ER stress in pancreatic beta cells: the thin red line between adaptation and failure.

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：: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：:The organization and renewal capacity of teeth vary greatly among vertebrates. Mammals have only one row of teeth that are renewed at most once, whereas many nonmammalian species have multirowed dentitions and show remarkable capacity to replace their teeth throughout life. Although knowledge on the genetic basis of t...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Mikkola ML

更新日期：2009-08-25 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：:The cytoplasmic phosphatase PTPN22 (protein tyrosine phosphatase nonreceptor type 22) plays a key role in regulating lymphocyte homeostasis, which ensures that the total number of lymphocytes in the periphery remains relatively constant. Mutations in PTPN22 confer an increased risk of developing autoimmune diseases; h...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Brownlie RJ,Miosge LA,Vassilakos D,Svensson LM,Cope A,Zamoyska R

更新日期：2012-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphogens form concentration gradients that organize patterns of cells and control growth. It has been suggested that, rather than the intensity of morphogen signaling, it is its gradation that is the relevant modulator of cell proliferation. According to this view, the ability of morphogens to regulate growth during...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Baena-Lopez LA,Franch-Marro X,Vincent JP

更新日期：2009-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Ectodomain shedding mediated by tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)-converting enzyme [TACE; also known as ADAM17 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 17)] provides an important switch in regulating cell proliferation, inflammation, and cancer progression. TACE-mediated ectodomain cleavage is activated by signaling of the...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Xu P,Liu J,Sakaki-Yumoto M,Derynck R

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial cell polarity is linked to the control of tissue growth and tumorigenesis. The tumor suppressor and cell polarity protein lethal-2-giant larvae (Lgl) promotes Hippo signaling and inhibits Notch signaling to restrict tissue growth in Drosophila melanogaster Notch signaling is greater in lgl mutant tissue tha...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Portela M,Yang L,Paul S,Li X,Veraksa A,Parsons LM,Richardson HE

更新日期：2018-06-05 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 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：:The symbiotic interaction between Rhizobium bacteria and legume plants leads to the induction of a new developmental program: the formation of nitrogen-fixing root nodules. Nodulation is triggered by specific bacterial signals, the Nod factors, and integrates plant developmental regulatory pathways to reactivate diffe...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Crespi M,Frugier F

更新日期：2008-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:K63-linked ubiquitination of Akt is a posttranslational modification that plays a critical role in growth factor-mediated membrane recruitment and activation of Akt. Although E3 ligases involved in growth factor-induced ubiquitination of Akt have been defined, the deubiquitinating enzyme (DUB) that triggers deubiquiti...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Yang WL,Jin G,Li CF,Jeong YS,Moten A,Xu D,Feng Z,Chen W,Cai Z,Darnay B,Gu W,Lin HK

更新日期：2013-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:TRPML1 (transient receptor potential mucolipin 1) is a Ca2+-permeable, nonselective cation channel localized to the membranes of endosomes and lysosomes and is not present or functional on the plasma membrane. Ca2+ released from endosomes and lysosomes into the cytosol through TRPML1 channels is vital for trafficking,...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Thakore P,Pritchard HAT,Griffin CS,Yamasaki E,Drumm BT,Lane C,Sanders KM,Feng Earley Y,Earley S

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen sensing by the carotid body is essential in vertebrates to adapt to reduced arterial oxygen tension. In this issue of Science Signaling, Yuan et al. report an intricate signaling system to transduce a physical parameter--oxygen tension--into a biological cellular signal (neural discharge) through changes in the...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Fandrey J

更新日期：2015-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:For decades, the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe has been used as an excellent model with which to explore how cellular growth is coordinated with the division cycle, a yet-unanswered question in biology. New studies in this organism show that TOR (target of rapamycin) kinase and stress-responsive MAPK (mitoge...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Shiozaki K

更新日期：2009-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The PAR-1-MARK pathway controls cell polarity through the phosphorylation of microtubule-associated proteins. Rho-Rac guanine nucleotide exchange factor 2 (ARHGEF2), which activates Ras homolog family member A (RHOA), is anchored to the microtubule network and sequestered in an inhibited state through binding to dynei...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Sandí MJ,Marshall CB,Balan M,Coyaud É,Zhou M,Monson DM,Ishiyama N,Chandrakumar AA,La Rose J,Couzens AL,Gingras AC,Raught B,Xu W,Ikura M,Morrison DK,Rottapel R

更新日期：2017-10-31 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：:The CXC chemokine CXCL12 mediates the chemoattraction of T cells and enhances the stimulation of T cells through the T cell receptor (TCR). The adaptor SLP-76 [Src homology 2 (SH2) domain-containing leukocyte protein of 76 kD] has two key tyrosine residues, Tyr(113) and Tyr(128), that mediate signaling downstream of t...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Smith X,Schneider H,Köhler K,Liu H,Lu Y,Rudd CE

更新日期：2013-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial cell dysfunction, characterized by a diminished response to endothelial cell-dependent vasodilators, is a hallmark of hypertension. TRPV4 channels play a major role in endothelial-dependent vasodilation, a function mediated by local Ca(2+) influx through clusters of functionally coupled TRPV4 channels rath...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Sonkusare SK,Dalsgaard T,Bonev AD,Hill-Eubanks DC,Kotlikoff MI,Scott JD,Santana LF,Nelson MT

更新日期：2014-07-08 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：: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：: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：:Netrin-1 displays proto-oncogenic activity in several cancers, which is thought to be due to the ability of this secreted cue to stimulate survival when bound to its receptors. We showed that in contrast to full-length, secreted netrin-1, some cancer cells produced a truncated intranuclear form of netrin-1 (ΔN-netrin-...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Delloye-Bourgeois C,Goldschneider D,Paradisi A,Therizols G,Belin S,Hacot S,Rosa-Calatrava M,Scoazec JY,Diaz JJ,Bernet A,Mehlen P

更新日期：2012-08-07 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：:The oral bacterium Fusobacterium nucleatum is often found in colorectal cancer (CRC). In the 21 July 2020 issue of Science Signaling, Casasanta et al show that CRC cell-resident F. nucleatum promotes cytokine secretion that may potentiate tumor growth and metastatic progression in patients. ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Meyerson M

更新日期：2020-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:During T cell activation by antigen-presenting cells (APCs), the diverse spatiotemporal organization of components of T cell signaling pathways modulates the efficiency of activation. Here, we found that loss of the tyrosine kinase interleukin-2 (IL-2)-inducible T cell kinase (Itk) in mice altered the spatiotemporal d...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Singleton KL,Gosh M,Dandekar RD,Au-Yeung BB,Ksionda O,Tybulewicz VL,Altman A,Fowell DJ,Wülfing C

更新日期：2011-10-04 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：:Signaling by the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) receptors I and II (TβRI/II) and the primary cilia-localized sonic hedgehog (Shh) pathway promote cell migration and, consequently, tumor metastasis. In contrast, the sphingolipid ceramide inhibits cell proliferation and tumor metastasis. We investigated whether ce...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Gencer S,Oleinik N,Kim J,Panneer Selvam S,De Palma R,Dany M,Nganga R,Thomas RJ,Senkal CE,Howe PH,Ogretmen B

更新日期：2017-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A central component of receptor-evoked Ca(2+) signaling is store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE), which is activated by the assembly of STIM1-Orai1 channels in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and plasma membrane (PM) (ER-PM) junctions in response to depletion of ER Ca(2+). We report that STIM2 enhances agonist-mediated activa...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Ong HL,de Souza LB,Zheng C,Cheng KT,Liu X,Goldsmith CM,Feske S,Ambudkar IS

更新日期：2015-01-13 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