Lipocalin-type Prostaglandin D Synthase (β-Trace) Is a Newly Recognized Type of Retinoid Transporter

The lipocalin protein family: structure and function

1996 • 1,658 citations

Crystal structure of the ligand-binding domain of the human nuclear receptor RXR-α

1995 • 1,179 citations

The structure of β-lactoglobulin and its similarity to plasma retinol-binding protein

1986 • 870 citations

Multiplicity generates diversity in the retinoic acid signalling pathways

1992 • 836 citations

Cloning of murine α and β retinoic acid receptors and a novel receptor γ predominantly expressed in skin

1989 • 804 citations

Differentially expressed isoforms of the mouse retinoic acid receptor beta generated by usage of two promoters and alternative splicing.

1991 • 390 citations

Binding Affinities of Retinol and Related Compounds to Retinol Binding Proteins

1976 • 384 citations

Crystal structure of the trigonal form of bovine beta-lactoglobulin and of its complex with retinol at 2.5 Å resolution

1987 • 336 citations

Homology and structure‐function correlations between α ₁ ‐acid glycoprotein and serum retinol‐binding protein and its relatives

1987 • 252 citations

Molecular mechanisms of sleep‐wake regulation: roles of prostaglandins D ₂ and E ₂

1991 • 242 citations

Dominant expression of mRNA for prostaglandin D synthase in leptomeninges, choroid plexus, and oligodendrocytes of the adult rat brain.

1993 • 239 citations

Purification and characterization of rat brain prostaglandin D synthetase.

1985 • 239 citations

Proteins in Normal Cerebrospinal Fluid Not Found in Serum.

1961 • 227 citations

Spectroscopic characterization of β-lactoglobulin-retinol complex

1980 • 205 citations

Purification and Chemical Characterization of β‐Trace Protein from Human Cerebrospinal Fluid: Its Identification as Prostaglandin D Synthase

1993 • 186 citations

Human brain prostaglandin D synthase has been evolutionarily differentiated from lipophilic-ligand carrier proteins.

1991 • 184 citations

Thyroxine transport in choroid plexus.

1987 • 177 citations

Radioimmunochemical determination of cellular retinol- and cellular retinoic acid-binding proteins in cytosols of rat tissues.

1982 • 164 citations

Probing the retinol-binding site of bovine beta-lactoglobulin

1994 • 163 citations

Influence of retinoid nutritional status on cellular retinol- and cellular retinoic acid-binding protein concentrations in various rat tissues.

1985 • 145 citations

Identification of β-Trace as Prostaglandin D Synthase

1994 • 142 citations

Prostaglandin D2: A biochemical perspective

1989 • 133 citations

Binding specificities of cellular retinol-binding protein and cellular retinol-binding protein, type II.

1987 • 122 citations

Prostaglandin D, E, and F synthases

1995 • 111 citations

Purification and partial characterization of a novel binding protein for retinoic acid from neonatal rat.

1988 • 106 citations

Expression of cellular retinoic acid-binding protein (type II) in Escherichia coli. Characterization and comparison to cellular retinoic acid-binding protein (type I).

1993 • 99 citations

Comparison of the ligand binding properties of two homologous rat apocellular retinol-binding proteins expressed in Escherichia coli.

1988 • 97 citations

Primary Structure of Rat Brain Prostaglandin D Synthetase Deduced from cDNA Sequence

1989 • 91 citations

Mutating the charged residues in the binding pocket of cellular retinoic acid‐binding protein simultaneously reduces its binding affinity to retinoic acid and increases its thermostability

1992 • 88 citations

Retinoid‐binding proteins: structural determinants important for function

1995 • 86 citations

Choroid plexus: the major site of mRNA expression for the β-trace protein (prostaglandin D synthase) in human brain

1996 • 83 citations

Postnatal changes in the localization of prostaglandin D synthetase from neurons to oligodendrocytes in the rat brain.

1987 • 82 citations

Lipocalin-Type Prostaglandin D Synthase (β-Trace) Is Located in Pigment Epithelial Cells of Rat Retina and Accumulates within Interphotoreceptor Matrix

1996 • 82 citations

Structural and Functional Significance of Cysteine Residues of Glutathione-independent Prostaglandin D Synthase

1995 • 80 citations

Prostaglandin D synthase (beta-trace) in human arachnoid and meningioma cells: roles as a cell marker or in cerebrospinal fluid absorption, tumorigenesis, and calcification process.

1997 • 79 citations

Prostaglandin D Synthase (β-Trace) in Human Arachnoid and Meningioma Cells: Roles as a Cell Marker or in Cerebrospinal Fluid Absorption, Tumorigenesis, and Calcification Process

1997 • 73 citations

Structural organization of the gene for prostaglandin D synthase in the rat brain.

1992 • 73 citations

Comparative Mapping of Lipocalin Genes in Human and Mouse: The Four Genes for Complement C8 γ Chain, Prostaglandin-d-Synthase, Oncogene-24P3, and Progestagen-Associated Endometrial Protein Map to HSA9 and MMU2

1994 • 63 citations

Reversible effects of medium dielectric constant on structural transformation of β‐lactoglobulin and its retinol binding

1993 • 62 citations

The first lipocalin with enzymatic activity

1991 • 61 citations

Properties of the Chromophore Binding Site of Retinolbinding Protein from Human Plasma

1974 • 58 citations

[65] Synthesis and photochemistry of stereoisomers of retinal

1982 • 57 citations

Adult rabbit brain synthesizes retinoic acid

1993 • 55 citations

Structure and chromosomal localization of the human gene for a brain form of prostaglandin D2 synthase

1992 • 54 citations

Glutathione-independent prostaglandin D synthase as a lead molecule for designing new functional proteins

1996 • 48 citations

Purification and N-terminal sequence of β-trace, a protein abundant in human cerebrospinal fluid

1993 • 47 citations

X-ray crystallographic identification of a protein-binding site for both all-trans- and 9-cis-retinoic acid.

1993 • 44 citations

Molecular mechanism of sleep regulation by prostaglandin D2

1996 • 42 citations

Isolation and amino terminal sequence of β-trace, a novel protein from human cerebrospinal fluid

1991 • 34 citations

Functional Expression of the Uncomplexed Serum Retinol-binding Protein in Escherichia coli

1993 • 30 citations

The interaction of N-ethyl retinamide with plasma retinol-binding protein (RBP) and the crystal structure of the retinoid-RBP complex at 1.9-A resolution.

1993 • 28 citations

The interaction of N-ethyl retinamide with plasma retinol-binding protein (RBP) and the crystal structure of the retinoid-RBP complex at 1.9-A resolution.

1993 • 24 citations

Molecular evolution of enzymes involved in the arachidonic acid cascade

1992 • 13 citations