2005
Mouse Taste Buds Use Serotonin as a Neurotransmitter
Huang Y, Maruyama Y, Lu K, Pereira E, Plonsky I, Baur J, Wu D, Roper S. Mouse Taste Buds Use Serotonin as a Neurotransmitter. Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 25: 843-847. PMID: 15673664, PMCID: PMC6725637, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4446-04.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTaste budsPrimary sensory afferent fibersSensory afferent fibersBitter stimulationTransmitter release mechanismMouse taste budsAfferent fibersTransmitter candidatesGustatory receptor cellsIntracellular Ca2SerotoninSour tastantsReceptor cellsChinese hamster ovary cellsHamster ovary cellsNeurotransmittersSynapsesStimulationOvary cellsReleaseCa2CellsAcetylcholineCNSReceptors
2001
Gα16 Couples Chemoattractant Receptors to NF-κB Activation
Yang M, Sang H, Rahman A, Wu D, Malik A, Ye R. Gα16 Couples Chemoattractant Receptors to NF-κB Activation. The Journal Of Immunology 2001, 166: 6885-6892. PMID: 11359849, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.11.6885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActive Transport, Cell NucleusAmino Acid SubstitutionCell NucleusEnzyme ActivationGenes, ReporterGlutamineGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11HeLa CellsHeterotrimeric GTP-Binding ProteinsHumansIsoenzymesLeucineLuciferasesNF-kappa BPhospholipase C betaReceptors, ChemokineReceptors, Formyl PeptideReceptors, ImmunologicReceptors, PeptideSignal TransductionTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionType C PhospholipasesConceptsNF-kappaB activationFormyl peptide receptorChemoattractant receptorsPeptide receptorCXC chemokine receptor 2NF-kappaB.Chemokine receptor 2Regulatory protein alpha subunitNF-κB activationLuciferase activityProtein kinase CKappaB-luciferase activityPhosphorylation of IkappaBalphaPhospholipase C-beta activityC3a receptorReceptor 2Seven-membrane-spanning receptorsAgonist stimulationConventional PKC isoformsPharmacological inhibitorsLuciferase reporterReceptorsHemopoietic cellsProtein alpha subunitsCell model system
1998
Specific Involvement of G Proteins in Regulation of Serum Response Factor-mediated Gene Transcription by Different Receptors*
Mao J, Yuan H, Xie W, Simon M, Wu D. Specific Involvement of G Proteins in Regulation of Serum Response Factor-mediated Gene Transcription by Different Receptors*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1998, 273: 27118-27123. PMID: 9765229, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.42.27118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid3T3 CellsAnimalsDNA-Binding ProteinsDrug SynergismEndothelinsGene Expression RegulationGTP-Binding ProteinsGTPase-Activating ProteinsLysophospholipidsMiceNuclear ProteinsProteinsReceptors, Cell SurfaceSerum Response FactorThrombinTranscription, GeneticConceptsThromboxane A2Lysophosphatidic acidType 1 muscarinic receptorG proteinsAlpha1-adrenergic receptorsInterleukin-8 receptorEndogenous G proteinsG protein-coupled receptorsProtein-coupled receptorsEndothelin receptorsMuscarinic receptorsDopamine receptorsSRF activationSerum response factorType 1Gene transcriptionReceptorsDifferent receptorsG protein subunitsSpecific involvementGalphaq/11Gq classCell linesNIH3T3 cellsThrombin
1997
Two Basic Amino Acids in the Second Inner Loop of the Interleukin-8 Receptor Are Essential for Gα16 Coupling*
Xie W, Jiang H, Wu Y, Wu D. Two Basic Amino Acids in the Second Inner Loop of the Interleukin-8 Receptor Are Essential for Gα16 Coupling*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1997, 272: 24948-24951. PMID: 9312098, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.40.24948.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntigens, CDArginineBinding SitesCOS CellsGTP-Binding ProteinsInterleukin-8KineticsLysineMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPhosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-LyaseProtein Structure, SecondaryReceptors, InterleukinReceptors, Interleukin-8ARecombinant Fusion ProteinsTransfectionType C Phospholipases
1996
Pertussis Toxin-sensitive Activation of Phospholipase C by the C5a and fMet-Leu-Phe Receptors*
Jiang H, Kuang Y, Wu Y, Smrcka A, Simon M, Wu D. Pertussis Toxin-sensitive Activation of Phospholipase C by the C5a and fMet-Leu-Phe Receptors*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1996, 271: 13430-13434. PMID: 8662841, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.23.13430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntigens, CDCell LineEnzyme ActivationGTP-Binding ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataPertussis ToxinReceptor, Anaphylatoxin C5aReceptors, ComplementReceptors, Formyl PeptideReceptors, ImmunologicReceptors, PeptideSignal TransductionTransfectionType C PhospholipasesVirulence Factors, BordetellaConceptsPLC-beta3PTX-sensitive G proteinsG proteinsFMet-LeuGbetagamma subunitsCOS-7 cellsPhospholipase CPLC-beta2Receptor-mediated PLC activationPTX-sensitive mannerFMLP-mediated activationPertussis toxinPhe receptorCell activationGi proteinsChemoattractant receptorsReceptorsPLC activationC5aBeta2Gq classActivationBeta3Betagamma subunitsSignal transduction pathwaysSelective G Protein Coupling by C-C Chemokine Receptors (∗)
Kuang Y, Wu Y, Jiang H, Wu D. Selective G Protein Coupling by C-C Chemokine Receptors (∗). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1996, 271: 3975-3978. PMID: 8626727, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.8.3975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAvian ProteinsCell LineChemokine CCL2Chlorocebus aethiopsCloning, MolecularDNA PrimersDNA-Binding ProteinsGTP-Binding ProteinsHumansKineticsMonocytesPertussis ToxinPolymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, CCR2Receptors, ChemokineReceptors, CytokineRecombinant ProteinsTransfectionType C PhospholipasesVirulence Factors, BordetellaZinc FingersConceptsC chemokine receptor 1C chemokine receptorChemokine receptorsBroad spectrum anti-inflammatory drugsPertussis toxin-sensitive mannerChemokine receptor 1MCP-1 receptorAnti-inflammatory drugsG protein coupling specificityToxin-sensitive mannerGq classG protein couplingAccumulation of inositolPhospholipase CC chemokinesT cellsInflammatory reactionCotransfected COS-7 cellsGi proteinsReceptor 1Major mediatorC-terminal intracellular domainG beta gammaProtein couplingReceptors