Focus issue: From genomic mutations to oncogenic pathways.

abstract：:Fragile X syndrome (FXS) mental retardation is caused by loss-of-function mutations in an RNA-binding protein, fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). Previous studies in patients or animal models of FXS have identified alterations in dendritic spine structure, as well as synaptic plasticity induced by metabotrop...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Ronesi JA,Huber KM

更新日期：2008-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Microglia mediate neuroprotection and neuropathogenesis but have not been directly associated with behavior. As gatekeepers of the brain's immune system, microglia protect the brain from pathogens but also contribute to inflammation, which may negatively affect neurons. A recent study demonstrates a role for Hoxb8-exp...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Antony JM

更新日期：2010-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling pathway plays a pivotal role in normal development and also represents a major therapeutic target for tumors and intraocular neovascular disorders. The VEGF receptor tyrosine kinases promote angiogenesis by phosphorylating downstream proteins in endothelial cells...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Zhuang G,Yu K,Jiang Z,Chung A,Yao J,Ha C,Toy K,Soriano R,Haley B,Blackwood E,Sampath D,Bais C,Lill JR,Ferrara N

更新日期：2013-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory factor X (Rfx) homologs regulate the transcription of genes necessary for ciliogenesis in invertebrates and vertebrates. Primary cilia are necessary for Hedgehog signaling and regulation of the activity of the transcriptional regulators known as Gli proteins, which are targets of Hedgehog signaling. Here, w...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Ashique AM,Choe Y,Karlen M,May SR,Phamluong K,Solloway MJ,Ericson J,Peterson AS

更新日期：2009-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The aggregation of α-synuclein (αSyn) is considered a key pathophysiological feature of certain neurodegenerative disorders, collectively termed synucleinopathies. Given that a prion-like, cell-to-cell transfer of misfolded αSyn has been recognized in the spreading of αSyn pathology in synucleinopathies, we investigat...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Harischandra DS,Rokad D,Neal ML,Ghaisas S,Manne S,Sarkar S,Panicker N,Zenitsky G,Jin H,Lewis M,Huang X,Anantharam V,Kanthasamy A,Kanthasamy AG

更新日期：2019-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine 5'-diphosphate (ADP)-ribosylation is a protein posttranslational modification that is catalyzed by ADP-ribosyltransferases (ARTs), using nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD(+)) as a substrate. Mono-ribosylation can be extended into polymers of ADP-ribose (PAR). Poly(ADP-ribosyl)polymerase (PARP) 1, the be...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Hottiger MO,Boothby M,Koch-Nolte F,Lüscher B,Martin NM,Plummer R,Wang ZQ,Ziegler M

更新日期：2011-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-related protein kinase (PIKK) family proteins play essential roles in DNA-based and RNA-based processes, such as the response to DNA damage, messenger RNA (mRNA) quality control, transcription, and translation, where they contribute to the maintenance of genome integrity and accurate gene...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Izumi N,Yamashita A,Iwamatsu A,Kurata R,Nakamura H,Saari B,Hirano H,Anderson P,Ohno S

更新日期：2010-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs), key posttranscriptional regulators of many biological processes, have been implicated in many diseases, including cancer. In a recent paper, Avraham and colleagues take a systems biology approach to determine whether and how miRNAs are involved in the regulation of oncogenic signaling networks down...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Herschkowitz JI,Fu X

更新日期：2011-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Like phosphorylation, the addition of O-linked beta-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAcylation) is a ubiquitous, reversible process that modifies serine and threonine residues on nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins. Overexpression of the enzyme that adds O-GlcNAc to target proteins, O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT), perturbs cytokin...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Wang Z,Udeshi ND,Slawson C,Compton PD,Sakabe K,Cheung WD,Shabanowitz J,Hunt DF,Hart GW

