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ReviewMethods (San Diego, Calif.)2014

Strategies for exploring TGF-β signaling in Drosophila.

Aidan J Peterson, Michael B O'Connor

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Review in Methods (San Diego, Calif.), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aidan J PetersonDepartment of Genetics, Cell Biology & Development, 6-160 Jackson Hall, 321 Church St SE, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States.
Michael B O'ConnorDepartment of Genetics, Cell Biology & Development, 6-160 Jackson Hall, 321 Church St SE, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States. Electronic address: moconnor@umn.edu.
University of Minnesota · US

Funding

Regulating TGF-beta Signaling in DrosophilaR01GM095746 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI O'CONNOR, MICHAEL BRENDAN · 2011 to 2014
$1.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM095746NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM95746
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The TGF-β pathway is an evolutionarily conserved signal transduction module that mediates diverse biological processes in animals. In Drosophila, both the BMP and Activin branches are required for viability. Studies rooted in classical and molecular genetic approaches continue to uncover new developmental roles for TGF-β signaling. We present an overview of the secreted ligands, transmembrane receptors and cellular Smad transducer proteins that compose the core pathway in Drosophila. An assortment of tools have been developed to conduct tissue-specific loss- and gain-of-function experiments for these pathway components. We discuss the deployment of these reagents, with an emphasis on appropriate usage and limitations of the available tools. Throughout, we note reagents that are in need of further improvement or development, and signaling features requiring further study. A general theme is that comparison of phenotypes for ligands, receptors, and Smads can be used to map tissue interactions, and to separate canonical and non-canonical signaling activities. Core TGF-β signaling components are subject to multiple layers of regulation, and are coupled to context-specific inputs and outputs. In addition to fleshing out how TGF-β signaling serves the fruit fly, we anticipate that future studies will uncover new regulatory nodes and modes and will continue to advance paradigms for how TGF-β signaling regulates general developmental processes.

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Signal TransductionActivinsAnimalsDevelopmental BiologyDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophilaGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalPhosphorylationTransforming Growth Factor betaActivinsDNA-Binding ProteinsTransforming Growth Factor betaActivinBMPDrosophilaTGF-β

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PMID24680699
PMCPMC4057889
OpenAlexW2018294978

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