• In cell biology, Protein kinase C, commonly abbreviated to PKC (EC 2.7.11.13), is a family of protein kinase enzymes that are involved in controlling the function of other proteins through the phosphorylation of hydroxyl groups of serine and threonine amino acid residues on these proteins, or a member of this family. (wikipedia.org)
  • The catalytic region is highly conserved among the different isoforms, as well as, to a lesser degree, among the catalytic region of other serine/threonine kinases. (wikipedia.org)
  • This gene encodes a member of the protein kinase C (PKC) family of serine/threonine protein kinases. (nih.gov)
  • The protein kinase family is one of the largest families of proteins in eukaryotes, classified in 8 major groups based on sequence comparison of their tyrosine ,PTK) or serine/threonine ,STK) kinase catalytic domains. (insulin-receptor.info)
  • DAPK1, located in human chromosomal locus 9q34.1, is a member of the DAPK family that belongs to the serine/threonine kinase (STK) superfamily. (frontiersin.org)
  • Mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases are serine/threonine kinases that mediate intracellular signal transduction pathways. (rcsb.org)
  • The BRAF (v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B) gene encodes a protein that belongs to the Raf family of serine/threonine protein kinases. (hindawi.com)
  • Serine/Threonine Protein Kinase A Raf (Proto Oncogene A Raf or Proto Oncogene Pks or ARAF or EC 2.7.11.1) pipeline Target constitutes close to 7 molecules. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • The latest report SerineThreonine Protein Kinase A Raf - Pipeline Review, H1 2020, outlays comprehensive information on the Serine/Threonine Protein Kinase A Raf (Proto Oncogene A Raf or Proto Oncogene Pks or ARAF or EC 2.7.11.1) targeted therapeutics, complete with analysis by indications, stage of development, mechanism of action (MoA), route of administration (RoA) and molecule type. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • Serine/Threonine Protein Kinase A Raf (Proto Oncogene A Raf or Proto Oncogene Pks or ARAF or EC 2.7.11.1) - Serine/threonine-protein kinase A-Raf is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ARAF gene. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • Furthermore, this report also reviews key players involved in Serine/Threonine Protein Kinase A Raf (Proto Oncogene A Raf or Proto Oncogene Pks or ARAF or EC 2.7.11.1) targeted therapeutics development with respective active and dormant or discontinued projects. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • We have previously described an approach to predicting the substrate specificity of serine-threonine protein kinases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The post-translational modification of proteins by phosphorylation of serine, threonine or tyrosine residues is a ubiquitous process in cellular regulation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Crystal structures of protein kinases with bound substrate peptides show that substrate residues at positions -3 to +3 relative to the phosphorylated serine, threonine or tyrosine residue adopt an extended conformation and bind to a pocket in the catalytic domain of the protein kinase [ 8 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Phosphorylation is the most common post-translational modification on proteins, with approximately 80% occurring on serine, 20% on threonine, and 0.1 to 1% on tyrosine residues. (thermofisher.com)
  • Protein kinases are one of the largest and most influential of gene families: constituting some 2% of the proteome, they regulate almost all biochemical pathways and may phosphorylate up to 30% of the proteome. (wormbook.org)
  • By phosphorylating substrate proteins, kinases modify the activity, location and affinities of up to 30% of all cellular proteins, and direct most cellular processes, particularly in signal transduction and co-ordination of complex pathways. (wormbook.org)
  • Many of these pathways are highly conserved, and 53 distinct kinase functions and subfamilies appear to have been conserved between yeasts, nematodes, insects and vertebrates, with a further 91 subfamilies of kinases being seen throughout metazoan genomes. (wormbook.org)
  • Ca 2+ /CaM binds to the death-associated protein kinase 1 (DAPK1) to regulate intracellular signaling pathways. (frontiersin.org)
  • Upon Ca 2+ binding, CaM is capable of interacting with hundreds of protein targets to regulate the wealth of intracellular signaling pathways. (frontiersin.org)
  • Plants are immobile and, to overcome harsh environmental conditions such as drought, salt, and cold, they have evolved complex signaling pathways. (mdpi.com)
