IC,Milligan G

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of L-glutamate on the adrenergic-stimulated release of melatonin in the rat pineal gland was examined using an in vitro perfusion system. L-Glutamate by itself had no effect on melatonin secretion whereas L-glutamate administered prior to (-)-isoproterenol (beta-adrenergic agonist) and L-phenylephrine (alph...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Kus L,Handa RJ,McNulty JA

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal expansion of a polyglutamine tract in huntingtin (Htt) protein results in Huntington's disease (HD), an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder involving progressive loss of motor and cognitive function. Contrasting with the ubiquitous tissue expression of polyglutamine-expanded Htt, HD pathology is cha...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Han I,You Y,Kordower JH,Brady ST,Morfini GA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify the transductional mechanisms responsible for the neuroprotective effect of nitric oxide (NO) during ischemic preconditioning (IPC), we investigated the effects of this gaseous mediator on mitochondrial Mn-superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) expression and activity. In addition, the possible involvement of Ras/e...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Scorziello A,Santillo M,Adornetto A,Dell'aversano C,Sirabella R,Damiano S,Canzoniero LM,Renzo GF,Annunziato L

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The roles of two subtypes of corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF) receptor in corticostriatal synaptic plasticity under cocaine withdrawal condition were examined in this study. Neither the resting membrane potential and input resistance of striatal neurons nor the long-term potentiation (LTP) of corticostriatal slic...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Guan X,Wang L,Chen CL,Guan Y,Li S

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the mechanism by which rat retina conserves docosahexaenoic acid during essential fatty acid deficiency. Weanling female albino rats were fed diets containing either 10% by weight hydrogenated coconut oil, safflower oil, or linseed oil for 15 weeks. Plasma and rod outer segment (ROS) membranes were pre...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Wiegand RD,Koutz CA,Stinson AM,Anderson RE

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptide extracts of rat brain powerfully inhibited the cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase activity of rat brain homogenate. Similar extracts of ox brain showed comparable although less potent activity. Preliminary investigation of the physicochemical properties of brain extracts indicated that the rat brain extract containe...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Collier HO,Butt NM,Saeed SA

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of quisqualate, an excitatory amino acid agonist, on the breakdown of exogenously added phosphatidylinositol was investigated in a membrane preparation from the cerebellum of young rats. Quisqualate stimulated phospholipase C activity in a dose-dependent manner in the presence of guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriph...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Llahi S,Claro E,Fain JN

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a severe neurodegenerative disorder characterized pathologically by motor neuron degeneration and associated with aggregation of RNA-binding proteins. TATA-binding protein-associated factor 15 (TAF15) accumulates as cytoplasmic aggregates in neuronal cells, and clearance of these...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Choi HJ,Joo Cha S,Do HA,Kim HJ,Lee JW,Kim K

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:p-glycoprotein (p-gp) is an ATP-binding cassette transporter and its overexpression is responsible for the acquisition of the multidrug resistance phenotype in human tumors. p-gp is localized at the blood-brain barrier and is involved in brain cytoprotection. Our previous work used immunoprecipitation to show that cav...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Barakat S,Demeule M,Pilorget A,Régina A,Gingras D,Baggetto LG,Béliveau R

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid precursors ([2-3H]glycerol for phospholipids and [3H]acetate for cholesterol) were injected into the L-5 dorsal root ganglion of adult rats. At various times, animals were killed, the ganglion and consecutive 5-mm segments of sciatic nerve were dissected, and lipids were extracted and analyzed by TLC. Individual...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Toews AD,Saunders BF,Blaker WD,Morell P

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzodiazepines are commonly used as sedatives, sleeping aids, and anti-anxiety drugs. However, chronic treatment with benzodiazepines is known to induce dependence, which is considered related to neuroplastic changes in the mesolimbic system. This study investigated the involvement of K(+) -Cl(-) co-transporter 2 (KC...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Shibasaki M,Masukawa D,Ishii K,Yamagishi Y,Mori T,Suzuki T

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of an intrinsic programme controlling neuritogenesis and activated during early neuronal differentiation and regeneration stages is well established. However, the identity and role of each molecular player and event, as well as how such a programme is modified by environmental signals, remain a focus of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： da Rocha JF,da Cruz e Silva OA,Vieira SI

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enkephalin (ENK) has been implicated in nociceptive transmission in the spinal cord while its functional role is not clear because of difficulties in ideally visualizing ENKergic neurons. We thus developed preproenkephalin-green fluorescent protein transgenic mice to better identify ENKergic neurons. Real-time reverse...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Huang J,Chen J,Wang W,Wang W,Koshimizu Y,Wei YY,Kaneko T,Li YQ,Wu SX

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imprinting in chicks is a form of juvenile learning that has been used to study the basic cellular mechanisms of learning and memory. The forebrain area mediorostral neostriatum/hyperstriatum ventrale (MNH) is a center for acoustic imprinting. Electrophysiological and pharmacological behavioral studies in the MNH have...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Gruss M,Braun K

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) and Schwann cell myelin protein (SMP) are highly glycosylated members of a newly defined family of cell adhesion molecules belonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily that recognize terminal sialic acid residues on N- and O-linked oligosaccharides. The importance of the N-linked ol...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Tropak MB,Roder JC

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder and is, on a histopathological level, characterized by the presence of extracellular amyloid plaques composed of the protein fragment Aβ, and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles, which contain the microtubule-associated protein tau in a hyperphos...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Brandt R,Bakota L

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the potential importance of dexamethasone-mediated alterations in energy metabolism in providing protection against hypoxic-ischemic brain damage in immature rats. Seven-day-old rats (n = 165) that had been treated with dexamethasone (0.1 mg/kg, i.p.) or vehicle were assigned to control or hypoxic-ischemic...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Tuor UI,Yager JY,Bascaramurty S,Del Bigio MR

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00