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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America1995

Activation of a serine/threonine kinase signaling pathway by transforming growth factor type beta.

A Atfi, K Lepage, P Allard, A Chapdelaine, S Chevalier

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 1995. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

A AtfiMcGill University, Department of Surgery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
K Lepage
P Allard
A Chapdelaine
S Chevalier
McGill University · CAMontreal General Hospital · CARoosevelt Institute · USUniversité de Montréal · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transforming growth factor type beta (TGF-beta) is a multifunctional factor that regulates proliferation and differentiation of many cell types. TGF-beta mediates its effects by binding to and activating cell surface receptors that possess serine/threonine kinase activity. However, the intracellular signaling pathways through which TGF-beta receptors act remain largely unknown. Here we show that TGF-beta activates a 78-kDa protein (p78) serine/threonine kinase as evidenced by an in-gel kinase assay. Ligand-induced activation of the kinase was near-maximal 5 min after TGF-beta addition to the cells and occurred exclusively on serine and threonine residues. This kinase is distinct from TGF-beta receptor type II, as well as several cytoplasmic serine/threonine kinases of similar size, including protein kinase C, Raf, mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase, and ribosomal S6 kinase. Indeed, these kinases can be separated almost completely from p78 kinase by immunoprecipitation with specific antibodies. Furthermore, using different cell lines, we demonstrate that p78 kinase is activated only in cells for which TGF-beta can act as a growth inhibitory factor. These data raise the interesting possibility that protein serine/threonine kinases contribute to the intracellular relay of biological signals originating from receptor serine/threonine kinases such as the TGF-beta receptors.

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3T3 CellsAlkaloidsAnimalsCell LineCHO CellsCricetinaeDNAElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsHeLa CellsHumansMiceProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesAlkaloidsDNAEnzyme InhibitorsProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IIStaurosporineThymidineTransforming Growth Factor beta

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PMID8618854
PMCPMC40306
OpenAlexW2011111543

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