Assembly and cell surface expression of KA-2 subunit-containing kainate receptors.

abstract：:We found in cultured glioma (C6BU-1) cells that excitatory amino acids (EAAs) such as glutamate, N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), aspartate, and metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist trans-(+/-)-1-amino-1,3-cyclopentanedicarboxylate caused an increase in the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate formation and the intracellular C...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Shinno H,Mikuni M,Saitoh K,Tomita U,Yamawaki S,Takahashi K

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elongation of arachidoyl-CoA (20:0-CoA) yielded 22:0 and 24:0 concomitantly, whereas the elongation of behenoyl-CoA (22:0-CoA) yielded only a negligible amount of 24:0 in adult swine cerebral microsomes. The dependence on time, pH, and the substrate concentrations were examined for the synthesis of 22:0 and 24:0 f...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Yoshida S,Takeshita M

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinetics of dissociation of [3H]methyl beta-carboline-3-carboxylate (beta-CCM) binding was studied in a synaptosomal membrane preparation of rat cerebral cortex. Dissociation was biphasic: a faster phase (10-30% contribution) was followed by a slower phase. Picrotoxin pretreatment at 22 degrees C enhanced the equi...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Maksay G,Simonyi M

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DBH) catalyzes the synthesis of the neurohormone norepinephrine and is expressed only in noradrenergic and adrenergic cells of the nervous and endocrine systems. We have previously described a positive-acting genetic regulatory element of the DBH that contributes to the restricted expression...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Shaskus J,Zellmer E,Lewis EJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gicerin is a cell adhesion molecule belonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily. It has both a homophilic binding activity and a heterophilic binding activity to neurite outgrowth factor (NOF) a molecule belonging to the laminin family. We have reported many studies on the heterophilic activity of gicerin and NOF, but...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Taira E,Tsukamoto Y,Kohama K,Maeda M,Kiyama H,Miki N

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The RGS proteins are a recently discovered family of G protein regulators that have been shown to act as GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs) on the G(alpha i) and G(alpha q) subfamilies of the heterotrimeric G proteins. Here, we demonstrate that RGS7 is a potent GAP in vitro on G(alpha i1), and G(alpha o) heterotrimeric...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Shuey DJ,Betty M,Jones PG,Khawaja XZ,Cockett MI

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thermodynamic parameters associated with the interactions of agonists and antagonists with glycine receptors in rat spinal cord membranes were determined. The binding of the antagonist [3H]strychnine and the inhibition of strychnine binding by 11 different glycinergic ligands were examined at temperatures between ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Ruiz-Gómez A,García-Calvo M,Vázquez J,Marvizón JC,Valdivieso F,Mayor F Jr

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calf brain 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate (PAPS):proteoheparan sulfate (PHS) N-sulfotransferase activity is solubilized by extracting salt-washed microsomes with 1% Cutscum. A protocol is described for the partial purification of the sulfotransferase activity utilizing: (1) diethylaminoethyl (DEAE)-Sephacel, (2...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Miller RR,Waechter CJ

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The changes in activity of phospholipid methyltransferase I and [3H]S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine ([3H]SAH) binding were determined in cortical membrane preparations from newborn rats and rats 1, 2, and 8 months old. The activity of phospholipid methyltransferase I and the [3H]SAH binding were significantly greater (respe...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Gharib A,Rey C,Fonlupt P,Sarda N,Pacheco H

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work in this laboratory has shown that adrenal medullary transplants into the spinal cord subarachnoid space can reduce pain sensitivity. This analgesia most likely results from the release of neuroactive substances, particularly catecholamines and opioid peptides, from the transplanted cells into the CSF of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Sagen J,Kemmler JE,Wang H

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Portocaval anastomosis (PCA) in the rat leads, within 4 weeks, to severe liver atrophy, sustained hyperammonemia, and increased brain ammonia. Because brain is not equipped with an effective urea cycle, removal of ammonia involves glutamine synthesis and PCA results in significantly increased brain glutamine. Glutamin...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Butterworth RF,Girard G,Giguère JF

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nature of the opiate modulation of adenylate cyclase following acute and chronic agonist exposure has been investigated in rat spinal cord. Using membranes of both adult rat spinal cord and spinal cord-dorsal root ganglion cocultures, we found that kappa-opiate receptors are negatively coupled to adenylate cyclase...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Attali B,Saya D,Vogel Z

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence suggests that proteasome inhibition plays a causal role in promoting the neurodegeneration and neuron death observed in multiple disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). The ability of severe and acute inhibition of proteasome function to induce neuron death and n...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Ding Q,Dimayuga E,Martin S,Bruce-Keller AJ,Nukala V,Cuervo AM,Keller JN

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better understand metabotropic/ionotropic integration in neurons we have examined the regulation of M1 muscarinic acetylcholine (mACh) receptor signalling in mature (> 14 days in vitro), synaptically-active hippocampal neurons in culture. Using a protocol where neurons are exposed to an EC(50) concentration of the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Willets JM,Nelson CP,Nahorski SR,Challiss RA

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraperitoneal injection of the cyclic imine 1-piperideine in mice resulted in measurable quantities of 5-aminopentanoic acid in brain. 5-Aminopentanoic acid is a methylene homologue of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) that is a weak GABA agonist. 5-Aminopentanoic acid formed in the periphery was ruled out as the sourc...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Callery PS,Geelhaar LA

