Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37120434›Full record

ArticleNature communications2023

Positive feedback induces switch between distributive and processive phosphorylation of Hog1.

Maximilian Mosbacher, Sung Sik Lee, Gilad Yaakov, Mariona Nadal-Ribelles, Eulàlia de Nadal, Frank van Drogen, Francesc Posas, Matthias Peter, Manfred Claassen

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. HOG Signaling: A Multifunctional Regulator of Stress Homeostasis inJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
    Review
  2. Article
  3. Enzymatic DNA Reaction Networks for Orchestrating Stimuli-Dependent Temporal Molecular Pulse.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
    Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Review
  7. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Maximilian MosbacherDepartment of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Sung Sik LeeDepartment of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-9267-232X
Gilad YaakovDepartment of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9478-2298
Mariona Nadal-RibellesDepartment of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3314-6711
Eulàlia de NadalDepartment of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0039-5607
Frank van DrogenDepartment of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Francesc PosasDepartment of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003, Barcelona, Spain.
Matthias PeterDepartment of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. matthias.peter@bc.biol.ethz.ch.ORCID 0000-0002-2160-6824
Manfred ClaassenDepartment of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. manfred.claassen@med.uni-tuebingen.de.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cellular decision making often builds on ultrasensitive MAPK pathways. The phosphorylation mechanism of MAP kinase has so far been described as either distributive or processive, with distributive mechanisms generating ultrasensitivity in theoretical analyses. However, the in vivo mechanism of MAP kinase phosphorylation and its activation dynamics remain unclear. Here, we characterize the regulation of the MAP kinase Hog1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae via topologically different ODE models, parameterized on multimodal activation data. Interestingly, our best fitting model switches between distributive and processive phosphorylation behavior regulated via a positive feedback loop composed of an affinity and a catalytic component targeting the MAP kinase-kinase Pbs2. Indeed, we show that Hog1 directly phosphorylates Pbs2 on serine 248 (S248), that cells expressing a non-phosphorylatable (S248A) or phosphomimetic (S248E) mutant show behavior that is consistent with simulations of disrupted or constitutively active affinity feedback and that Pbs2-S248E shows significantly increased affinity to Hog1 in vitro. Simulations further suggest that this mixed Hog1 activation mechanism is required for full sensitivity to stimuli and to ensure robustness to different perturbations.

Indexed as

Saccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsFeedbackMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationSaccharomyces cerevisiaeHOG1 protein, S cerevisiaeMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins

Identifiers

PMID37120434
PMCPMC10148820

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.