Visualizing immune system complexity.

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：:Insight into the signaling pathways that regulate de novo lipogenesis may lead to new treatments for hepatic steatosis. ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Wong W

更新日期：2017-02-21 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：: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：:This week, Science Signaling highlights research that uses computational and cell biology approaches to uncover the molecular mechanisms underlying diseases of the central nervous system. In particular, research featured explores the neuronal response to stress due to excess excitatory stimuli, multiple roles for pres...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Ferrarelli LK,Gough NR

更新日期：2013-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The transcription factor FOXP1 (forkhead box protein P1) is a master regulator of stem and progenitor cell biology. In diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), copy number amplifications and chromosomal translocations result in overexpression of FOXP1. Increased abundance of FOXP1 in DLBCL is a predictor of poor prognos...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Walker MP,Stopford CM,Cederlund M,Fang F,Jahn C,Rabinowitz AD,Goldfarb D,Graham DM,Yan F,Deal AM,Fedoriw Y,Richards KL,Davis IJ,Weidinger G,Damania B,Major MB

更新日期：2015-02-03 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：: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：: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：: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：:Progression through mitosis depends on a large number of protein complexes that regulate the major structural and physiological changes necessary for faithful chromosome segregation. Most, if not all, of the mitotic processes are regulated by a set of mitotic protein kinases that control protein activity by phosphoryl...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Hegemann B,Hutchins JR,Hudecz O,Novatchkova M,Rameseder J,Sykora MM,Liu S,Mazanek M,Lénárt P,Hériché JK,Poser I,Kraut N,Hyman AA,Yaffe MB,Mechtler K,Peters JM

更新日期：2011-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory T (T(reg)) cells are a unique CD4(+) T cell lineage that plays a crucial role in the maintenance of immunological tolerance. The Forkhead box transcription factor Foxp3 is critically involved in T(reg) cell development and responsible for determining the suppressive function of these cells. The majority of ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Toker A,Huehn J

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular calcium (Ca2+) signals are of prime importance for cellular function and behavior and are underpinned by a plethora of Ca2+ channels, pumps, transporters, and binding proteins that are regulated in complex ways. A series of biennial meetings, the International Meetings of the European Calcium Society (EC...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Parys JB,Guse AH

更新日期：2019-09-17 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：: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：: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：:Interleukin-2 (IL-2)-inducible T cell kinase (ITK) mediates T cell receptor (TCR) signaling primarily to stimulate the production of cytokines, such as IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13, from T helper 2 (TH2) cells. Compared to wild-type mice, ITK knockout mice are resistant to asthma and exhibit reduced lung inflammation and dec...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Sun Y,Peng I,Webster JD,Suto E,Lesch J,Wu X,Senger K,Francis G,Barrett K,Collier JL,Burch JD,Zhou M,Chen Y,Chan C,Eastham-Anderson J,Ngu H,Li O,Staton T,Havnar C,Jaochico A,Jackman J,Jeet S,Riol-Blanco L,Wu

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in ERBB2, the gene encoding epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family member HER2, are common in and drive the growth of "HER2-negative" (not ERBB2 amplified) tumors but are rare in "HER2-positive" (ERBB2 amplified) breast cancer. We analyzed DNA-sequencing data from HER2-positive patients and used cell...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Cocco E,Javier Carmona F,Razavi P,Won HH,Cai Y,Rossi V,Chan C,Cownie J,Soong J,Toska E,Shifman SG,Sarotto I,Savas P,Wick MJ,Papadopoulos KP,Moriarty A,Cutler RE Jr,Avogadri-Connors F,Lalani AS,Bryce RP,Chandarlapa

更新日期：2018-10-09 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：: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 cytokine interleukin-22 (IL-22), which is a member of the IL-10 family, is produced exclusively by immune cells and activates signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) in nonimmune cells, such as hepatocytes, keratinocytes, and colonic epithelial cells, to drive various processes central to tissue...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Lim C,Hong M,Savan R

更新日期：2016-09-27 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：: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：:The prevalence, presentation, and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) differ between men and women, although β-amyloid (Aβ) deposition is a pathological hallmark of AD in both sexes. Aβ-induced activation of the neuronal glutamate receptor mGluR5 is linked to AD progression. However, we found that mGluR5 exhibits ...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Abd-Elrahman KS,Albaker A,de Souza JM,Ribeiro FM,Schlossmacher MG,Tiberi M,Hamilton A,Ferguson SSG

更新日期：2020-12-15 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：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that suppress the abundance of partially complementary mRNAs and inhibit their translation. Each miRNA can regulate hundreds of mRNAs, sometimes strongly but often weakly, to mediate a diverse array of biological functions, including proliferation, cell signaling, differenti...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Hata A,Lieberman J

更新日期：2015-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein kinase ATM is a master regulator of the DNA damage response but also responds directly to oxidative stress. Loss of ATM causes ataxia telangiectasia, a neurodegenerative disorder with pleiotropic symptoms that include cerebellar dysfunction, cancer, diabetes, and premature aging. We genetically separated t...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Lee JH,Mand MR,Kao CH,Zhou Y,Ryu SW,Richards AL,Coon JJ,Paull TT

更新日期：2018-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:New therapeutic approaches for chronic inflammatory diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriasis are needed because current treatments are often suboptimal in terms of both efficacy and the risks of serious adverse events. Inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs) are E3 ubiquitin liga...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Jensen S,Seidelin JB,LaCasse EC,Nielsen OH

更新日期：2020-02-18 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：:When we are frightened, our hearts beat more rapidly and forcefully so we can fight more intensely or run away faster. This fight-or-flight response is triggered by the release of norepinephrine from neurons of the sympathetic nervous system. Norepinephrine activates the classic β-adrenergic receptor-heterotrimeric G(...

journal_title：Science signaling

authors： Hell JW

更新日期：2010-09-28 00:00:00