  • Protein kinases are key regulators of signal transduction pathways that mediate cell growth, proliferation, and motility. (drexel.edu)
  • The work in Dr. Strochlic's lab is broadly centered on understanding certain protein kinase-mediated cell signaling pathways in the context of normal development and tumorigenesis. (drexel.edu)
  • We report the results of integrative systems biology studies of the Hsp90 chaperone and protein kinases with an atomic level analysis of the communication pathways regulating conformational equilibrium of theses protein systems in signaling networks. (utoronto.ca)
  • Based on these findings, we developed a computational synthetic biology framework for design and re-engineering signal transduction networks and pathways that involve cross-talk between molecular chaperones and protein kinase clients. (utoronto.ca)
  • Akt pathways have effects on apoptosis, protein synthesis, metabolism and cell cycle. (springer.com)
  • AMPK pathways inhibit biosynthetic pathways with energy consumption, such as protein, fatty acid and glycogen synthesis. (springer.com)
  • Expression analyses suggested that maize CDPK genes are important components of maize development and multiple transduction pathways. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In whole cells, protease and phosphatase activities are tightly regulated by compartmentalization or inhibitors to prevent indiscriminate damage to cellular proteins and to maintain proper function of signaling pathways. (thermofisher.com)
  • These signaling pathways are important in many cellular processes such as cell growth and division (proliferation) or maturation (differentiation). (medlineplus.gov)
  • BTK is a signaling molecule of the B-cell antigen receptor (BCR) and cytokine receptor pathways. (medscape.com)
  • BTK's role in signaling through the B-cell surface receptors results in activation of pathways necessary for B-cell trafficking, chemotaxis, and adhesion. (medscape.com)
  • Protein tyrosine phosphorylation is an important event in the cell signal transduction process. (nih.gov)
  • In this study we have examined the changes in lens protein tyrosine phosphorylation and its impact on phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI-3K) signaling during selenite cataract development. (nih.gov)
  • Immunoprecipitation and Western immunoblotting were employed to determine protein tyrosine phosphorylation, PI-3K activity and protein in lens cell extracts. (nih.gov)
  • Protein tyrosine phosphorylation in the lens was disrupted before the onset of cataract. (nih.gov)
  • A decrease in tyrosine phosphorylation of lens proteins was observed within 2-3 days of selenite injection (pre-cataract stage). (nih.gov)
  • The decrease in protein tyrosine phosphorylation correlated with the decrease in tyrosine kinase activity associated with the lens membrane fraction. (nih.gov)
  • Stimulation of normal rat lenses in organ culture with insulin and IGF-1 caused an increase in the phosphorylation of proteins, whose tyrosine phosphorylation status appeared to be diminished during cataract development. (nih.gov)
  • These studies show that signaling events involving the protein tyrosine phosphorylation process and activation of PI-3K are altered during selenite cataract formation and implicate defects in signal transduction mechanisms as contributing factors in the development of cataract. (nih.gov)
  • Tokumitsu and Sakagami, 2022 ), which is a possible link between Ca 2+ -dependent and phosphorylation-dependent signaling processes. (frontiersin.org)
  • By showcasing a family of cyclin-dependent (CDK) kinases that display a broad repertoire of chaperone dependencies, we discovered that unique functional dynamics signatures and chaperone addiction of CDK4 and CDK7 client proteins can explain divergences in their regulatory mechanisms that require a confluence of events, including formation of the inhibitory ternary complex, substrate recruitment and activation loop phosphorylation. (utoronto.ca)
  • The method, named Predikin, identifies key conserved substrate-determining residues in the kinase catalytic domain that contact the substrate in the region of the phosphorylation site and so determine the sequence surrounding the phosphorylation site. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Predikin now consists of two components: (i) PredikinDB, a database of phosphorylation sites that links substrates to kinase sequences and (ii) a Perl module, which provides methods to classify protein kinases, reliably identify substrate-determining residues, generate scoring matrices and score putative phosphorylation sites in query sequences. (biomedcentral.com)
