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ReviewCells2021

Alternative Splicing of MAPKs in the Regulation of Signaling Specificity.

Galia Maik-Rachline, Inbal Wortzel, Rony Seger

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In one paragraph

Review in Cells, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Dysregulation of U12-Type Splicing in Lupus Neutrophils.Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026
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  3. Dysregulation of U12-Type Splicing in Lupus Neutrophils.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  6. Special Issue: MAPK Signaling Cascades in Human Health and Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  12. JNK Cascade-Induced Apoptosis-A Unique Role in GqPCR Signaling.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  18. Inflammation: A New Look at an Old Problem.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Galia Maik-RachlineDepartment of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot IL-7610001, Israel.
Inbal WortzelDepartment of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot IL-7610001, Israel.
Rony SegerDepartment of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot IL-7610001, Israel.ORCID 0000-0001-9363-8852
Weizmann Institute of Science · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades transmit signals from extracellular stimuli to a variety of distinct cellular processes. The MAPKKs in each cascade specifically phosphorylate and activate their cognate MAPKs, indicating that this step funnels various signals into a seemingly linear pathway. Still, the effects of these cascades vary significantly, depending on the identity of the extracellular signals, which gives rise to proper outcomes. Therefore, it is clear that the specificity of the signals transmitted through the cascades is tightly regulated in order to secure the desired cell fate. Indeed, many regulatory components or processes that extend the specificity of the cascades have been identified. Here, we focus on a less discussed mechanism, that is, the role of distinct components in each tier of the cascade in extending the signaling specificity. We cover the role of distinct genes, and the alternatively spliced isoforms of MAPKKs and MAPKs, in the signaling specificity. The alternatively spliced MEK1b and ERK1c, which form an independent signaling route, are used as the main example. Unlike MEK1/2 and ERK1/2, this route's functions are limited, including mainly the regulation of mitotic Golgi fragmentation. The unique roles of the alternatively spliced isoforms indicate that these components play an essential role in determining the proper cell fate in response to distinct stimulations.

Indexed as

Alternative SplicingGolgi ApparatusHumansMAP Kinase Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMitosisPhosphorylationSignal TransductionMAP2K1 protein, humanMAPK3 protein, humanMAP Kinase Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesMitogen-Activated Protein Kinasesalternative splicingERKERK1cJNKMAPKp38

Identifiers

PMID34943973
PMCPMC8699841
OpenAlexW4200438918

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