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ArticleCellular immunology2010

RELT induces cellular death in HEK 293 epithelial cells.

John K Cusick, Andrea Mustian, Kate Goldberg, Mary E Reyland

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Article in Cellular immunology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 47% of its field
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

John K CusickUniversity of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine, Department of Craniofacial Biology, 12801 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. john.cusick@ucdenver.edu
Andrea Mustian
Kate Goldberg
Mary E Reyland
University of Colorado Denver · USHarvard University · US

Funding

NIDCD P30 Core: Rocky Mountain Taste and Smell CenterP30DC004657 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI BARLOW, LINDA A, RESTREPO, DIEGO · 2000 to 2014
$7.6M
Regulation of Salivary Cell Apoptosis by Protein Kinase CR01DE015648 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI REYLAND, MARY ELAINE · 2004 to 2019
$5.6M
BASIC IMMUNE MECHANISMS &IMMUNOLOGY DISEASET32AI000048 · NIAID · NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH · PI KAPPLER, JOHN W · 1985 to 2002
$930k
NIAID NIH HHS 5 T 32 AI00048NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI000048NIDCD NIH HHS P30 DC004657NIDCD NIH HHS #P30 DC04657NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE015648PHS HHS DEO15648
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RELT is a recently identified Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor that possess two homologues in humans named RELL1 and RELL2. We investigated whether RELT and its homologues could induce cellular death when transiently transfected into HEK 293 epithelial cells. Transfection of RELT family members into HEK 293 epithelial cells induced cell death characterized by rounding and lifting of cells accompanied by DNA fragmentation, characteristics that are consistent with the activation of an apoptotic pathway. Overexpression of RELT in COS-7 cells resulted in cell rounding and lifting without DNA fragmentation, suggesting that the effects of RELT signaling may vary among different cell types. In summary, we report that overexpression of RELT or its homologues RELL1 and RELL2 in HEK 293 epithelial cells results in cell death with morphological characteristics consistent with the activation of an apoptotic pathway.

Indexed as

ApoptosisAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCell LineCell ShapeChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsEpithelial CellsHumansMembrane ProteinsProtein BindingReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorSignal TransductionTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2Carrier ProteinsMembrane ProteinsReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorRELL1 protein, humanRELL2 protein, humanRELTTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2

Identifiers

PMID19969290
PMCPMC3407663
OpenAlexW1984976375

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