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ArticleGenes & development2011

TNF-stimulated MAP kinase activation mediated by a Rho family GTPase signaling pathway.

Shashi Kant, Wojciech Swat, Sheng Zhang, Zhong-Yin Zhang, Benjamin G Neel, Richard A Flavell, Roger J Davis

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Article in Genes & development, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

72 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 121 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Shashi KantHoward Hughes Medical Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA.
Wojciech Swat
Sheng Zhang
Zhong-Yin Zhang
Benjamin G Neel
Richard A Flavell
Roger J Davis
Howard Hughes Medical Institute · USIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · USIndiana University School of MedicineOntario Institute for Cancer Research · CAWashington University in St. Louis · USYale University · US

Funding

Signal Transduction by Non-transmembrane PTPsR37CA049152 · NCI · UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK · PI NEEL, BENJAMIN G. · 2004 to 2013
$4.0M
Mechanisms of Action of Pro-inflammatory CytokinesR01CA065861 · NCI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI DAVIS, ROGER J. · 1995 to 2010
$2.8M
Targeting PRL Phosphatases for Cancer TherapyR01CA126937 · NCI · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI ZHANG, ZHONG-YIN · 2008 to 2012
$1.5M
INTERCELLULAR SIGNALS AND INTESTINAL AGANGLIONOSISR01DK052530 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI KAPUR, RAJ P. · 1997 to 2000
$241k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNCI NIH HHS CA065861NCI NIH HHS CA126937NCI NIH HHS R01 CA065861NCI NIH HHS R01 CA126937NCI NIH HHS R37 CA049152NIAID NIH HHS AI06107NIDDK NIH HHS DK52530
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The biological response to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) involves activation of MAP kinases. Here we report a mechanism of MAP kinase activation by TNF that is mediated by the Rho GTPase family members Rac/Cdc42. This signaling pathway requires Src-dependent activation of the guanosine nucleotide exchange factor Vav, activation of Rac/Cdc42, and the engagement of the Rac/Cdc42 interaction site (CRIB motif) on mixed-lineage protein kinases (MLKs). We show that this pathway is essential for full MAP kinase activation during the response to TNF. Moreover, this MLK pathway contributes to inflammation in vivo.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAnimalscdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCells, CulturedEnzyme ActivationInflammationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktProto-Oncogene Proteins c-vavTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaTyrosinecdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktProto-Oncogene Proteins c-vavPtpn1 protein, mouseTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaTyrosine

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PMID21979919
PMCPMC3197205
OpenAlexW2155149550

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