• To address the possibility that activation of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) and the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR/FRAP), represents one of these pathways, we have examined the effect of simultaneous inhibition of the Ras-MAPK and PI3K-mTOR pathways on transformation of CEF by v-Src. (embl.de)
  • Markedly, we found that suppression of HIF-1α accumulation by celastrol correlated with strong dephosphorylation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and its effectors, ribosomal protein S6 kinase (p70S6K) and eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), pathways known to regulate HIF-1α expression at the translational level. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • For instance, it can be activated by oncogenic mutations of PTEN, VHL, the RAS/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway and the phosphorylation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • We found that DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) complex 2 (mTORC2) were both required for UVB-induced Akt Ser-473 phosphorylation in keratinocytes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The formation of eukaryotic ribosomal subunits extends from the nucleolus to the cytoplasm and entails hundreds of assembly factors. (rcsb.org)
  • In the eukaryotic cells the production of ribosomes takes place in the nucleolus, a specialized subnuclear compartment where the RNA Polymerase I (RNA Pol I) catalyses the ribosomal RNA synthesis (rRNA). (biomedcentral.com)
  • At least 350 of the 500+ human protein kinases are serine/threonine kinases (STK). (cloudfront.net)
  • Serine/threonine kinases play a role in the regulation of cell proliferation, programmed cell death ( apoptosis ), cell differentiation, and embryonic development. (cloudfront.net)
  • While serine/threonine kinases all phosphorylate serine or threonine residues in their substrates, they select specific residues to phosphorylate on the basis of residues that flank the phosphoacceptor site, which together comprise the consensus sequence . (cloudfront.net)
  • The insulin receptor is a receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) that conformationally consists of two alpha and two beta subunit tetramers. (encyclopedia.pub)
  • The insulin receptor exhibiting kinase activity is responsible for its autophosphorylation at the tyrosine residue site upon insulin binding. (encyclopedia.pub)
  • Types include those acting directly as membrane-bound receptors ( Receptor protein serine/threonine kinase ) and intracellular kinases participating in Signal transduction . (cloudfront.net)
  • The protein is targeted to the inner membrane surface and is released after contacting the SRP receptor protein FtsY. (nature.com)
  • Inhibition of the Ras-MAPK pathway by expression of the dominant-negative Ras mutant HRasN17 or by addition of the MAPK kinase (MEK) inhibitor PD98059 reduced several of these parameters but failed to block transformation. (embl.de)
  • The recruitment of specific cytosolic proteins to intracellular membranes through binding phosphorylated derivatives of phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) controls such processes as endocytosis, regulated exocytosis, cytoskeletal organization, and cell signaling. (embl.de)
  • While the catalytic domain of these kinases is highly conserved , the sequence variation that is observed in the kinome (the subset of genes in the genome that encode kinases) provides for recognition of distinct substrates. (cloudfront.net)
  • Generally, these receptors explain their function on the cell membrane where, after the binding with growth factors or neuregulin undergo to homo or hetero oligomerization with the activation of the intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity and the subsequent recruitment of proteins involved in the cytoplasmic signalling pathways. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The PX domain of Vam7p selectively binds PtdIns-3-P, while the PX domain of the CPK PI-3 kinase selectively binds PtdIns-4,5-P(2). (embl.de)
  • Many kinases are inhibited by a pseudosubstrate that binds to the kinase like a real substrate but lacks the amino acid to be phosphorylated. (cloudfront.net)
  • During its biogenesis KdpD binds to the signal recognition particle (SRP) of Escherichia coli that consists of a 48-kDa protein Ffh and a 4.5S RNA. (nature.com)
  • SRP is universally conserved in its core region that consists of a ribonucleoprotein particle, the SRP RNA (4.5S RNA in E. coli ) and the protein component SRP54 (Ffh in E. coli for "fifty-four-homolog") that binds to the conserved RNA domain IV 4 . (nature.com)
  • Protein phosphorylation in particular plays a significant role in a wide range of cellular processes and is a very important posttranslational modification . (cloudfront.net)
