RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Shoshani, I., Taussig, R., Iyengar, I., and Johnson, R.A. (2000) Synthesis and use of 3'-(azidoiodosalicyl)-derivatives of 2',5'-dideoxyadenosine as photoaffinity ligands for adenylyl cyclase. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 374: (March, In Press).

Shoshani, I., Bianchi, G., Désaubry, L., Dessauer, C.W., and Johnson, R.A. (2000) Lys-Ala mutations of type I adenylyl cyclase result in altered susceptibility to inhibition by adenine nucleoside 3'-polyphosphates. Arch Biochem. Biophys. 374: 389-394.

Shoshani, I., Boudou, V., Pierra, C., Gosselin, G., and Johnson, R.A. (1999) Enzymatic synthesis of unlabeled and [
b
-32P]-labeled b-L-2',3'-dideoxyadenosine-5'-triphosphate as a potent inhibitor of adenylyl cyclases and its use as reversible binding ligand. J. Biol. Chem. 274: 34735-34741.

Shoshani, I., Laux, W.H.G., Périgaud, C., Gosselin, G., and Johnson, R.A. (1999) Inhibition of adenylyl cyclase by acyclic nucleoside phosphonate anti-viral agents.
J. Biol. Chem. 274: 34742-34744 .

Doronin, S., Murray, L., Dessauer, C.W., and Johnson, R.A. (1999) Covalent labeling of adenylyl cyclase cytosolic domains with 2',5'-dideoxy-[g
-32P]-3'-ATP and the mechanism for P-site-mediated inhibition. J. Biol. Chem. 274: 34745-34750 .

Tesmer, J.J.G., Sunahara, R.K., Johnson, R.A., Gosselin, G., Gilman, A.G., and Sprang, S.R. (1999) Two metal ion catalysis in adenylyl cyclase revealed by its complexes with ATP analogs, Mg
2+, Mn2+, and Zn2+. Science 285: 756-760.

Ibrahimi, A., Abumrad, N., Maghareie, H., Golia, M., Shoshani, I., Désaubry, L., and Johnson, R.A. (1999) Adenylyl cyclase P-site inhibitors accelerated differentiation in Ob-1771 preadipocytes.
Am J. Physiol. 276 (Cell Physiol. 45): C487-C496.

Szczepanik, M., Désaubry, L., and Johnson, R.A. (1998) One-pot synthesis of deoxy-adenosine 3'-thiophosphates.
Tetrahedron Lett. 39: 7455-7458.

Doronin, S., Dessauer, C., and Johnson, R.A. (1998) Direct photoaffinity labeling of individual cytosolic domains of adenylyl cyclase by [
32P]-2'-d-3'AMP and [a-32P]-5'ATP. J. Biol. Chem. 273: 32416-32420 .

Désaubry, L., and Johnson, R.A. (1998) Adenine nucleoside-3'-tetraphosphates are novel and potent inhibitors of adenylyl cyclases.
J. Biol. Chem. 273: 24972-24977 .

Johnson, R.A., Désaubry, L., Bianchi, G.,, Shoshani, I., Lyons, E., Jr., Taussig, R., Watson, P.A., Cali, J.J., Krupinski, J., Pieroni, J.P., and Iyengar, R. (1997) Isozyme-dependent sensitivity of adenylyl cyclases to P-site-mediated inhibition by adenine nucleosides and nucleoside-3'-polyphosphates.
J. Biol. Chem. 272: 8962-8966.

Désaubry, L., Shoshani, I., and Johnson, R.A. (1996) Inhibition of adenylyl cyclase by a family of newly synthesized adenine nucleoside 3'-polyphosphates suggests new regulatory pathways.
J. Biol. Chem. 271: 14028-14034.

Désaubry, L., Shoshani, I., and Johnson, R.A. (1996) 2',5'-dideoxyadenosine-3'-polyphosphates are potent inhibitors of adenylyl cyclases.
J. Biol. Chem. 271: 2380-2383.

Désaubry, L., and Johnson, R.A. (1996) Conjugation of nucleoside triphosphates to an amino linker.
Bioorg. & Med. Chem. Lett. 7: 123-126.

Theil, F., Ballschuh, Sibylle, von Janta-Lipinski, M., and Johnson, R.A. (1996) Chemoenzymatic synthesis of carbocyclic nucleoside analogues with bicyclo[3.1.0]hexyl residues. J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1: 255-258.


Désaubry, L., , Shoshani, I., and Johnson, R.A. (1995) Synthesis of 2'-deoxy- and 2',5'-dideoxy-adenosine-3'-di- and -3'-triphosphate. Tetrahedron Lett. 36: 995-996.

Désaubry, L., Shoshani, I., and Johnson, R.A. (1995) Synthesis of 2',5'-dideoxyadenosine-3'-monophosphate derivatives as allosteric inhibitors of adenylyl cyclase. Nucleosides and Nucleotides 14: 1453-1460.

Shoshani, I., Qui, H., Johnson, F., Taussig, R., and Johnson, R.A. (1995) Azido-iodo-phenyl- analogs of 2',5'-dideoxyadenosine as affinity ligands for adenylyl cyclase. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1245: 37-42.

Shoshani, I., Qiu, H., Johnson, F., and Johnson, R.A. (1994) Synthesis of iodo-aryl-azido adenosine analogs as affinity ligands for adenylyl cyclase. Nucleosides and Nucleotides 13: 1977-1989.

Bushfield, M., Shoshani, I., and Johnson, R.A. (1990) Tissue levels, source, and regulation of 3'AMP: An intracellular inhibitor of adenylyl cyclase. Molec. Pharmacol. 38: 848-853.

Johnson, R.A., and Shoshani, I. (1990) Inhibition of Bordetella pertussis and Bacillus anthracis adenylyl cyclases by polyadenylate and "P"-site agonists. J. Biol. Chem. 265: 19035-19039.

Yeung, S.-M.H., and Johnson, R.A. (1990) Irreversible inactivation of adenylate cyclase by the P-site agonist 2',5'-dideoxy-3'-p-fluorosulfonyl-benzoyl-adenosine. J. Biol. Chem. 265: 16745-16750.

Johnson, R.A., and Shoshani, I. (1990) Kinetics of "P"-site-mediated inhibition of adenylyl cyclase and the requirements for substrate. J. Biol. Chem. 265: 11595-11600.

Johnson, R.A., Yeung, S.M.H., Stübner, D., Bushfield, M., and Shoshani, I. (1989) Cation and structural requirements for "P"-site-mediated inhibition of adenylate cyclase. Molec. Pharmacol. 35: 681-688.

PATENTS

Johnson, R.A., and Walseth, T.F. (1980) "Enzymatic process for preparing [g-32P]-labeled nucleotides". U.S. No. 4,209,589.

Johnson, R.A., Désaubry, L., and Shoshani, I. (1998) "Method and compounds for the inhibition of adenylyl cyclase. U.S. No. 5,795,756.

Johnson, R.A., Désaubry, L., and Shoshani, I. (1998) Divisional of 5,795,756 above. U.S. Pending, No. 09/071,779