MicroRNAs add an additional layer to the complexity of cell signaling.

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：:Spontaneous neural differentiation of embryonic stem cells is induced by Noggin-mediated inhibition of bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4) signaling. RhoA is a guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) that regulates cytoskeletal dynamics and gene expression, both of which control stem cell fate. We found that disruption of S...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Yang J,Wu C,Stefanescu I,Jakobsson L,Chervoneva I,Horowitz A

更新日期：2016-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:A challenge for biomedical research is the development of pharmaceuticals that appropriately target disease mechanisms. Natural products can be a rich source of bioactive chemicals for medicinal applications but can act through unknown mechanisms and can be difficult to produce or obtain. To address these challenges, ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Potts MB,Kim HS,Fisher KW,Hu Y,Carrasco YP,Bulut GB,Ou YH,Herrera-Herrera ML,Cubillos F,Mendiratta S,Xiao G,Hofree M,Ideker T,Xie Y,Huang LJ,Lewis RE,MacMillan JB,White MA

更新日期：2013-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The accumulation of damaged or excess proteins and organelles is a defining feature of metabolic disease in nearly every tissue. Thus, a central challenge in maintaining metabolic homeostasis is the identification, sequestration, and degradation of these cellular components, including protein aggregates, mitochondria,...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Evans TD,Sergin I,Zhang X,Razani B

更新日期：2017-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:By regulating gene expression, microRNAs (miRNAs) play pivotal roles in physiological and pathological processes. However, the regulation of miRNAs is elusive. miR-192 is a key regulator of renal fibrosis and hypertrophy in diabetic nephropathy. Natarajan et al. showed that the miR-192 gene contains an upstream region...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Dong Z

更新日期：2013-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Multicellular organisms rely on complex, fine-tuned protein networks to respond to environmental changes. We used in vitro evolution to explore the role of domain mutation and expansion in the evolution of network complexity. Using random mutagenesis to facilitate family expansion, we asked how versatile and robust th...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Ernst A,Sazinsky SL,Hui S,Currell B,Dharsee M,Seshagiri S,Bader GD,Sidhu SS

更新日期：2009-09-08 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：:How cells recover from a DNA damage-induced arrest is currently poorly understood. We performed large-scale quantitative phosphoproteomics to identify changes in protein phosphorylation that occurred during recovery from arrest in the G2 phase of the cell cycle caused by DNA damage. We identified 154 proteins that wer...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Halim VA,Alvarez-Fernández M,Xu YJ,Aprelia M,van den Toorn HW,Heck AJ,Mohammed S,Medema RH

更新日期：2013-04-23 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：: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：: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：:Mechanical loading of the skeleton is essential for the development, growth, and maintenance of strong, weight-bearing bones. Bone strength is plastic and can be modulated in adults, as illustrated by the increased bone mass in the playing arms of athletes as compared with their nonplaying arms. Our studies have shown...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Turner CH,Warden SJ,Bellido T,Plotkin LI,Kumar N,Jasiuk I,Danzig J,Robling AG

更新日期：2009-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Deoxyhypusine synthase (DHPS) uses the polyamine spermidine to catalyze the hypusine modification of the mRNA translation factor eIF5A and promotes oncogenesis through poorly defined mechanisms. Because germline deletion of Dhps is embryonically lethal, its role in normal postnatal cellular function in vivo remains un...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Levasseur EM,Yamada K,Piñeros AR,Wu W,Syed F,Orr KS,Anderson-Baucum E,Mastracci TL,Maier B,Mosley AL,Liu Y,Bernal-Mizrachi E,Alonso LC,Scott D,Garcia-Ocaña A,Tersey SA,Mirmira RG

更新日期：2019-12-03 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：:The prevailing view has been that N-terminally truncated p53 family isoforms (ΔNp53, ΔNp63, and DNp73) predominantly counteract cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Recent progress in the field extend these well-known functions and place these isoforms in the center of a comprehensive regulatory network controlling major ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Engelmann D,Pützer BM

更新日期：2014-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:GIV (Gα-interacting vesicle-associated protein; also known as Girdin) enhances Akt activation downstream of multiple growth factor- and G protein (heterotrimeric guanosine 5'-triphosphate-binding protein)-coupled receptors to trigger cell migration and cancer invasion. We demonstrate that GIV is a tyrosine phosphoprot...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Lin C,Ear J,Pavlova Y,Mittal Y,Kufareva I,Ghassemian M,Abagyan R,Garcia-Marcos M,Ghosh P

