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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2011

Transautocrine signaling by membrane neuregulins requires cell surface targeting, which is controlled by multiple domains.

Juan Carlos Montero, Ruth Rodríguez-Barrueco, Atanasio Pandiella

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Juan Carlos MonteroInstituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer-Centro de Investigación del Cáncer, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca 37007, Spain.
Ruth Rodríguez-Barrueco
Atanasio Pandiella
Universidad de Salamanca · ESCentro de Investigación del Cáncer · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The neuregulins (NRGs) play important roles in animal development and homeostasis, and their deregulation has been linked to diseases such as cancer and schizophrenia. The NRGs belong to the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family of transmembrane growth factors. Although NRGs may be synthesized as transmembrane proteins (the pro-NRGs), some of them lack an N-terminal signal sequence, raising the question of how these pro-NRGs are directed to the plasma membrane. Here we have explored the domains of pro-NRGs that are required for their membrane anchoring, cell surface exposure, and biological activity. We show that an internal hydrophobic region acts as a membrane-anchoring domain, but other regions of pro-NRG are required for proper sorting to the plasma membrane. Using mutants that are located in different subcellular compartments, we show that only plasma membrane-exposed pro-NRG is biologically active. At this location, the pro-NRGs may act as transautocrine molecules (i.e. as membrane factors able to activate receptors present in cells that are in physical contact with the pro-NRG-producing cells (in trans) or capable of activating receptors present in the pro-NRG-producing cells (in cis)).

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Autocrine CommunicationCell Line, TumorCell MembraneHumansMembrane ProteinsNeuregulinsProtein Sorting SignalsProtein Structure, TertiarySignal TransductionMembrane ProteinsNeuregulinsProtein Sorting Signals

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PMID21572038
PMCPMC3129214
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