Do pancreatic β cells "taste" nutrients to secrete insulin?

abstract：:The activity of the transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha (HIF-1alpha) is increased in response to reduced intracellular oxygen. Enzymes of the protein ubiquitin machinery that signal the destruction or stabilization of HIF-1alpha tightly control this transcriptional response. Here, we show that muscle ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Wong W,Goehring AS,Kapiloff MS,Langeberg LK,Scott JD

更新日期：2008-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress is an important contributor to pathological conditions in humans. Hormonal changes that occur during acute and chronic stress situations can affect glucose homeostasis in both healthy people and in those with diabetes. Several studies have reported a negative effect of acute stress on maintenance of blood gluco...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Marcovecchio ML,Chiarelli F

更新日期：2012-10-23 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：:MKK4 (mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4) is a pivotal upstream activator of c-Jun N-terminal kinase and p38. Here, we report that the abundance of MKK4 increases in senescent human diploid fibroblasts through enhanced translation. We identified four microRNAs (miR-15b, miR-24, miR-25, and miR-141) that target ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Marasa BS,Srikantan S,Masuda K,Abdelmohsen K,Kuwano Y,Yang X,Martindale JL,Rinker-Schaeffer CW,Gorospe M

更新日期：2009-10-27 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：:Given its fundamental role in development and cancer, the Wnt-β-catenin signaling pathway is tightly controlled at multiple levels. RING finger protein 43 (RNF43) is an E3 ubiquitin ligase originally found in stem cells and proposed to inhibit Wnt signaling by interacting with the Wnt receptors of the Frizzled family....

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Loregger A,Grandl M,Mejías-Luque R,Allgäuer M,Degenhart K,Haselmann V,Oikonomou C,Hatzis P,Janssen KP,Nitsche U,Gradl D,van den Broek O,Destree O,Ulm K,Neumaier M,Kalali B,Jung A,Varela I,Schmid RM,Rad R,Busch DH

更新日期：2015-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Teaching the practical aspects of signal transduction to large undergraduate classes can be challenging when there is only a finite time frame in which to engage in laboratory activities. This teaching resource describes the use of bead-based ALPHAscreen technology for a class of 300 second-year biochemistry students,...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Hay DL

更新日期：2009-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The fluorescent properties of the amino acid tryptophan make it a useful tool for fluorometric assays. Because tryptophan fluorescence is remarkably sensitive to the polarity of the environment, it can be used to determine the affinity of tryptophan-containing peptides for phospholipid vesicles of varying compositions...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Kraft CA,Garrido JL,Leiva-Vega L,Romero G

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although multiple steroid ligands of the glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid, and progestin families bind to and regulate the activity of mineralocorticoid receptors (MRs), the responses to these ligands differ across species. To understand how the different domains of MRs contribute to the ligand-induced activation or ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Katsu Y,Oka K,Baker ME

更新日期：2018-07-03 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

abstract：:Dimers of conventional transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) ligands are composed of two 100- to 140-amino acid peptides that are produced through the proteolytic processing of a proprotein precursor by proconvertases, such as furin. We report the identification of an evolutionarily...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Akiyama T,Marqués G,Wharton KA

更新日期：2012-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of protein synthesis by phosphorylation of the alpha subunit of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 (eIF2) at Ser(51) occurs as a result of the activation of a family of kinases in response to various forms of stress. Although some consequences of eIF2alpha phosphorylation are cytoprotective, phospho...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Mounir Z,Krishnamoorthy JL,Robertson GP,Scheuner D,Kaufman RJ,Georgescu MM,Koromilas AE

更新日期：2009-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Jiang et al. (Research Article, 11 October 2011, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2002152) used a combined experimental and computational modeling approach to study the dynamic response behavior of covalent modification cycles in the presence of downstream targets ("loads"). Despite remarkable agreement between experiments and ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Straube R

更新日期：2012-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonists are effective at treating heart failure. In this issue of Science Signaling, Oakley et al. provide new insight into their cardioprotective actions and highlight the importance of the opposing relationship between the MR and the related glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in the res...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Chapman KE

更新日期：2019-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The TRAF [tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor] family of cytoplasmic adaptor proteins link cell-surface receptors to intracellular signaling pathways that regulate innate and adaptive immune responses. In response to activation of RIG-I (retinoic acid-inducible gene I), a component of a pattern recognitio...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Zhang P,Reichardt A,Liang H,Aliyari R,Cheng D,Wang Y,Xu F,Cheng G,Liu Y

更新日期：2012-11-13 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：:In Drosophila, recognition of microbe-specific molecules (such as bacterial peptidoglycans) activates serine protease cascades that converge to activate the Toll pathway. Recent data show that the serine protease Grass, which is activated downstream of pattern recognition receptors and was initially thought to be a co...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Ashok Y