  • New features in Predikin include the use of SQL queries to PredikinDB to generate predictions, scoring of predictions, more reliable identification of substrate-determining residues and putative phosphorylation sites, extended options to handle protein kinase and substrate data and an improved web interface. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Protein kinases, the enzymes responsible for protein phosphorylation, make up almost 2% of protein-encoding genes in the human genome [ 1 ] and an estimated 30-50% of human proteins are phosphorylated [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The usual consequence of this unregulated state is reduced recovery of total protein and biologically meaningless representation of protein activities (i.e., phosphorylation status). (thermofisher.com)
  • After dimerization, the kinase is tagged with a marker called a phosphate group (a cluster of oxygen and phosphorus atoms) in a process called phosphorylation. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Phosphorylation turns on (activates) the kinase. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Tyrosine kinase enzymes are responsible for activating many proteins by signal transduction cascades, phosphorylation, and other mechanisms. (medscape.com)
  • Protein phosphorylation is a signalling mechanism that regulates most aspects of cellular life, and protein kinases, which carry out this post-translational modification, constitute the largest family of enzymes encoded by the human genome. (lu.se)
  • An overall aim of our research is to study the regulation and function of protein phosphorylation cascades with relevance to type 2 diabetes, with a particular focus on adipose tissue, since this tissue is involved in the pathogenesis of diabetes. (lu.se)
  • The mitogen-activated protein kinase homolog, WNK lysine deficient protein kinase 1 (WNK1), is activated downstream of epidermal growth factor receptor during decidualization. (bioone.org)
  • It is an integral component of the MAP (mitogen-activated protein) kinase cascade. (hindawi.com)
  • Phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI-3K) is an intracellular signal mediator and plays a key role in many cellular functions. (nih.gov)
  • For example, genetic alterations in phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase PIK3CA are found in 30 percent of colon, brain and breast tumors, making this one of the most highly mutated oncogenes yet identified in human cancer. (pewtrusts.org)
  • Pyridinyl imidazole compounds block pro-inflammatory cytokine production and are specific p38 kinase inhibitors. (rcsb.org)
  • Protease and phosphatase inhibitors are essential components of most cell lysis and protein extraction procedures. (thermofisher.com)
  • These inhibitors block or inactivate endogenous proteolytic and phospholytic enzymes that are released from subcellular compartments during cell lysis and would otherwise degrade proteins of interest and their activation states. (thermofisher.com)
  • Protease and phosphatase inhibitors can be added to the lysis reagents in order to prevent degradation of extracted proteins, and to obtain the best possible protein yield and activity following cell lysis. (thermofisher.com)
  • Research experiments may necessitate the use of single inhibitors or customized mixtures, but most protein work is best served by using a suitable protease inhibitor cocktail . (thermofisher.com)
  • Tyrosine kinase inhibitors block these functions. (medscape.com)
  • Hence PKC enzymes play important roles in several signal transduction cascades. (wikipedia.org)
  • Allosteric interactions of the Hsp90 with cochaperones and protein kinase clients can determine regulatory mechanisms and cellular functions of many signaling proteins and cascades. (utoronto.ca)
  • Integration of computational systems biology and machine learning analysis of the Hsp90 interactions with oncogenic kinase mutants is then used to construct models of allosteric regulation of oncogenic proteins by molecular chaperones in signaling cascades. (utoronto.ca)
  • In its absence, several light-oxygen-voltage receptors invariably retained productive, if often attenuated, signaling responses. (nature.com)
  • Signaling without glutamine appears intrinsic to light-oxygen-voltage receptors, which pertains to biotechnological applications and suggests evolutionary descendance from redox-active flavoproteins. (nature.com)
  • Fig. 1: Photochemistry of light-oxygen-voltage receptors and sequences of proteins under study. (nature.com)
