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ArticleAdvances in experimental medicine and biology2021

Amino Acids in Cell Signaling: Regulation and Function.

Sudikshya Paudel, Guoyao Wu, Xiaoqiu Wang

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Article in Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Sudikshya PaudelDepartment of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
Guoyao WuDepartment of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA.
Xiaoqiu WangDepartment of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA. xwang97@ncsu.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amino acids are the main building blocks for life. Aside from their roles in composing proteins, functional amino acids and their metabolites play regulatory roles in key metabolic cascades, gene expressions, and cell-to-cell communication via a variety of cell signaling pathways. These metabolic networks are necessary for maintenance, growth, reproduction, and immunity in humans and animals. These amino acids include, but are not limited to, arginine, glutamine, glutamate, glycine, leucine, proline, and tryptophan. We will discuss these functional amino acids in cell signaling pathways in mammals with a particular emphasis on mTORC1, AMPK, and MAPK pathways for protein synthesis, nutrient sensing, and anti-inflammatory responses, as well as cell survival, growth, and development.

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Amino AcidsSignal TransductionAnimalsGlutamineHumansLeucineMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Amino AcidsGlutamineLeucineMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1AMPKFunctional amino acidsMAPKmTORC1SensorTransceptor

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PMID34251636

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