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ReviewCell communication and signaling : CCS2015

Experimental detection of short regulatory motifs in eukaryotic proteins: tips for good practice as well as for bad.

Toby J Gibson, Holger Dinkel, Kim Van Roey, Francesca Diella

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Review in Cell communication and signaling : CCS, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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Toby J GibsonStructural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, D69117, Heidelberg, Germany. toby.gibson@embl.de.
Holger DinkelStructural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, D69117, Heidelberg, Germany. dinkel@embl.de.
Kim Van RoeyStructural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, D69117, Heidelberg, Germany. roey@embl.de.
Francesca DiellaStructural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, D69117, Heidelberg, Germany. diella@embl.de.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It has become clear in outline though not yet in detail how cellular regulatory and signalling systems are constructed. The essential machines are protein complexes that effect regulatory decisions by undergoing internal changes of state. Subcomponents of these cellular complexes are assembled into molecular switches. Many of these switches employ one or more short peptide motifs as toggles that can move between one or more sites within the switch system, the simplest being on-off switches. Paradoxically, these motif modules (termed short linear motifs or SLiMs) are both hugely abundant but difficult to research. So despite the many successes in identifying short regulatory protein motifs, it is thought that only the "tip of the iceberg" has been exposed. Experimental and bioinformatic motif discovery remain challenging and error prone. The advice presented in this article is aimed at helping researchers to uncover genuine protein motifs, whilst avoiding the pitfalls that lead to reports of false discovery.

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Genetic TestingAmino Acid MotifsAnimalsComputational BiologyEukaryotaHumansProteinsProteins

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PMID26581338
PMCPMC4652402

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