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ReviewJournal of cell science2017

Caught in the act - protein adaptation and the expanding roles of the PACS proteins in tissue homeostasis and disease.

Gary Thomas, Joseph E Aslan, Laurel Thomas, Pushkar Shinde, Ujwal Shinde, Thomas Simmen

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Review in Journal of cell science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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47 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  14. Understanding PACS2 syndrome's pathomechanism by studying E209K and E211K mutations.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Gary ThomasDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15239, USA thomasg@pitt.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1976-7183
Joseph E AslanKnight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Laurel ThomasDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15239, USA.
Pushkar ShindeDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Ujwal ShindeDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Thomas SimmenDepartment of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G2H7.

Funding

Regulation of TRAIL Induced Apoptosis in Cancer CellsR01CA151564 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI THOMAS, GARY · 2011 to 2015
$1.6M
Regulation of PPAR alpha by PACS-2 in response to nutrient stressR01DK112844 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI THOMAS, GARY · 2017 to 2019
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA151564NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK112844
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vertebrate proteins that fulfill multiple and seemingly disparate functions are increasingly recognized as vital solutions to maintaining homeostasis in the face of the complex cell and tissue physiology of higher metazoans. However, the molecular adaptations that underpin this increased functionality remain elusive. In this Commentary, we review the PACS proteins - which first appeared in lower metazoans as protein traffic modulators and evolved in vertebrates to integrate cytoplasmic protein traffic and interorganellar communication with nuclear gene expression - as examples of protein adaptation 'caught in the act'. Vertebrate PACS-1 and PACS-2 increased their functional density and roles as metabolic switches by acquiring phosphorylation sites and nuclear trafficking signals within disordered regions of the proteins. These findings illustrate one mechanism by which vertebrates accommodate their complex cell physiology with a limited set of proteins. We will also highlight how pathogenic viruses exploit the PACS sorting pathways as well as recent studies on PACS genes with mutations or altered expression that result in diverse diseases. These discoveries suggest that investigation of the evolving PACS protein family provides a rich opportunity for insight into vertebrate cell and organ homeostasis.

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Adaptation, BiologicalAnimalsApoptosisBiological TransportCalcium SignalingConserved SequenceGene Expression RegulationHomeostasisHumansIntrinsically Disordered ProteinsNeoplasmsNeurodegenerative DiseasesObesityPhylogenyTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandVesicular Transport ProteinsIntrinsically Disordered ProteinsPACS1 protein, humanPACS2 protein, humanTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandTNFSF10 protein, humanVesicular Transport Proteins

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PMID28476937
PMCPMC5482974

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