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ArticleFEBS letters2010

TGFβ enforces activation of eukaryotic elongation factor-2 (eEF2) via inactivation of eEF2 kinase by p90 ribosomal S6 kinase (p90Rsk) to induce mesangial cell hypertrophy.

Falguni Das, Nandini Ghosh-Choudhury, Balakuntalam S Kasinath, Goutam Ghosh Choudhury

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Article in FEBS letters, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. p90RSK modulates inter-and intracellular signaling in kidney diseases.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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  4. Role of p90RSK in Kidney and Other Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
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  7. Glomerular endothelial cell injury and cross talk in diabetic kidney disease.American journal of physiology. Renal physiology · 2015
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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.

Falguni DasDepartment of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.
Nandini Ghosh-Choudhury
Balakuntalam S Kasinath
Goutam Ghosh Choudhury
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · USSouth Texas Veterans Health Care System · US

Funding

Mechanism of Renal Cell Injury in DiabetesR01DK050190 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI GHOSH CHOUDHURY, GOUTAM · 2004 to 2013
$2.3M
Novel mechanisms of diabetic nephropathyR01DK077295 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI KASINATH, BALAKUNTALAM S · 2007 to 2011
$1.3M
Redox Signaling in Osteoblast DifferentiationR01AR052425 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI GHOSH-CHOUDHURY, NANDINI · 2005 to 2009
$1.1M
CCR NIH HHS RC2A 036613NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR052425NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR52425NIDDK NIH HHS DK 077295NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK050190NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK077295NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK50190
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

eEF2 phosphorylation is under tight control to maintain mRNA translation elongation. We report that TGFβ activates eEF2 by decreasing eEF2 phosphorylation and simultaneously increasing eEF2 kinase phosphorylation. Remarkably, inhibition of Erk1/2 blocked the TGFβ-induced dephosphorylation and phosphorylation of eEF2 and eEF2 kinase. TGFβ increased phosphorylation of p90Rsk in an Erk1/2-dependent manner. Inactive p90Rsk reversed TGFβ-inhibited phosphorylation of eEF2 and suppressed eEF2 kinase activity. Finally, inactive p90Rsk significantly attenuated TGFβ-induced protein synthesis and hypertrophy of mesangial cells. These results present the first evidence that TGFβ utilizes the two layered kinase module Erk/p90Rsk to activate eEF2 for increased protein synthesis during cellular hypertrophy.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell EnlargementElongation Factor 2 KinaseEukaryotic Initiation Factor-2Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesMesangial CellsPeptides, CyclicPhosphorylationRatsRecombinant ProteinsRibosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 90-kDaTransforming Growth Factor betacyclic nonapeptide IP25Eef2k protein, ratElongation Factor 2 KinaseEukaryotic Initiation Factor-2Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesPeptides, CyclicRecombinant ProteinsRibosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 90-kDaTransforming Growth Factor beta

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PMID20837011
PMCPMC2949510
OpenAlexW2021923258

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