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Calreticulin by MICHALAK, M, MILNER, R. E, BURNS, K, OPAS, M

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Calreticulin, and not calsequestrin, is the major calcium binding protein of smooth muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum and liver endoplasmic reticulum by Milner, R E, Baksh, S, Shemanko, C, Carpenter, M R, Smillie, L, Vance, J E, Opas, M, Michalak, M

“…The distribution of calsequestrin and calreticulin in smooth muscle and non-muscle tissues was investigated. Immunoblots of endoplasmic reticulum proteins…”
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Isolation and characterization of different C-terminal fragments of dystrophin expressed in Escherichia coli by MILNER, R. E, BUSAAN, J, MICHALAK, M

“…Dystrophin, the protein product of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene, is thought to belong to a family of membrane cytoskeletal proteins. Based on its…”
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Calcium binding proteins in the sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum of muscle and nonmuscle cells by MILNER, R. E, FAMULSKI, K. S, MICHALAK, M

“…In this paper we review some of the large quantities of information currently available concerning the identification, structure and function of Ca(2+)-binding…”
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Brown fat thermogenesis during hibernation and arousal in Richardson's ground squirrel by Milner, R E, Wang, L C, Trayhurn, P

“…The thermogenic activity [mitochondrial guanosine 5'-diphosphate (GDP) binding] and capacity (uncoupling protein concentration, cytochrome oxidase activity) of…”
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Cold-induced changes in uncoupling protein and GDP binding sites in brown fat of ob/ob mice by Milner, R.E. (University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), Trayhurn, P

“…The acute and chronic effects of cold exposure on the thermogenic activity and capacity of brown fat of obese (ob/ob) and lean mice have been examined. After 1…”
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The Role of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Nitric Oxide in Gastric Mucosal Hyperemia and Protection by Merchant, Nipun B., Goodman, Jay, Dempsey, Daniel T., Milner, Richard E., Ritchie, Wallace P.

“…It has been suggested that capsaicin-induced hyperemia and mucosal protection occurs via calcitoningene-related peptide (CGRP) release from gastric afferent…”
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Direct cardiac massage without major thoracotomy: Feasibility and systemic blood flow by Buckman, Robert F., Badellino, Michael M., Mauro, Leann H., Aldridge, Samuel C., Milner, Richard E., Malaspina, Paul J., Merchant, Nipun B., Buckman, Robert F.

“…Background: Open-chest cardiac massage (OC-CM) provides higher blood pressure and flow than closed-chest compression and may improve the probability of…”
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Acute effects of a beta-adrenoceptor agonist (BRL 26830A) on rat brown-adipose-tissue mitochondria. Increased GDP binding and GDP-sensitive proton conductance without changes in the concentration of uncoupling protein by Milner, R E, Wilson, S, Arch, J R, Trayhurn, P

“…GDP binding, proton conductance and the specific concentration of uncoupling protein were measured in brown-adipose-tissue mitochondria of rats treated acutely…”
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The mechanism of pantothenate transport by rat liver parenchymal cells in primary culture by Smith, C M, Milner, R E

“…The mechanism of pantothenate transport across the plasma membrane was investigated with initial velocity studies of [14C]pantothenate uptake and efflux in rat…”
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Extended intravascular shunting in an experimental model of vascular injury by Aldridge, S D, Badellino, M M, Malaspina, P J, Milner, R E, Warren, R, Comerota, A J, Buckman, Jr, R F

“…To examine the extended patency (> 24 hrs) of heparin-bonded intravascular shunts in a porcine model of vascular injury. Adult swine underwent bilateral,…”
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Altered properties of calsequestrin and the ryanodine receptor in the cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum of hibernating mammals by Milner, R E, Michalak, M, Wang, L C

“…A novel isoform of calsequestrin was identified in sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles from myocardial tissue of two species of hibernating ground squirrel. The…”
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Evidence that the acute unmasking of GDP-binding sites in brown adipose tissue mitochondria is not dependent on mitochondrial swelling by Milner, R E, Trayhurn, P

“…The role of mitochondrial swelling in the unmasking of GDP-binding sites on brown adipose tissue mitochondria has been examined in mice. Acute cold exposure (6…”
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A commentary on the interpretation of in vitro biochemical measures of brown adipose tissue thermogenesis by Trayhurn, P, Milner, R E

“…In this article we comment on the various in vitro biochemical measurements employed to assess the thermogenic activity and capacity of brown adipose tissue…”
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Identification and localization of calreticulin in plant cells by Opas, M, Tharin, S, Milner, R.E, Michalak, M

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Phosphorylation of the carboxyl terminal region of dystrophin by mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase by Shemanko, C S, Sanghera, J S, Milner, R E, Pelech, S, Michalak, M

“…Dystrophin is the 427-kDa protein product of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene (DMD). The function of this protein remains to be elucidated. We have…”
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Phosphorylation of dystrophin. The carboxyl-terminal region of dystrophin is a substrate for in vitro phosphorylation by p34cdc2 protein kinase by Milner, R E, Busaan, J L, Holmes, C F, Wang, J H, Michalak, M

“…In this paper, we report that p34cdc2 protein kinase phosphorylates recombinant fragments of skeletal muscle dystrophin with a maximal incorporation of 1.8 mol…”
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Phosphorylation of the carboxyl-terminal region of dystrophin by Michalak, M, Fu, S Y, Milner, R E, Busaan, J L, Hance, J E

“…Dystrophin is a protein product of the gene responsible for Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy. The protein is localized to the inner surface of sarcolemma…”
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A dot immunobinding assay for the rapid quantification of uncoupling protein in brown adipose tissue mitochondria by Milner, R E, Géloën, A, Trayhurn, P

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Seasonal variations in the rate and capacity of cardiac SR calcium accumulation in a hibernating species by Belke, D D, Milner, R E, Wang, L C

“…The rate of calcium uptake and the level of calcium accumulation was measured in cardiac muscle SR from hibernating and nonhibernating Richardson's ground…”
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