Publications 1993-1999

Durussel, I., Luan-Rilliet, Y., Petrova T., Takagi, T., and Cox, J.A. (1993) Cation binding and conformation of tryptic fragments of Nereis sarcoplasmic calcium-binding protein: Calcium induced homo- and heterodimerization   Biochemistry 32, 2394-2400. PubMed

Takagi, T., Petrova, T., Comte, M., Kuster, T., Heizmann, C.W., and Cox, J.A.  (1994) Characterization and primary structure of amphioxus troponin C Eur.J.Biochem. 221, 537-546. PubMed

Petrova, T.V., Comte, M., Takagi, T., and Cox, J.A  (1995) Thermodynamic and molecular properties of the interaction between amphioxus calcium vector protein and its 26 kDa target  Biochemistry , 34, 312-318. PubMed

Petrova, T.V., Takagi, T., and Cox, J. (1996) Phosphorylation of the IQ-domain regulates the interaction between calcium vector protein and its target in amphioxus J. Biol Chem. 217, 26646-26652. PubMed

Precheur B., Cox, J.A., Petrova, T.V., Mispelter, J., and Craescu, C.T. (1996) Nereis sarcoplasmic Ca2+-binding protein has a highly unstructured apo-state which is switched to the native state upon binding of the first Ca2+ ion. FEBS Lett, 395, 89-94. PubMed

Petrova, T.V., Akama, K.T., and Van Eldik, L.J. (1999) Selective Modulation of BV-2 Microglial Activation by Prostaglandin E2 J. Biol. Chem., 274, 28823-28827. PubMed

Mirzoeva, S., Koppal, T., Petrova, T.V., Lukas, T.J., Watterson, D.M., and Van Eldik, L.J. (1999) Screening in a Cell Based Assay for Inhibitors of Microglial Nitric Oxide Production Reveals Calmodulin Regulated Protein Kinases, as Potential Drug Discovery Targets.  Brain Res., 844, 126-134. PubMed

Petrova, T.V., Akama, K.T., and Van Eldik, L.J. (1999) Cyclopentenone prostaglandins suppress activation of microglia: downregulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase by 15-deoxy-∆12,14-prostaglandin J2  Proc. Natl.Acad. Sci. U S A, 96, 4668-4673. PubMed

Petrova, T.V., Makinen, T., and Alitalo, K. (1999) Signaling via vascular endothelial growth factor receptors Exp. Cell Res., 253, 117-130.