  • This third edition continues to combine current understanding of classical quantitative pharmacology and drug-receptor interactions with the basics of receptor structure and signal transduction mechanisms, providing an integrated analysis of the mechanisms of drug action at membrane receptors. (routledge.com)
  • Maintaining the second edition's focus on cell membrane receptors and the immediate signal transduction events at the membrane, this edition includes updated chapters on receptor structure and signal transduction by G-proteins and tyrosine kinases as well as enhancements to the quantitative treatment of drug-receptor interactions. (routledge.com)
  • His current major research interests are N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in the stubstantia nigra in relation to cell death in Parkinson's disease and also ion transport and signaling in mast cells in relation to intracellular pH and volume regulation. (routledge.com)
  • Receptors that are tyrosine protein kinases include those receptors for platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), insulin, epidermal growth factor (EGF) and certain lymphokines. (discoverx.com)
  • The lectures address the three different main types of membrane proteins and associated cellular processes: transport and transporters, signal transduction and receptors, bioenergetics and photosynthetic and respiratory proteins. (lu.se)
  • This abrogated expression of the decidual marker genes, insulin like growth factor binding protein 1 ( IGFBP1 ) and prolactin ( PRL ), and prevented adoption of decidual cell morphology. (bioone.org)
  • Moreover, we present strong evidence that Mg(2+) signals through CsrS to regulate an extensive and previously undefined repertoire of GAS genes. (lu.se)
  • Such radiations include genes involved in spermatogenesis, chemosensation, Wnt signaling and FGF receptor-like kinases. (wormbook.org)
  • Protein kinases constitute one of the largest and most important of protein families, accounting for ~2% of genes in a variety of eukaryotic genomes. (wormbook.org)
  • We identified 438 protein kinase genes, including 20 atypical kinases, and an additional 25 kinase fragments or pseudogenes. (wormbook.org)
  • Analysis of the blue coral transcriptome revealed enrichment of genes involved in stress response, including heat-shock proteins and antioxidants, as well as genes participating in signal transduction and stimulus response. (nature.com)
  • The increasingly growing fraction of cancer driver mutations emerging from sequencing studies of protein kinase genes appeared to be inactivating or kinase-dead leading to the loss of function. (utoronto.ca)
  • To reduce the risk of analyzing cell line- pathway can be divided into distinct stages based on the specific features, we used several representative cell lines for recombination status of the Ig genes and on the expression each of four major stages in B cell development: pro-B, pre-B, pattern of surface markers and the presence of intracellular proteins [1- 6]. (lu.se)
  • Although the kinase domain of DAPK has a range of substrates that mediate its signalling, the additional protein interaction domains of DAPK are relatively ill defined. (ed.ac.uk)
  • A further 91 subfamilies were found in all three metazoan kinomes, including the tyrosine kinase (TK) group and the TKL group, which mediate much of the complexity of intercellular signal transduction. (wormbook.org)
  • and transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase signaling pathway. (nih.gov)
  • CD172a, also known as SIRPa, is a type I transmembrane protein with one V-set Ig-like and two C-set Ig-like domains in the extracellular portion, and two ITIM motifs and a proline-rich region in the cytoplasmic tail. (biolegend.com)
  • Lastly, mutations in the transmembrane protein 43 (TMEM43), also termed LUMA, which binds to emerin and SUN2, has also been reported to cause an EDMD phenotype in a few families. (medscape.com)
  • Determination of the transmembrane topology of a protein starts with a model of the protein based on sequence information and theoretical methods. (lu.se)
  • PKC enzymes in turn are activated by signals such as increases in the concentration of diacylglycerol (DAG) or calcium ions (Ca2+). (wikipedia.org)
  • Protein kinases are enzymes that transfer a phosphate group from a phosphate donor onto an acceptor amino acid in a substrate protein. (insulin-receptor.info)
  • Via the addition of a phosphate group, these enzymes control the activity, localization, and/or function of substrate proteins. (drexel.edu)
  • Many of the cellular proteins are kept separate from proteolytic enzymes. (thermofisher.com)