更新日期：2011-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of mucin 1 (MUC1) in protecting epithelia from microbial infection, enzymatic digestion, and other irritants has been appreciated for some time. In addition, MUC1 serves as a barrier to embryo implantation. MUC1 is highly abundant in many tumors in which its role in barrier function may serve to protect cells...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Carson DD

更新日期：2008-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal muscle mass is regulated by activity, metabolism, and the availability of nutrients. During muscle atrophy, MNK2 expression increases. We found that MNK2 (mitogen-activated protein kinase-interacting kinase 2), but not MNK1, inhibited proteins involved in promoting protein synthesis, including eukaryotic tran...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Hu SI,Katz M,Chin S,Qi X,Cruz J,Ibebunjo C,Zhao S,Chen A,Glass DJ

更新日期：2012-02-14 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：:Overuse of β2-adrenoceptor agonist bronchodilators evokes receptor desensitization, decreased efficacy, and an increased risk of death in asthma patients. Bronchodilators that do not target β2-adrenoceptors represent a critical unmet need for asthma management. Here, we characterize the utility of osthole, a coumarin ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Wang S,Xie Y,Huo YW,Li Y,Abel PW,Jiang H,Zou X,Jiao HZ,Kuang X,Wolff DW,Huang YG,Casale TB,Panettieri RA Jr,Wei T,Cao Z,Tu Y

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Biophysical methods and x-ray crystallography have revealed that class A G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) can form homodimers. We combined computational approaches with receptor cross-linking, energy transfer, and a newly developed functional export assay to characterize the residues involved in the dimerization in...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Jin J,Momboisse F,Boncompain G,Koensgen F,Zhou Z,Cordeiro N,Arenzana-Seisdedos F,Perez F,Lagane B,Kellenberger E,Brelot A

更新日期：2018-05-08 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：: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：:Inositol pyrophosphates are highly energetic inositol polyphosphate molecules present in organisms from slime molds and yeast to mammals. Distinct classes of enzymes generate different forms of inositol pyrophosphates. The biosynthesis of these substances principally involves phosphorylation of inositol hexakisphospha...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Chakraborty A,Kim S,Snyder SH

更新日期：2011-08-23 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：:Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) and Wnts are growth factors that provide essential patterning signals for cell proliferation and differentiation. Here, we describe a molecular mechanism by which the phosphorylation state of the Drosophila transcription factor Mad determines its ability to transduce either BMP or Wi...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Eivers E,Demagny H,Choi RH,De Robertis EM

更新日期：2011-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The proteasome plays a pivotal role in the cellular response to oxidative stress. Here, we used biochemical and mass spectrometric methods to investigate structural changes in the 26S proteasomes from yeast and mammalian cells exposed to hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). Oxidative stress induced the dissociation of the 20S co...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Wang X,Yen J,Kaiser P,Huang L

更新日期：2010-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetic modifications, such as DNA cytosine methylation, contribute to the mechanisms underlying learning and memory by coordinating adaptive gene expression and neuronal plasticity. Transcription-dependent plasticity regulated by DNA methylation includes synaptic plasticity and homeostatic synaptic scaling. Memory...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Meadows JP,Guzman-Karlsson MC,Phillips S,Brown JA,Strange SK,Sweatt JD,Hablitz JJ

更新日期：2016-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Frizzleds (FZDs) are a group of seven transmembrane-spanning (7TM) receptors that belong to class F of the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily. FZDs bind WNT proteins to stimulate diverse signaling cascades involved in embryonic development, stem cell regulation, and adult tissue homeostasis. Frizzled 5 (FZD...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Wright SC,Cañizal MCA,Benkel T,Simon K,Le Gouill C,Matricon P,Namkung Y,Lukasheva V,König GM,Laporte SA,Carlsson J,Kostenis E,Bouvier M,Schulte G,Hoffmann C

更新日期：2018-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms of context-specific differences in signal transduction, such as those that occur among different cell types, are not fully understood. One possibility is that differences in the abundance of proteins change signaling outputs because these proteins compete for binding to hub proteins at critical network ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Kiel C,Verschueren E,Yang JS,Serrano L

更新日期：2013-12-17 00:00:00