Evidence map›Paper›PMID 20117041›Full record

ReviewCurrent opinion in microbiology2010

Physiologically relevant small phosphodonors link metabolism to signal transduction.

Alan J Wolfe

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Review in Current opinion in microbiology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 88 papers.

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88citing papers in PubMed
6.0field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

88 citing papers in PubMed, 146 citations in OpenAlex.

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28 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alan J WolfeDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, 2160 S. First Ave., Bldg. 105, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
Loyola University Chicago · US

Funding

Sensing central metabolic stressR01GM066130 · NIGMS · LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO · PI WOLFE, ALAN J · 2004 to 2012
$2.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM066130NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM066130
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent reports support the long-standing hypothesis that acetyl phosphate, a physiologically relevant small molecule, can serve as a phosphoryl donor to a subset of two-component response regulators that regulate diverse cellular processes. Since acetyl phosphate is a central metabolite, this ability would link nutritional status to global signaling. This review will first introduce acetyl phosphate and its pathway. It will then summarize the most compelling evidence supporting the hypothesis and list predicted properties of an acetyl phosphate-sensitive pathway. Next, it will describe emerging evidence that acetyl phosphate and/or its pathway can influence diverse cellular processes across a broad spectrum of bacteria. Finally, the review will explore the possibility that other metabolites can function in a capacity similar to acetyl phosphate.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, BacterialSignal TransductionBacteriaBacterial InfectionsBacterial ProteinsHumansOrganophosphatesPhosphorylationVirulenceacetyl phosphateBacterial ProteinsOrganophosphates

Identifiers

PMID20117041
PMCPMC2847653
OpenAlexW2079720061

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