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ArticleScience signaling2025

An in vivo screen identifies diverse domains that can act as force-dependent proteolytic switches for Notch activation.

Frederick C Baker, Jacob Harman, Trevor Jordan, Breana Walton, Amber Ajamu-Johnson, Rama F Alashqar, Simran Bhikot, Gary Struhl, Paul D Langridge

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Article in Science signaling, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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9 authors.

Frederick C BakerDepartment of Biological Sciences, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2410-3381
Jacob HarmanDepartment of Biological Sciences, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-4738-0154
Trevor JordanDepartment of Biological Sciences, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-2917-8212
Breana WaltonDepartment of Biological Sciences, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-9158-9827
Amber Ajamu-JohnsonDepartment of Biological Sciences, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
Rama F AlashqarDepartment of Biological Sciences, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
Simran BhikotDepartment of Biological Sciences, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-7022-0975
Gary StruhlDepartment of Genetics and Development, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027 USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0018-604X
Paul D LangridgeDepartment of Biological Sciences, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9879-3939

Funding

Morphogen control of organ growth in DrosophilaR35GM127141 · NIGMS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Gary Struhl · 2018 to 2026
$6.2M
Developing a platform for engineering customizable cell-cell signaling in vivoR21HD107414 · NICHD · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI LANGRIDGE, PAUL · 2022 to 2023
$407k
NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD107414NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM127141
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Notch proteins are single-pass transmembrane receptors activated by sequential extracellular and intramembrane cleavages to release the cytosolic domains that function as transcription factors. Transmembrane ligands of the Delta/Serrate/LAG-2 (DSL) family activate Notch on neighboring cells by exerting a pulling force across the intercellular ligand-receptor bridge. This force is generated by Epsin-mediated endocytosis of the ligand into the signal-sending cell and results in the extracellular cleavage of the force-sensing negative regulatory region (NRR) of the receptor by an ADAM10 protease on the signal-receiving cell. Here, we used chimeric Notch and DSL proteins to screen for other domains that could function as ligand-dependent proteolytic switches in place of the NRR in the developing

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Drosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsReceptors, NotchADAM10 ProteinAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesAnimalsEndocytosisMembrane ProteinsProtein DomainsProteolysisSignal TransductionWings, AnimalADAM10 ProteinAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesDrosophila ProteinsepsinMembrane ProteinsN protein, DrosophilaReceptors, Notch

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PMCPMC12290919

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