  • This review will summarize our current knowledge of the DAPK interactome, the use of peptide aptamers to define novel protein-protein interaction motifs, and how these new protein-protein interactions give insight into DAPK functions in diverse cellular processes, including growth factor signalling, the regulation of autophagy, and its emerging role in the regulation of immune responses. (ed.ac.uk)
  • Calcium plays a key role as a second messenger system in astrocytes, both in regulation of many subcellular processes and in long distance intercellular signaling. (jneurosci.org)
  • Regulation of MT dynamics via direct binding of an Abl family kinase. (nih.gov)
  • Calcium (Ca 2+ ) signaling plays an important role in the regulation of many cellular functions. (frontiersin.org)
  • The allosteric interactions and regulation of molecular chaperones and protein kinases allow for molecular communication and event coupling in signal transduction networks. (utoronto.ca)
  • Biophysical modeling of allosteric regulation in the protein kinases has offered additional insights into organizing principles of kinase activation by molecular chaperones that may be orchestrated by a cross-talk between key regulatory regions. (utoronto.ca)
  • Network-defined modularity of interacting components and cross-talk in signal transduction networks are quantified through molecular mechanism of allosteric regulation. (utoronto.ca)
  • Bidirectional regulation of signal transduction by protein kinase C (PKC) and the cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) have been observed in neuronal and inflammatory cells. (cdc.gov)
  • Death-associated protein kinase (DAPK) is a stress-regulated protein kinase that mediates a range of processes, including signal-induced cell death and autophagy. (ed.ac.uk)
  • Although the role of modular protein-protein interaction domains in kinase and phosphatase signaling has been well characterized, it is becoming clear that many kinases and phosphatases utilize docking interactions - recognition of a short peptide motif in target partners by a groove on the catalytic domain that is separate from the active site. (nih.gov)
  • Most protein kinases share a common ePK (eukaryotic protein kinase) catalytic domain, and can be identified by sequence similarity with Blast or profile hidden Markov models (HMMs). (wormbook.org)
  • The second factor, termed peptide specificity, describes the interaction between amino acid residues in the catalytic domain of the protein kinase and the substrate residues that surround the phosphorylated residue. (biomedcentral.com)
  • and protein tyrosine kinase activity. (nih.gov)
  • Tyrosine kinase activity in lens membrane preparations was assayed in the presence of a synthetic substrate peptide and [32P]ATP. (nih.gov)
  • Dual-specificity phosphatase 8 (DUSP8) is a MAPK phosphatase that dephosphorylates and inactivates the kinase JNK. (bvsalud.org)
  • An activating hotspot mutation occurs at V600E and results in constitutive MAPK signalling and uncontrolled cellular growth. (hindawi.com)
  • SMA-RL71 was extremely steady and experienced a diameter of 181.6 nm in buffer and 275.1 nm in serum as measured by dynamic light scattering and a near neutral charge of ?0.0432 mV.30 We first examined the tissue distribution pattern LGK-974 kinase inhibitor of SMA-RL71 and compared it to free RL71. (insulin-receptor.info)
  • Open up in another screen LGK-974 kinase inhibitor Amount 1 Medication deposition in tissue following treatment with SMA-RL71 and RL71. (insulin-receptor.info)
  • Records: Tumor-bearing mice had been treated with (A) an individual iv dosage of 10 mg/kg of either RL71 or SMA-RL71 and euthanized 6 h afterwards or (B) intravenously implemented 10 mg/kg of RL71 or SMA-RL71 LGK-974 kinase inhibitor on times 4, 7, 11, and 14 and euthanized 3 times afterwards. (insulin-receptor.info)
  • Rather, a mixture or inhibitor cocktail of several different inhibitor compounds are used to ensure that protein extracts do not degrade before analysis for targets of interest. (thermofisher.com)
  • Ibrutinib is a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor. (medscape.com)
  • This kinase can be recruited to vesicle tubular clusters (VTCs) by direct interaction with the small GTPase RAB2, where this kinase phosphorylates glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPD/GAPDH) and plays a role in microtubule dynamics in the early secretory pathway. (nih.gov)
  • The activated kinase is able to transfer a phosphate group to another protein inside the cell, which is activated as a result. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Glucose transport can be activated in skeletal muscle in response to insulin via activation of phosphoinositide (PI) 3-kinase and in response to contractions or hypoxia, presumably via activation of 5′ AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). (diabetesjournals.org)
