CART PEPTIDE RECEPTORS: SPECIFIC BINDING IN AtT20 CELLS
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Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) peptide activates the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway in AtT20 cells via putative G-protein coupled receptors.
CART peptides are important neurotransmitters, but little is known about their receptors or signaling pathways in cells. In this study we describe the effects of CART 55-102 on the stimulation of extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK) in a pituitary-derived cell line. CART 55-102 treatment resulted in markedly enhanced ERK phosphorylation in AtT20 and GH3 cells, but had no significant effect...
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عنوان ژورنال: The FASEB Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0892-6638,1530-6860
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.20.4.a685-b