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ArticleNature chemical biology2020

A gene signal amplifier platform for monitoring the unfolded protein response.

Carlos A Origel Marmolejo, Bhagyashree Bachhav, Sahiti D Patibandla, Alexander L Yang, Laura Segatori

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Article in Nature chemical biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carlos A Origel MarmolejoBioScience Department, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5091-3164
Bhagyashree BachhavChemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8732-1135
Sahiti D PatibandlaBioScience Department, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
Alexander L YangDepartment of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
Laura SegatoriBioScience Department, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA. segatori@rice.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5749-5479
Rice University · US

Funding

Tumor BiologyP30CA125123 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI DAVID R ROWLEY · 2007 to 2026
$73.9M
BD Biosciences Special Order LSRIIS10RR024574 · NCRR · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI LUMPKIN, ELLEN A · 2009 to 2009
$430k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA125123NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR024574
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gene expression in mammalian cells results from coordinated protein-driven processes guided by diverse mechanisms of regulation, including protein-protein interactions, protein localization, DNA modifications and chromatin rearrangement. Regulation of gene expression is particularly important in stress-response pathways. To address the need to monitor chromosomal gene expression generating a readily detectable signal output that recapitulates gene expression dynamics, we developed a gene signal amplifier platform that links transcriptional and post-translational regulation of a fluorescent output to the expression of a chromosomal target gene. We generated a multiplex reporter system for monitoring markers of the unfolded protein response, a complex signal transduction pathway that remodels gene expression in response to proteotoxic stress in the endoplasmic reticulum. By recapitulating the transcriptional and translational control mechanisms underlying the expression of a target gene with high sensitivity, this platform provides a technology for monitoring gene expression with superior sensitivity and dynamic resolution.

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Genes, ReporterActivating Transcription Factor 6ChromosomesComputational BiologyeIF-2 KinaseEndoplasmic ReticulumEndoribonucleasesGene Expression ProfilingGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHEK293 CellsHumansProtein BiosynthesisProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesTranscription, GeneticUnfolded Protein ResponseActivating Transcription Factor 6ATF6 protein, humanEIF2AK3 protein, humaneIF-2 KinaseEndoribonucleasesERN1 protein, humanGreen Fluorescent ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine Kinases

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PMID32152542
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