  • We determined the effects of insulin and muscle contraction/hypoxia on PI 3-kinase, AMPK, and glucose transport activity in epitrochlearis skeletal muscle from insulin-resistant Zucker ( fa/ fa ) rats. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • The protein kinase AMPK, CK1α, or MAP4K3 phosphorylates ACE2 protein and induces ACE2 protein levels by decreasing its ubiquitination. (bvsalud.org)
  • Presently, our main project evolves around the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) family, which consists of AMPK and another 12 related kinases, of which we are particularly interested in the salt-inducible kinases (SIK) 1-3. (lu.se)
  • Protein kinases and their substrates regulate essentially all cellular processes through complex regulatory networks, in which phosphorylated proteins act as switches that tune the response of the cell to environmental stimuli. (biomedcentral.com)
  • As a result, the kinase and the downstream signaling pathway are constantly turned on (constitutively activated). (medlineplus.gov)
  • This kinase is found to be necessary for BCL-ABL-mediated resistance to drug-induced apoptosis and therefore protects leukemia cells against drug-induced apoptosis. (nih.gov)
  • Insulin signaling–mathematical modeling comes of age. (crossref.org)
  • Insulin-stimulated glucose transport in isolated skeletal muscle was reduced 47% in obese versus lean rats, with a parallel 42% reduction in tyrosine-associated PI 3-kinase activity. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • This most likely occurs from defects in postreceptor insulin signal transduction at the level of insulin receptor substrate-1 and phosphoinositide (PI) 3-kinase ( 6 - 9 ) as well as defects in trafficking and/or function of GLUT4 ( 10 , 11 ), the major insulin-regulated GLUT isoform expressed in skeletal muscle ( 12 ). (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Our studies have revealed how constitutively activating and kinase-dead mutations could play context-dependent opposing roles in cancer and may be simultaneously present in a variety of oncogenic kinases that are regulated by their interactions with the Hsp90 chaperone. (utoronto.ca)
  • Samuels et al, 2004) and inactivating mutations in protein phosphatases not previously linked to neoplasia (Wang et al, 2004). (pewtrusts.org)
  • In 5 of 6 gene mutations that have been shown to cause EDMD, the affected protein is present in the LINC (linker of nucleoskeleton and cytoskeleton) complex. (medscape.com)
  • EDMD1 is caused by mutations in the EMD gene on the X chromosome that codes for the nuclear envelope protein emerin. (medscape.com)
  • New mutations have been found in the synaptic nuclear envelope protein 1 ( SYNE1 ) gene and in the synaptic nuclear envelope protein 2 ( SYNE2 ) gene in a few families, also termed Nesprin-1 and Nesprin-2, respectively. (medscape.com)
  • Whatever the true mechanism, the discovery of mutations in several different nuclear membrane proteins that cause similar diseases will likely eventually lead to a better understanding of nuclear membrane physiology and the pathophysiology of diseases caused by mutations in these proteins. (medscape.com)
  • Mutations in the ALK gene change single protein building blocks (amino acids) in ALK receptor tyrosine kinase. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Thus, conventional and novel PKCs are activated through the same signal transduction pathway as phospholipase C. On the other hand, atypical (a)PKCs (including protein kinase Mζ and ι / λ isoforms) require neither Ca2+ nor diacylglycerol for activation. (wikipedia.org)
  • The interruption of atypical PKC signaling and Temozolomide combination therapy against glioblastoma. (nih.gov)
  • The remaining atypical protein kinases (aPK) belong to several families, some of which have structural, but not sequence similarity to ePKs. (wormbook.org)
  • This phenomenon, known as gene amplification, results in overexpression of ALK receptor tyrosine kinase. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Group discussions about e.g. the similarities/dissimilarities, cloning and overexpression strategies, and structure and function of membrane proteins. (lu.se)
  • The synergistic roles of the Hsp90-Cdc37 chaperone machinery and protein kinases in biology and disease have stimulated extensive structural and functional studies of regulatory mechanisms underlying the Hsp90-kinase interactions. (utoronto.ca)