  • In this study we used phosphorylation of the transcription factor cAMP response element-binding protein as a functional readout to identify cells responding to EGF and FGF-2. (beauty104.com.tw)
  • Inhibition of DNA-PKcs activity via its inhibitor NU7026, a dominant-negative kinase-dead mutation, RNA interference (RNAi) or gene depletion led to the attenuation of UVB-induced Akt Ser-473 phosphorylation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Phosphorylation of PINK1 is not only required for the PINK1-mediated mitochondrial recruitment of Parkin but also induces its kinase activity toward Parkin. (sdbonline.org)
  • In vivo studies further confirmed the inhibitory effect of celastrol on the expression of HIF-1α proteins, leading to a decreased growth of Hep3B cells in a xenograft tumor model. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • and cell differentiation ( SOX2 and TGFB3 ) as well as immunohistochemical assay for VEGFA, TP53, Bcl2, TGFB1, and Ki67 protein expression have been performed in 85 FFPE RCC tumor specimens. (hindawi.com)
  • Thus CCDS's gene number prediction represents a lower bound on the total number of human protein-coding genes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Gene Center Munich and Center of Integrated Protein Science-Munich (CiPS-M), Department of Biochemistry, University of Munich, Munich, Germany. (rcsb.org)
  • The gene codes for a protein kinase. (cloudfront.net)
  • We report here that Sac1p has a specific role in secretion and acts as an antagonist of the phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase Pik1p in Golgi trafficking. (embl.de)
  • In this context, during any sort of stress condition the alternative reading frame protein p14ARF subtracts MDM2, an E3 ubiquitin ligase, from the interaction with p53 in manner to free and stabilise p53 level in the nucleolus of the cell where it inhibits RNA polymerase I activity [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study evaluated the roles of PINK1 mitochondrial kinase, and Parkin E3 ubiquitin ligase in targeting depolarized mitochondria for degradation in vivo, using quantitative measurements of mitochondria in Drosophila nervous system. (sdbonline.org)
  • The Parkinson's disease genes pink1 and parkin , which encode a mitochondrially targeted protein kinase, and an E3 ubiquitin ligase, respectively, participate in a key mitochondrial quality-control pathway that eliminates damaged mitochondria. (sdbonline.org)
  • Synthesis of new cyclitol compounds that influence the activity of phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase isoform, PI4K230. (embl.de)
  • Cac2, a putative subunit of H3.1 deposition complex CAF1, is not required for growth, whereas the expression of the putative ortholog of the H3.3-specific chaperone Hir1 is essential in Tetrahymena . (biomedcentral.com)
  • The earliest particles reveal the position of the biogenesis factor RRP12 and distinct immature rRNA conformations that accompany the formation of the 40S subunit head. (rcsb.org)
  • Ribosomal RNA is synthesised as precursor 47S pre-rRNA which is subjected to specific and highly regulated processing steps that allow to mature 18S, 5.6S and 28S RNAs. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Proliferation was characterized by enrichment in genes involved in basic cellular and metabolic processes (transcription, ribosome biogenesis, translation and protein folding), cellular remodelling and autophagy. (biomedcentral.com)
  • SRP is bound to the ribosome and is ready to interact with a nascent protein chain. (nature.com)
  • Thus, the control of ribosome assembly and protein synthesis is essential for the survival of cancer cells. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The substantial reduction in synthesis of α-zeins results in smaller, less numerous protein bodies and a concomitant increase in non-zein endosperm proteins [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Reduced synthesis of the lysine-poor zein proteins and compensatory increases in other proteins dramatically improves the nutritional quality of the grain. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The underlying mechanism for rebalancing amino acid content for both o2 and RNAi is unclear, although it depends on reduced synthesis of the zein storage proteins and a compensatory increase in non-zein protein content [ 17 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The synthesis, chemical derivatization, and investigation of the inhibitory properties of novel cyclitol derivatives on the phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase enzymes PI4K55 and PI4K230 involved in the phosphatidylinositol cycle are reported. (embl.de)
