TABLE 2.

TYPES OF PHOSPHOPROTEINS IN THE BRAIN REGULATED BY CATECHOLAMINES

 

Signal transduction proteins

     neurotransmitter receptors

     G-proteins

     second messenger enzymes

        (e.g., cyclases, phospholipases, phosphodiesterases)

     protein kinases

     protein phosphatases

 

Ion channels and pumps

 

Neurotransmitter synthetic enzymes

 

Cytoskeletal proteins

 

Synaptic vesicle-associated proteins

 

Proteins involved in protein synthesis

 

Proteins involved in gene expression

 

General metabolic enzymes

 

 

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