更新日期：2010-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Ligand binding to certain heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein)-coupled receptors (GPCRs) stimulates the rapid synthesis of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) through the G protein α(s) subunit, which activates adenylyl cyclase (AC). We found that the transmembrane receptor low-density lipop...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Wan M,Li J,Herbst K,Zhang J,Yu B,Wu X,Qiu T,Lei W,Lindvall C,Williams BO,Ma H,Zhang F,Cao X

更新日期：2011-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Secreted IgD concentration depends on the presence of microbiota. ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Mushegian AA

更新日期：2017-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:DNAX-activating protein of 12 kD (DAP12) is an immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM)-containing adaptor protein found in myeloid cells and natural killer cells, and it couples to various receptors that mediate either cellular activation or inhibition. DAP12 inhibits Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling, ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Peng Q,Long CL,Malhotra S,Humphrey MB

更新日期：2013-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Most metazoans have at least some ability to regenerate damaged cells and tissues, although the regenerative capacity varies depending on the species, organ, or developmental stage. Cell replacement and regeneration occur in two contexts: renewal of spent cells during tissue homeostasis (homeostatic growth), and in re...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Bergmann A,Steller H

更新日期：2010-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Antigen-mediated stimulation of the T cell receptor (TCR) triggers activation of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB), a key transcriptional regulator of T cell proliferation and effector cell differentiation. TCR signaling to NF-κB requires both the Carma1-Bcl10-Malt1 (CBM) complex and the inhibitor of κB (IκB) kinase (IKK) com...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Paul S,Traver MK,Kashyap AK,Washington MA,Latoche JR,Schaefer BC

更新日期：2014-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:This two-part lecture introduces students to the scientific computing language MATLAB. Prior computer programming experience is not required. The lectures present basic concepts of computer programming logic that tend to cause difficulties for beginners in addition to concepts that relate specifically to the MATLAB la...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Sobie EA

更新日期：2011-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is an important anti-inflammatory cytokine that is produced primarily by macrophages. We investigated mechanisms by which the timing of IL-10 production was controlled in macrophages and found that cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5) activity was markedly increased in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimu...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Na YR,Jung D,Gu GJ,Jang AR,Suh YH,Seok SH

更新日期：2015-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Jasmonates control defense gene expression, growth, and fertility throughout the plant kingdom and have been studied extensively in Arabidopsis thaliana. The prohormone jasmonic acid (JA) is conjugated to amino acids such as isoleucine to form the active hormone jasmonoyl-isoleucine (JA-Ile). A series of breakthroughs...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Gfeller A,Liechti R,Farmer EE

更新日期：2010-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The prefibrillar form of soluble amyloid-β (sAβ1-42) impairs synaptic function and is associated with the early phase of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We investigated how sAβ1-42 led to presynaptic defects using a quantum dot-based, single particle-tracking method to monitor synaptic vesicle (SV) trafficking along axons. ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Park D,Na M,Kim JA,Lee U,Cho E,Jang M,Chang S

更新日期：2017-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in AMPA receptor recycling machinery underlie cognitive impairment in an intellectual disorder and in neurodegenerative diseases. ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Ferrarelli LK

更新日期：2017-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The V600E mutation in the kinase BRAF is frequently detected in melanomas and results in constitutive activation of BRAF, which then promotes cell proliferation by the mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway. Although the BRAFV600E kinase inhibitor vemurafenib has remarkable antitumor activity in patients w...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Beck D,Niessner H,Smalley KS,Flaherty K,Paraiso KH,Busch C,Sinnberg T,Vasseur S,Iovanna JL,Drießen S,Stork B,Wesselborg S,Schaller M,Biedermann T,Bauer J,Lasithiotakis K,Weide B,Eberle J,Schittek B,Schadendorf D,G

更新日期：2013-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The interplay between calcium ion (Ca(2+)) and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) signaling underlies crucial aspects of cell homeostasis. The membrane-bound Ca(2+)-regulated adenylyl cyclases (ACs) are pivotal points of this integration. These enzymes display high selectivity for Ca(2+) entry arising from the acti...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Willoughby D,Everett KL,Halls ML,Pacheco J,Skroblin P,Vaca L,Klussmann E,Cooper DM

