Apoptosis, stem cells, and tissue regeneration.

abstract：:Chemoattractants induce cell migration through the activation of a distinct family of structurally related heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein)-coupled receptors. Over the past few years, several receptors in this family have been identified that recognize different classes of chemoattractants...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Borroni EM,Bonecchi R,Mantovani A,Locati M

更新日期：2009-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:TLR4-stimulated B cell activation is mediated by the tyrosine kinase Syk and depends on the B cell receptor. ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Foley JF

更新日期：2017-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:l-Glutamate is the main excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain, with postsynaptic responses to its release predominantly mediated by AMPA-type glutamate receptors (AMPARs). A critical component of synaptic plasticity involves changes in the number of responding postsynaptic receptors, which are dynamically recruited...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Buonarati OR,Hammes EA,Watson JF,Greger IH,Hell JW

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin with antioxidant properties. Tocopherols are the predominant form of vitamin E found in the diet and in supplements and have garnered interest for their potential cancer therapeutic and preventive effects, such as the dephosphorylation of Akt, a serine/threonine kinase with a pivotal...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Huang PH,Chuang HC,Chou CC,Wang H,Lee SL,Yang HC,Chiu HC,Kapuriya N,Wang D,Kulp SK,Chen CS

更新日期：2013-03-19 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：:Although many anticancer drugs that target receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) provide clinical benefit, their long-term use is limited by resistance that is often attributed to increased abundance or activation of another RTK that compensates for the inhibited receptor. To uncover common and unique features in the signa...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Wagner JP,Wolf-Yadlin A,Sevecka M,Grenier JK,Root DE,Lauffenburger DA,MacBeath G

更新日期：2013-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Educated natural killer (NK) cells have inhibitory receptors specific for self major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules and kill cancer cells more efficiently than do NK cells that do not have such receptors (hyporesponsive NK cells). The mechanism behind this functional empowerment through education h...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Staaf E,Hedde PN,Bagawath Singh S,Piguet J,Gratton E,Johansson S

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Double knockout of PTEN and LKB1-genes encoding phosphatase and tensin homolog and liver kinase B1, respectively-leads to the spontaneous development of cancer in mice. PTEN converts phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate (PIP3) to phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate (PIP2), whereas LKB1 activates the 5' adeno...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Chen J,Zhang XD,Proud C

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The K+/Cl- cotransporter KCC2 is a molecular switch between excitatory and inhibitory effects of GABAergic inputs into neurons. In a pair of exciting studies, Watanabe et al. and Pisella et al. elucidate the role of KCC2 dephosphorylation in this process and reveal its consequences for neurodevelopment and nervous sys...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Zamponi GW

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The LKB1 serine-threonine kinase is a tumor suppressor that is inactivated in a large number of sporadic human lung non-small cell carcinomas (NSCLCs) and cervical cancers. Genetic deletion of LKB1 in various mouse tissues results in tumorigenesis, and loss of LKB1 increases metastasis in a mouse model of NSCLC. LKB1 ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Shaw RJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 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 discovery of feedback loops between signaling and gene expression is ushering in new quantitative models of cellular regulation. In a recent issue of Science Signaling, Sung et al. showed how positive feedback downstream of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling enhances the capacity of macrophages to scale their ant...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Tkach KE,Oyler JE,Altan-Bonnet G

更新日期：2014-02-18 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：: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：:Cardiomyocytes contract against a mechanical load during each heartbeat, and excessive mechanical stress leads to heart diseases. Using a cell-in-gel system that imposes an afterload during cardiomyocyte contraction, we found that nitric oxide synthase (NOS) was involved in transducing mechanical load to alter Ca(2+) ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Jian Z,Han H,Zhang T,Puglisi J,Izu LT,Shaw JA,Onofiok E,Erickson JR,Chen YJ,Horvath B,Shimkunas R,Xiao W,Li Y,Pan T,Chan J,Banyasz T,Tardiff JC,Chiamvimonvat N,Bers DM,Lam KS,Chen-Izu Y