  • We have also analyzed mechanisms by which kinase drugs and allosteric Hsp90 modulators that may act synergistically and exert their pharmacological effect by depriving the client kinase of access to the molecular chaperone. (utoronto.ca)
  • In this review, we consider some of the theoretical aspects of protein haptenation, how mechanisms of protein haptenation can be investigated experimentally and how we can use such knowledge in the development of novel, alternative approaches for predicting skin sensitization potential in the future. (cdc.gov)
  • The basis of hapten- molecular mechanisms of the sensitization pro- protein binding work is the hypothesis that upon cess will result in novel opportunities for the skin absorption, only protein-reactive chemicals development of alternative methods for assessing (or those that can be metabolically or chemically skin sensitization hazard and relative potency of converted to protein-reactive species) are able to chemicals. (cdc.gov)
  • The main aim of the course is to enable students to acquire specialised knowledge and understanding of membrane biochemistry and the molecular structure, topology and functional mechanisms of membrane proteins. (lu.se)
  • A number of proteins from each process, for which the structure is known, are explored in greater detail in order to highlight the functional molecular mechanisms. (lu.se)
  • In the prototypical two-component pathway, the sensor HK phosphorylates its own conserved His residue in response to a signal(s) in the environment. (genome.jp)
  • The enzyme deoxycytidine kinase phosphorylates this compound into an active 5+-triphosphate derivative, which, in turn, breaks DNA strands and inhibits DNA synthesis. (medscape.com)
  • BRAF is a protein kinase and part of the MAP kinase signalling cascade which involves transduction of a growth signal from the cell membrane to the nucleus via a chain of protein kinases and is responsible for cellular proliferation and survival. (hindawi.com)
  • Although the specific function of ALK receptor tyrosine kinase is unknown, it is thought to act early in development to help regulate the proliferation of nerve cells. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Constitutive activation of ALK receptor tyrosine kinase may increase the proliferation of immature nerve cells, leading to neuroblastoma. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Dr. Todd Strochlic's research interests include protein kinases, oncogenic signaling, breast cancer and Drosophila oogenesis. (drexel.edu)
  • Most notably, protein kinases are frequently mutated in many human cancers and are often drivers of oncogenic signaling networks. (drexel.edu)
  • An IFITM3-dependent amplification loop enables antibody responses and oncogenic signaling in B cells. (ccf.org)
  • All sequences and supporting data are available at http://kinase.com , and all but 8 sequences are now identical to wormpep (v. 141) sequences. (wormbook.org)
  • The overarching goal of understanding molecular principles underlying differentiation of protein kinase clients and chaperone-based modulation of kinase activity is fundamental to understanding activity of many tumor-inducing signaling proteins. (utoronto.ca)
  • To achieve high biological specificity, protein kinases and phosphatases often recognize their targets through interactions that occur outside of the active site. (nih.gov)
  • Our study offers a systems-based perspective on drug design and re-engineering of signaling networks by unravelling relationships between protein kinase networks with molecular chaperones and binding specificity of targeted kinase drugs. (utoronto.ca)
  • The relative contribution of substrate recruitment and peptide specificity to protein kinase substrate specificity varies between protein kinases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • However, it is recognised that for many protein kinase families, particularly those that phosphorylate Ser/Thr residues, peptide specificity is the major factor that determines substrate specificity. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The prediction of peptide specificity is therefore the basis for most of the available computational methods aimed at predicting substrates of protein kinases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • CaM binding to the ARD triggers large conformational arrangements of DAPK1 through the disruption of the CD−ARD association, generating a constitutively active kinase. (frontiersin.org)
