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ArticleScientific reports2017

Role of activating transcription factor 4 in the hepatic response to amino acid depletion by asparaginase.

Rana J T Al-Baghdadi, Inna A Nikonorova, Emily T Mirek, Yongping Wang, Jinhee Park, William J Belden, Ronald C Wek, Tracy G Anthony

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Rana J T Al-BaghdadiEndocrinology and Animal Biosciences Graduate Program, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, 0890, USA.
Inna A NikonorovaDepartment of Nutritional Sciences and the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA.
Emily T MirekDepartment of Nutritional Sciences and the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA.
Yongping WangDepartment of Nutritional Sciences and the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA.
Jinhee ParkDepartment of Animal Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, 0890, USA.
William J BeldenDepartment of Animal Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, 0890, USA.
Ronald C WekDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Tracy G AnthonyDepartment of Nutritional Sciences and the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA. tracy.anthony@rutgers.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8586-5884
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USIndiana University School of Medicine

Funding

IRACDA at Rutgers: INSPIRE Postdoctoral Training ProgramK12GM093854 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MED/DENT NJ-R W JOHNSON MED SCH · PI Detlev Boison, Gary A. Brewer · 2010 to 2026
$14.7M
Metabolic stress responses andeIF2 kinase GCN2R01GM049164 · NIGMS · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI WEK, RONALD C · 1998 to 2019
$6.3M
Homeostatic Responses to Amino Acid InsufficiencyR01DK109714 · NIDDK · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI ANTHONY, TRACY G., WEK, RONALD C · 2016 to 2024
$5.4M
Molecular Mechanisms of Adverse Metabolic Events by Asparaginase.R01HD070487 · NICHD · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI ANTHONY, TRACY G. · 2011 to 2015
$1.9M
Examining Circadian Changes in Genome StructureR01GM101378 · NIGMS · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI BELDEN, WILLIAM J · 2012 to 2016
$1.5M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD070487NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK109714NIGMS NIH HHS K12 GM093854NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM049164NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM101378
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The anti-leukemic agent asparaginase activates the integrated stress response (ISR) kinase GCN2 and inhibits signaling via mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1). The study objective was to investigate the protective role of activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) in controlling the hepatic transcriptome and mediating GCN2-mTORC1 signaling during asparaginase. We compared global gene expression patterns in livers from wildtype, Gcn2

conclusionsGCN2 and ATF4 serve complementary roles in the hepatic response to asparaginase. GCN2 functions to limit inflammation and mTORC1 signaling whereas ATF4 serves to limit the amino acid response and prevent ER stress during amino acid depletion by asparaginase.

Indexed as

Activating Transcription Factor 4Amino AcidsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsAsparaginaseEndoplasmic Reticulum StressGene Expression ProfilingLiverMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceMice, KnockoutProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesActivating Transcription Factor 4Amino AcidsAntineoplastic AgentsAsparaginaseAtf4 protein, mouseEif2ak4 protein, mouseMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases

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PMID28455513
PMCPMC5430736
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