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ReviewAutoimmunity reviews2021

The myristoylated alanine-rich C-kinase substrates (MARCKS): A membrane-anchored mediator of the cell function.

Zhilei Chen, Weici Zhang, Carlo Selmi, William M Ridgway, Patrick S C Leung, Fengchun Zhang, M Eric Gershwin

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Review in Autoimmunity reviews, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Zhilei ChenDivision of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Clinical Immunology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States; Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
Weici ZhangDivision of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Clinical Immunology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States. Electronic address: ddzhang@ucdavis.edu.
Carlo SelmiHumanitas Research Hospital - IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
William M RidgwayDivision of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Clinical Immunology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States.
Patrick S C LeungDivision of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Clinical Immunology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States.
Fengchun ZhangDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China. Electronic address: zhangfch@pumch.cn.
M Eric GershwinDivision of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Clinical Immunology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States.
University of California, Davis · USChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNIRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital · IT

Funding

Mechanistically based therapeutic strategies in murine primary biliary cholangitisR01DK123262 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI GERSHWIN, MERRILL E · 2020 to 2023
$1.6M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK123262
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The myristoylated alanine-rich C-kinase substrate (MARCKS) and the MARCKS-related protein (MARCKSL1) are ubiquitous, highly conserved membrane-associated proteins involved in the structural modulation of the actin cytoskeleton, chemotaxis, motility, cell adhesion, phagocytosis, and exocytosis. MARCKS includes an N-terminal myristoylated domain for membrane binding, a highly conserved MARCKS Homology 2 (MH2) domain, and an effector domain (which is the phosphorylation site). MARCKS can sequester phosphatidylinositol-4, 5-diphosphate (PIP2) at lipid rafts in the plasma membrane of quiescent cells, an action reversed by protein kinase C (PKC), ultimately modulating the immune function. Being expressed mostly in innate immune cells, MARCKS promotes the inflammation-driven migration and adhesion of cells and the secretion of cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF). From a clinical point of view, MARCKS is overexpressed in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders, while the brain level of MARCKS phosphorylation is associated with Alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, MARCKS is associated with the development and progression of numerous types of cancers. Data in autoimmune diseases are limited to rheumatoid arthritis models in which a connection between MARCKS and the JAK-STAT pathway is mediated by miRNAs. We provide a comprehensive overview of the structure of MARCKS, its molecular characteristics and functions from a biological and pathogenetic standpoint, and will discuss the clinical implications of this pathway.

Indexed as

MicroRNAsMyristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase SubstrateAlanineHumansPhosphorylationAlanineMARCKS protein, humanMicroRNAsMyristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase SubstrateAutoimmunityCancerCell functionDementiaImmune modulationInflammationPersonalized medicineProtein kinase CPsychosisSchizophrenia

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PMID34509657
PMCPMC9746065
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