  • Defects in these networks result in a variety of disease states making protein kinases important targets for drug design [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The first suggests that disruption of the inner nuclear membrane and the nuclear lamina causes disorganization of nuclear chromatin and gene expression, while the second proposes that the mechanical strength of the cell nucleus is disrupted when the nuclear lamina is weakened leading to structural and signaling defects in mechanically stressed tissue such as muscle and heart. (medscape.com)
  • Defects in signal transduction is a mechanism contributing to the development of both cancer and diabetes. (lu.se)
  • The lab uses a combination of genetic, biochemical, and cell biological approaches in both Drosophila melanogaster and mammalian cells to investigate the biology of several different protein kinases. (drexel.edu)
  • Emerin is a ubiquitous inner nuclear membraneprotein, presentin nearly all cell types, although its highest expression is in skeletal and cardiacmuscle.Emerin binds to many nuclear proteins, including several gene-regulatory proteins (eg, barrier-to-autointegration factor, germ cell-less, Btf), nesprins (proteins that act as molecular scaffolds), F-actin, and lamins. (medscape.com)
  • The inhibition could be mimicked by the L-type calcium channel blocker nimodipine (1 μ m ) as well as by protein kinase C (PKC) activators phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate (10 μ m ) and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (500 n m ), and blocked by the PKC inactivator (±)-1-(5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methylpiperazine (200 μ m ), suggesting a mechanism involving PKC modulation of L-type calcium channels. (jneurosci.org)
  • In hypothalamic neurons, modulators such as neuropeptide Y (NPY) and adenosine depress glutamatergic transmission by either a pertussis toxin (PTx)-sensitive G-protein-coupled pathway or by inhibition of voltage-activated calcium channels (VACCs). (jneurosci.org)
  • This protein kinase is calcium-independent and phospholipid-dependent. (nih.gov)
  • Ca 2+ -binding protein calmodulin (CaM) serves as a primary effector of calcium function. (frontiersin.org)
  • The small and highly expressed Ca 2+ -binding protein calmodulin (CaM) acts as a primary effector of calcium function ( Soderling and Stull, 2001 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) have been shown to play important roles in various physiological processes, including plant growth and development, abiotic and biotic stress responses and plant hormone signaling in plants. (biomedcentral.com)
  • To date, three major classes of Ca 2+ -binding proteins, including calcium dependent protein kinases (CDPK), calmodulins (CaM) and CaM-like proteins (CaML) and calcineurin B-like proteins (CBL), have been characterized in higher plants [ 6 , 7 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Affinity tags can reduce merohedral twinning of membrane protein crystals. (lu.se)
  • Lectures dealing with methods for theoretical modelling of membrane protein structure, fusion protein techniques, X-ray crystallography, heterologous expression, solubilisation and purification of membrane proteins are also included in the course. (lu.se)
  • This is followed by experimental determination using genetic construction and expression of a fusion protein of the membrane protein and a marker protein in a bacterial system which is subsequently analysed. (lu.se)
  • An individually planned and executed minor project during two weeks, in which the students express a membrane protein of their choice and demonstrate in some way that the expression was successful. (lu.se)
  • Understanding the mTOR signaling pathway via mathematical modeling. (crossref.org)
  • The main aim of our research is to understand the molecular details and physiological roles of the multitude of water channel-like proteins present in plants and animals. (lu.se)
  • Thus, the principle of protein or peptide haptenation could be used in in vitro assays to predict the sensitization potential of a new chemical entity. (cdc.gov)
  • The new features significantly enhance the ability of Predikin to analyse protein kinases and their substrates. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In general, a protein kinase acts on a discrete set of substrates to ensure that signalling fidelity is maintained. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The term "protein kinase C" usually refers to the entire family of isoforms. (wikipedia.org)
  • Kinases are deeply conserved in evolution, and the worm has family homologs for over 80% of the human kinome. (wormbook.org)
  • Annotation of Selaginella moellendorffii major intrinsic proteins and the evolution of the protein family in terrestrial plants. (lu.se)