更新日期：2009-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:For the first 30 years since its discovery, reversible protein acetylation has been studied and understood almost exclusively in the context of histone modification and gene transcription. With the discovery of non-histone acetylated proteins and acetylation-modifying enzymes in cellular compartments outside the nucle...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Norris KL,Lee JY,Yao TP

更新日期：2009-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) channels are highly selective Ca2+ channels activated by the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) sensors STIM1 and STIM2. Their direct interaction with the pore-forming plasma membrane ORAI proteins (ORAI1, ORAI2, and ORAI3) leads to sustained Ca2+ fluxes that are critical for many cellular fun...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Eckstein M,Vaeth M,Aulestia FJ,Costiniti V,Kassam SN,Bromage TG,Pedersen P,Issekutz T,Idaghdour Y,Moursi AM,Feske S,Lacruz RS

更新日期：2019-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptors (TLRs) recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and stimulate the innate immune response through the production of cytokines. The innate immune response depends on the timing of encountering PAMPs, suggesting a short-term "memory." In particular, activation of TLR3 appears to prime ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Liu B,Liu Q,Yang L,Palaniappan SK,Bahar I,Thiagarajan PS,Ding JL

更新日期：2016-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) plays a central role in Ca2+ signaling throughout the body. In the hippocampus, CaMKII is required for learning and memory. Vertebrate genomes encode four CaMKII homologs: CaMKIIα, CaMKIIβ, CaMKIIγ, and CaMKIIδ. All CaMKIIs consist of a kinase domain, a regulator...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Sloutsky R,Dziedzic N,Dunn MJ,Bates RM,Torres-Ocampo AP,Boopathy S,Page B,Weeks JG,Chao LH,Stratton MM

更新日期：2020-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation can generate short-term, functional anucleate cytoplasts and trigger loss of cell viability. We demonstrated that the necroptotic cell death effector mixed lineage kinase domain-like (MLKL) translocated from the cytoplasm to the plasma membrane and stimulated downstream NA...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： D'Cruz AA,Speir M,Bliss-Moreau M,Dietrich S,Wang S,Chen AA,Gavillet M,Al-Obeidi A,Lawlor KE,Vince JE,Kelliher MA,Hakem R,Pasparakis M,Williams DA,Ericsson M,Croker BA

更新日期：2018-09-04 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：:In lymphocytes, the kinase Mst1 is required for the proper organization of integrins in the plasma membrane at the leading edge of migrating cells, which is critical for lymphocyte trafficking. We found a functional link between the small G protein Rab13 and Mst1 in lymphocyte adhesion and migration. In response to st...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Nishikimi A,Ishihara S,Ozawa M,Etoh K,Fukuda M,Kinashi T,Katagiri K

更新日期：2014-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian cancer is a complex disease with heterogeneity among the gene expression molecular subtypes (GEMS) between patients. Patients with tumors of a mesenchymal ("Mes") subtype have a poorer prognosis than patients with tumors of an epithelial ("Epi") subtype. We evaluated GEMS of ovarian cancer patients for molecul...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Antony J,Tan TZ,Kelly Z,Low J,Choolani M,Recchi C,Gabra H,Thiery JP,Huang RY

更新日期：2016-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a human disease that results from autoimmune T cells targeting myelin protein that is expressed within the central nervous system. In MS, the number of FoxP3-expressing regulatory T cells (Tregs) is reduced, which facilitates the activation of autoreactive T cells. Because aspirin (acetylsal...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Mondal S,Jana M,Dasarathi S,Roy A,Pahan K

更新日期：2018-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Birth defects of the heart and face are common, and most have no known genetic cause, suggesting a role for environmental factors. Maternal fever during the first trimester is an environmental risk factor linked to these defects. Neural crest cells are precursor populations essential to the development of both at-risk...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Hutson MR,Keyte AL,Hernández-Morales M,Gibbs E,Kupchinsky ZA,Argyridis I,Erwin KN,Pegram K,Kneifel M,Rosenberg PB,Matak P,Xie L,Grandl J,Davis EE,Katsanis N,Liu C,Benner EJ

更新日期：2017-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:In a mouse model of Parkinson's disease, new evidence shows that l-DOPA, which is used to treat the symptoms of the disease but also causes dyskinesia, results in a persistent activation of the protein kinase mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) in a subset of striatal medium spiny neurons. Moreover, blockade of a spe...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Klann E

更新日期：2009-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter (MCU) in physiologic cell proliferation remains to be defined. Here, we demonstrated that the MCU was required to match mitochondrial function to metabolic demands during the cell cycle. During the G1-S transition (the cycle phase with the highest mitochondrial ATP output),...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Koval OM,Nguyen EK,Santhana V,Fidler TP,Sebag SC,Rasmussen TP,Mittauer DJ,Strack S,Goswami PC,Abel ED,Grumbach IM

更新日期：2019-04-30 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