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of two heterologous alpha subunits and a single benzodiazepine binding site in the GABA(A) receptor implicates the existence of pharmacologically active and inactive alpha subunits. This fact raises the question of whether a particular alpha subtype could predominate performing the benzodiazepine binding ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： del Río JC,Araujo F,Ramos B,Ruano D,Vitorica J

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microinfarcts are small, but strikingly common, ischemic brain lesions in the aging human brain. There is mounting evidence that microinfarcts contribute to vascular cognitive impairment and dementia, but the origins of microinfarcts are unclear. Understanding the vascular pathologies that cause microinfarcts may yiel...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Hartmann DA,Hyacinth HI,Liao FF,Shih AY

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using tritium-labelled 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-3-ol (THPO) its tissue distribution and metabolism were investigated in adult mice and 4-day-old chicks after systemic administration of the drug. It was found not to be significantly metabolized in the brain since metabolites of THPO corresponding to on...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Schousboe A,Hjeds H,Engler J,Krogsgaard-Larsen P,Wood JD

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant progress has been made in the identification of intrinsic and extrinsic factors involved in the development of nervous system. It is remarkable that the establishment and maintenance of the asymmetrical architecture of a neuron is coordinated by a limited repertoire of signalling machineries. However, the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Hur EM,Kim KT

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellular localization of the two forms of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) was investigated by measuring their activities in rat striatum following unilateral stereotaxic injection of kainic acid, which causes degeneration of striatal neurons followed by proliferation of astroglial cells. Membrane-bound COMT ac...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Rivett AJ,Francis A,Roth JA

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that caspases are produced as proforms, which are proteolytically cleaved and activated during apoptosis or programmed cell death. We report here that caspases are activated during apoptosis by treatment with NOC18, a nitric oxide (NO) donor. Our present experiments have examined the way in which NO i...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Uehara T,Kikuchi Y,Nomura Y

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dp71 has an important role in the central nervous system. To better understand the function of Dp71 domains in neuronal differentiation, PC12 cells were stably transfected with a dystrophin mutant, Dp71Δ(78-79) , which lacks exons 78 and 79. Based on the percentage of cells bearing neurites and neurite length analyses...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Aragón J,Romo-Yáñez J,Martínez-Herrera A,Ceja V,Rendon A,Montañez C

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The histamine H1 receptor binding capacity of the amygdalas of amygdaloid kindled rats was studied. In the kindled nonstimulated amygdala, significant decreases in K(D) and B(max) values compared with those of control amygdala were found 1 week after the last kindled seizure. One month after the last kindled seizure, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Toyota H,Ito C,Yanai K,Sato M,Watanabe T

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substance P and neurokinin A both potentiated N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-induced currents recorded in acutely isolated neurons from the dorsal horn of the rat. To elucidate the mechanism underlying this phenomenon, we measured the effects of tachykinins and glutamate receptor agonists on [Ca2+]i in these cells. Subst...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Rusin KI,Bleakman D,Chard PS,Randic M,Miller RJ

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of the neuronal growth-associated protein GAP-43 (neuromodulin, B-50, F1, P-57) in neurotransmitter release, we transfected PC12 cells with a recombinant expression vector coding for antisense human GAP-43 cRNA. Two stable transfectants, designated AS1 and AS2, were selected that had integrated...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Ivins KJ,Neve KA,Feller DJ,Fidel SA,Neve RL

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is ample evidence that both acid (ASMase) and neutral (NSMase) sphingomyelinases play a role in cell death so inhibitors of either enzyme could have significant value as protectors against neurodegeneration. We used a fluorogenic sphingomyelinase substrate, 6-hexadecanoylamino-4-methylumbelliferyl-phosphorylchol...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Testai FD,Landek MA,Goswami R,Ahmed M,Dawson G

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For more than three decades, the venom of the black widow spider and its principal active components, latrotoxins, have been used to induce release of neurotransmitters and hormones and to study the mechanisms of exocytosis. Given the complex nature of alpha--latrotoxin (alpha-LTX) actions, this research has been cont...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Silva JP,Suckling J,Ushkaryov Y

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper proposes a tentative amino acid sequence of guinea pig myelin basic protein obtained by comparison of peptide fragments of the guinea pig and bovine proteins. Analyses of the tryptic peptides confirmed the known sequence differences in the NH2-terminal half of the molecule and showed that in the COOH-termin...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Deibler GE,Martenson RE,Krutzsch HC,Kies MW

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of the retinoblastoma protein pRB in neuronal differentiation, we have measured the accumulation of hypophosphorylated pRB in PC12 cells stimulated by nerve growth factor (NGF). NGF induced the accumulation of hypophosphorylated pRB within 30 min and the level peaked after 12 h. Viral Kiras, cy...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Li H,Kawasaki H,Nishida E,Hattori S,Nakamura S

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When synaptosomes from rat brain were incubated with S-adenosylmethionine (10(-3) M), noradrenaline uptake and KCl-stimulated release were decreased. These effects were dependent on MgCl2, temperature, and incubation time. We have investigated the enzymatic methylation of phosphatidylethanolamine to give phosphatidylc...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Fonlupt P,Rey C,Pacheco H

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00