更新日期：2014-03-18 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：: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：:This two-issue series focuses on how understanding how signaling pathways are altered in cancer cells can enable researchers to develop more effective therapies. Cancer is a pleiotropic disease. Tumor cells change over time and, even within a specific tumor, cells may have different mutations and dependencies on diffe...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Gough NR

更新日期：2013-03-26 00:00:00

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：:One reported function of the tumor suppressor p19(Arf) is to stabilize p53, providing a critical checkpoint in the response to oncogenic insults. Acute loss of Pten leads to an increase in the abundance of p19(Arf), p53, and p21 proteins as part of a fail-safe senescence response. Here, we report that loss of p19(Arf)...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Chen Z,Carracedo A,Lin HK,Koutcher JA,Behrendt N,Egia A,Alimonti A,Carver BS,Gerald W,Teruya-Feldstein J,Loda M,Pandolfi PP

更新日期：2009-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The complexity of the signaling network that is initiated by members of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily continues to increase. In addition, Smads, which were originally identified as key transducers of TGF-beta signals, are beginning to emerge as players in other TGF-beta-independent process...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Gough NR

更新日期：2008-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 (ERK2) is ubiquitously expressed in mammalian tissues and is involved in a wide range of biological processes. Although MAPKs have been intensely studied, identification of their substrates remains challenging. We have optimized a chem...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Carlson SM,Chouinard CR,Labadorf A,Lam CJ,Schmelzle K,Fraenkel E,White FM

更新日期：2011-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Precise regulation of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling is crucial for normal immune responses, and defective NF-κB activity underlies a range of immunodeficiencies. NF-κB is activated through two signaling cascades: the classical and noncanonical pathways. The classical pathway requires inhibitor of κB kinase β (IK...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Gray CM,Remouchamps C,McCorkell KA,Solt LA,Dejardin E,Orange JS,May MJ

更新日期：2014-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic diversity in human natural killer (NK) cell receptors is linked to resistance and susceptibility to many diseases. Here, we tested the effect of this diversity on the nanoscale organization of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs). Using superresolution microscopy, we found that inhibitory KIRs enco...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Kennedy PR,Barthen C,Williamson DJ,Pitkeathly WTE,Hazime KS,Cumming J,Stacey KB,Hilton HG,Carrington M,Parham P,Davis DM

更新日期：2019-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The mTORC1 [mammalian (or mechanistic) target of rapamycin complex 1] inhibitor rapamycin is a potent inhibitor of T and B lymphocyte growth and proliferation. In this issue of Science Signaling, So et al found that the isoform of 4E-BP (4E-BP2) in lymphocytes that regulates messenger RNA translation is more sensitive...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Abraham RT

更新日期：2016-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:TRPM2 is a Ca2+-permeable cation channel that is specifically activated by adenosine diphosphoribose (ADPR). Channel activation in the plasma membrane leads to Ca2+ influx and has been linked to apoptotic mechanisms. The primary agonist, ADPR, is produced both extra- and intracellularly and causes increases in intrace...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Lange I,Yamamoto S,Partida-Sanchez S,Mori Y,Fleig A,Penner R

更新日期：2009-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Signaling pathways control cell fate decisions that ultimately determine the behavior of cancer cells. Therefore, the dynamics of pathway activity may contain prognostically relevant information different from that contained in the static nature of other types of biomarkers. To investigate this hypothesis, we characte...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Fey D,Halasz M,Dreidax D,Kennedy SP,Hastings JF,Rauch N,Munoz AG,Pilkington R,Fischer M,Westermann F,Kolch W,Kholodenko BN,Croucher DR

更新日期：2015-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the complex dynamics of growth factor signaling requires both mechanistic and kinetic information. Although signaling dynamics have been studied for pathways downstream of receptor tyrosine kinases and G protein (heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding protein)-coupled receptors, they have not been inv...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Vizán P,Miller DS,Gori I,Das D,Schmierer B,Hill CS

更新日期：2013-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypoxia inducible factors (HIFs) and CCAAT/enhancer binding protein alpha (C/EBP alpha) are transcription factors that mediate adaptive responses to hypoxia and control aspects of energy metabolism, respectively. New evidence suggests that when HIF-1 alpha and C/EBP alpha interact, they bring about reciprocal func...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Janardhan HP

更新日期：2008-10-28 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