更新日期：2012-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants and animals produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) in response to infection. In plants, ROS not only activate defense responses and promote cell death to limit the spread of pathogens but also restrict the amount of cell death in response to pathogen recognition. Plants also use hormones, such as salicylic acid,...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Siddique S,Matera C,Radakovic ZS,Hasan MS,Gutbrod P,Rozanska E,Sobczak M,Torres MA,Grundler FM

更新日期：2014-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin secretion from pancreatic β cells is controlled by nutrients, hormones, and neurotransmitters. Unlike the latter, which work through classic receptors, glucose and most other nutrients do not interact with membrane receptors but must be metabolized by β cells to induce insulin secretion. Studies have revealed ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Henquin JC

更新日期：2012-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive dementia disorder characterized by synaptic degeneration and amyloid-β (Aβ) accumulation in the brain. Through whole-genome sequencing of 1345 individuals from 410 families with late-onset AD (LOAD), we identified three highly penetrant variants in PRKCA, the gene that encodes...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Alfonso SI,Callender JA,Hooli B,Antal CE,Mullin K,Sherman MA,Lesné SE,Leitges M,Newton AC,Tanzi RE,Malinow R

更新日期：2016-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Transitional B cells must actively undergo selection for self-tolerance before maturing into their resting follicular B cell successors. We found that metabolic quiescence was acquired at the follicular B cell stage in both humans and mice. In follicular B cells, the expression of genes involved in ribosome biogenesis...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Farmer JR,Allard-Chamard H,Sun N,Ahmad M,Bertocchi A,Mahajan VS,Aicher T,Arnold J,Benson MD,Morningstar J,Barmettler S,Yuen G,Murphy SJH,Walter JE,Ghebremichael M,Shalek AK,Batista F,Gerszten R,Pillai S

更新日期：2019-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Slit proteins act as repulsive axon guidance cues by activating receptors of the Roundabout (Robo) family. During early neurogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster, Slit prevents the growth cones of longitudinal tract neurons from inappropriately crossing the midline, thus restricting these cells to trajectories parallel ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Manavalan MA,Jayasinghe VR,Grewal R,Bhat KM

更新日期：2017-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The CLAVATA (CLV) and flagellin (flg) signaling pathways act through peptide ligands and closely related plasma membrane-localized receptor-like kinases (RLKs). The plant peptide CLV3 regulates stem cell homeostasis, whereas the bacterial flg22 peptide elicits defense responses. We applied multiparameter fluorescence ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Somssich M,Ma Q,Weidtkamp-Peters S,Stahl Y,Felekyan S,Bleckmann A,Seidel CA,Simon R

更新日期：2015-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Dickkopf1 (DKK1) was originally identified as an antagonist of Wnt signaling that binds to and induces the clathrin-mediated endocytosis of the Wnt coreceptors low-density lipoprotein receptor-related proteins 5 and 6 (LRP5/6). DKK1 also binds to cytoskeleton-associated protein 4 (CKAP4), which was originally identifi...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Sada R,Kimura H,Fukata Y,Fukata M,Yamamoto H,Kikuchi A

更新日期：2019-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The deubiquitylating enzyme OTUB1 is present in all tissues and targets many substrates, in both the cytosol and nucleus. We found that casein kinase 2 (CK2) phosphorylated OTUB1 at Ser(16) to promote its nuclear accumulation in cells. Pharmacological inhibition or genetic ablation of CK2 blocked the phosphorylation o...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Herhaus L,Perez-Oliva AB,Cozza G,Gourlay R,Weidlich S,Campbell DG,Pinna LA,Sapkota GP

更新日期：2015-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Uncontrolled expression of type I interferon (IFN-I) drives autoimmunity, necessitating the need for tight regulation. In this issue, Cao et al reveal a role for the kinase HIPK2 in the transcriptional control of IFN-I during antiviral immune responses. ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Best SM,Ponia SS

更新日期：2019-03-19 00:00:00