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ReviewJournal of molecular biology2016

Molecular Mechanisms of Two-Component Signal Transduction.

Christopher P Zschiedrich, Victoria Keidel, Hendrik Szurmant

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Review in Journal of molecular biology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 303 papers.

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303citing papers in PubMed
44.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

303 citing papers in PubMed, 536 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christopher P ZschiedrichDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences, 309 E Second Street, Pomona, CA 91766, USA; Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Victoria KeidelDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences, 309 E Second Street, Pomona, CA 91766, USA; Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Hendrik SzurmantDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences, 309 E Second Street, Pomona, CA 91766, USA; Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. Electronic address: hszurmant@westernu.edu.
Scripps Research Institute · USWestern University of Health Sciences · US

Funding

Essential Autolysin Activity in Gram-positive BacteriaR01GM106085 · NIGMS · WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES · PI SZURMANT, HENDRIK · 2013 to 2017
$1.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM106085
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Two-component systems (TCS) comprising sensor histidine kinases and response regulator proteins are among the most important players in bacterial and archaeal signal transduction and also occur in reduced numbers in some eukaryotic organisms. Given their importance to cellular survival, virulence, and cellular development, these systems are among the most scrutinized bacterial proteins. In the recent years, a flurry of bioinformatics, genetic, biochemical, and structural studies have provided detailed insights into many molecular mechanisms that underlie the detection of signals and the generation of the appropriate response by TCS. Importantly, it has become clear that there is significant diversity in the mechanisms employed by individual systems. This review discusses the current knowledge on common themes and divergences from the paradigm of TCS signaling. An emphasis is on the information gained by a flurry of recent structural and bioinformatics studies.

Indexed as

Gene Expression RegulationSignal TransductionArchaeaBacteriaEukaryotaHistidine KinaseTranscription FactorsHistidine KinaseTranscription Factorsresponse regulatorsensor histidine kinasesignal transductiontwo-component system

Identifiers

PMID27519796
PMCPMC5023499
OpenAlexW2498485322

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