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ReviewCell2016

The Structure and Dynamics of Higher-Order Assemblies: Amyloids, Signalosomes, and Granules.

Hao Wu, Monika Fuxreiter

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Review in Cell, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 200 papers.

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200citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

200 citing papers in PubMed.

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  16. Evolution of a fuzzy ribonucleoprotein complex in viral assembly.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Hao WuDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: wu@crystal.harvard.edu.
Monika FuxreiterMTA-DE Momentum, Laboratory of Protein Dynamics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Debrecen, 4010 Debrecen, Hungary. Electronic address: fmoni@med.unideb.hu.

Funding

Structural Studies of TNF Receptor Associated Factors (TRAFs)R01AI045937 · NIAID · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI WU, HAO · 1999 to 2016
$5.9M
NLRP1 and CARD8 Inflammasomes: Assembly, Regulation and Stress SensingR01AI124491 · NIAID · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI WU, HAO · 2016 to 2025
$5.1M
SMOCs: Novel Signal Transduction Complexes as New Targets for Drug DiscoveryDP1HD087988 · NICHD · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI WU, HAO · 2015 to 2019
$4.4M
Structural Studies of Protein Caspase InhibitorsR01AI050872 · NIAID · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI WU, HAO · 2002 to 2012
$3.6M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI045937NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI050872NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI124491NICHD NIH HHS DP1 HD087988
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We here attempt to achieve an integrated understanding of the structure and dynamics of a number of higher-order assemblies, including amyloids, various kinds of signalosomes, and cellular granules. We propose that the synergy between folded domains, linear motifs, and intrinsically disordered regions regulates the formation and intrinsic fuzziness of all higher-order assemblies, creating a structural and dynamic continuum. We describe how such regulatory mechanisms could be influenced under pathological conditions.

Indexed as

AmyloidHumansMultiprotein ComplexesOrganellesPrionsProtein Structure, QuaternarySignal TransductionAmyloidMultiprotein ComplexesPrions

Identifiers

PMID27203110
PMCPMC4878688

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