Neuropeptides in the skin: interactions between the neuroendocrine and the skin immune systems

T Scholzen, CA Armstrong, NW Bunnett… - Experimental …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
The interaction between components of the nervous system and multiple target cells in the
cutaneous immune system has been receiving increasing attention. It has been observed …

CGRP-RCP, a novel protein required for signal transduction at calcitonin gene-related peptide and adrenomedullin receptors

BN Evans, MI Rosenblatt, LO Mnayer, KR Oliver… - Journal of Biological …, 2000 - ASBMB
It is becoming clear that receptors that initiate signal transduction by interacting with G-
proteins do not function as monomers, but often require accessory proteins for function …

Calcitonin gene-related peptide in pregnancy and its emerging receptor heterogeneity

C Yallampalli, M Chauhan, CS Thota… - Trends in Endocrinology …, 2002 - cell.com
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is the most potent vasodilator, and there is a
growing body of evidence that this peptide might have multiple other functions. During …

Localization and modulation of calcitonin gene-related peptide-receptor component protein-immunoreactive cells in the rat central and peripheral nervous systems

W Ma, JG Chabot, KJ Powell, K Jhamandas… - Neuroscience, 2003 - Elsevier
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is widely distributed in the central and peripheral
nervous system. Its highly diverse biological activities are mediated via the G protein …

Role of CGRP-receptor component protein (RCP) in CLR/RAMP function

IM Dickerson - Current Protein and Peptide Science, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
The receptor for calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and adrenomedullin (AM) requires
an intracellular peripheral membrane protein named CGRP-receptor component protein …

The role of the CGRP-receptor component protein (RCP) in adrenomedullin receptor signal transduction

MA Prado, B Evans-Bain, KR Oliver, IM Dickerson - Peptides, 2001 - Elsevier
G protein-coupled receptors are usually thought to act as monomer receptors that bind
ligand and then interact with G proteins to initiate signal transduction. In this study we report …

Direct interactions between calcitonin-like receptor (CLR) and CGRP-receptor component protein (RCP) regulate CGRP receptor signaling

SC Egea, IM Dickerson - Endocrinology, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a neuropeptide with multiple neuroendocrine
roles, including vasodilation, migraine, and pain. The receptor for CGRP is a G protein …

A novel subunit of yeast RNA polymerase III interacts with the TFIIB-related domain of TFIIIB70

ML Ferri, G Peyroche, M Siaut, O Lefebvre… - … and cellular biology, 2000 - Am Soc Microbiol
There is limited information on how eukaryotic RNA polymerases (Pol) recognize their
cognate preinitiation complex. We have characterized a polypeptide copurifying with yeast …

Sensory nerves and neuropeptides in uterine cervical ripening

JJ Collins, S Usip, KE McCarson, RE Papka - Peptides, 2002 - Elsevier
At the time of parturition (fetal delivery) the uterine cervix must “ripen,” becoming soft, pliable,
and dilated to accommodate the fetus' delivery. The fundamental processes underlying …

Intraarticular induction of interleukin‐1β expression in the adult mouse, with resultant temporomandibular joint pathologic changes, dysfunction, and pain

YC Lai, SS Shaftel, JH Miller, RH Tallents… - Arthritis & …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To examine the effects of intraarticular induction of interleukin‐1β (IL‐1β)
expression in adult mice. Methods We used somatic mosaic analysis in a novel transgenic …