Publication Date:
1996-02-23
Description:
The alpha subunit of p21(RAS) farnesyltransferase (FNTA), which is also shared by geranylgeranyltransferase, was isolated as a specific cytoplasmic interactor of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) and activin type I receptors with the use of the yeast two-hybrid system. FNTA interacts specifically with ligand-free TGF-beta type l receptor but is phosphorylated and released upon ligand binding. Furthermore, the release is dependent on the kinase activity of the TGF-beta type II receptor. Thus, the growth inhibitory and differentiative pathways activated by TGF-beta and activin involve novel mechanisms of serine-threonine receptor phosphorylation-dependent release of cytoplasmic interactors and regulation of the activation of small G proteins, such as p21(RAS).〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Wang, T -- Danielson, P D -- Li, B Y -- Shah, P C -- Kim, S D -- Donahoe, P K -- HD28138/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/ -- R01 HD3081/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/ -- R01 HD32112/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1996 Feb 23;271(5252):1120-2.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Pediatric Surgical Research Laboratories, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8599089" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Activin Receptors
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*Activin Receptors, Type I
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Activins
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*Alkyl and Aryl Transferases
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Animals
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Base Sequence
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Cell Line
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Humans
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Inhibins/*metabolism
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Ligands
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Mutation
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Phosphorylation
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Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/chemistry/genetics/*metabolism
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Receptors, Growth Factor/metabolism
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Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta/chemistry/genetics/*metabolism
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Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism
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*Signal Transduction
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Transferases/*metabolism
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Transforming Growth Factor beta/*metabolism
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