  • Further analysis revealed that celastrol inhibited HIF-1α protein synthesis, without affecting the expression level of HIF-1α mRNA or degradation of HIF-1α protein. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • A transfer RNA which is specific for carrying leucine to sites on the ribosomes in preparation for protein synthesis. (lookformedical.com)
  • KdpD is a four-spanning membrane protein that has two large cytoplasmic domains at the amino- and at the carboxyterminus, respectively. (nature.com)
  • The information within the KdpD protein that confers SRP interaction was found in the amino-terminal cytoplasmic domain of KdpD, particularly at residues 22-48. (nature.com)
  • In this study, we combined transcript profiling and proteomic analysis to better understand which genes and proteins are altered by opaque2 in the W64A inbred line. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This compound markedly decreased the hypoxia-induced accumulation of HIF-1α protein dose-dependently, whereas it did not affect the expressions of HIF-1β and topoisomerase-I (topo‑I). Furthermore, celastrol prevented hypoxia-induced expression of HIF-1 target genes for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and erythropoietin (EPO). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • This study aimed to evaluate the expression levels of miR-34a and 11 of its bioinformatically selected target genes and proteins to test their potential dysregulation in RCC. (hindawi.com)
  • Human homologs of the AKT8 oncogenic protein were identified in 1987.By 1995 it had been found that Akt kinases function as mitogen-activated kinases downstream from cell surface receptors that activate phosphoinositide 3-kinase . (cloudfront.net)
  • Since the consensus sequence residues of a target substrate only make contact with several key amino acids within the catalytic cleft of the kinase (usually through hydrophobic forces and ionic bonds ), a kinase is usually not specific to a single substrate, but instead can phosphorylate a whole 'substrate family' which share common recognition sequences. (cloudfront.net)
  • In contrast to the signal sequences of exported proteins, the bacterial SRP signal sequences are more hydrophobic and are mostly "uncleaved signal sequences" present in membrane proteins that remain in the final protein-chain as transmembrane anchor sequences. (nature.com)
  • SRP at the ribosomal exit tunnel scans a nascent chain for bearing a hydrophobic SRP signal sequence 7 . (nature.com)
  • Ample amounts of basic macromolecules such as carbohydrate, protein, and fat are crucial for optimum bodily function. (encyclopedia.pub)
  • is a kinase enzyme , in particular a protein kinase , that phosphorylates the OH group of the amino-acid residues serine or threonine , which have similar side chains. (cloudfront.net)
  • Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ATP and a protein , whereas its two products are ADP and phosphoprotein . (cloudfront.net)
  • The systematic name of this enzyme class is ATP:protein phosphotransferase (non-specific) . (cloudfront.net)
  • These were formerly included in EC number '2.7.1.37', which was a general EC number for any enzyme that phosphorylates proteins while converting ATP to ADP (i.e. (cloudfront.net)
  • Description: This is Double-antibody Sandwich Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of Human Cold Shock Domain Containing Protein E1, RNA Binding (CSDE1) in Tissue homogenates, cell lysates and other biological fluids. (worldcarecouncil.org)
  • Description: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on the Double-antibody Sandwich method for detection of Human Cold Shock Domain Containing Protein E1, RNA Binding (CSDE1) in samples from Tissue homogenates, cell lysates and other biological fluids with no significant corss-reactivity with analogues from other species. (worldcarecouncil.org)
  • Members of a subfamily of these enzymes share a specific domain that was first identified in the yeast Sac1 protein [1]. (embl.de)
  • In enzymology , the term serine/threonine protein kinase describes a class of enzymes in the family of transferases , that transfer phosphates to the oxygen atom of a serine or threonine side chain in proteins . (cloudfront.net)
  • Duplication in Amyloid precursor protein (APP) locus (duplicated segment varies in length but includes APP) on Chromosome 21 was found to cause early onset familial Alzheimer's disease in a French family set (Rovelet-Lecrux et al. (wikipedia.org)
  • Maize protein is deficient in the essential amino acids lysine and tryptophan, which limits its value for monogastric animals. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins . (lookformedical.com)
  • The specific sequence of AMINO ACIDS determines the shape the polypeptide will take, during PROTEIN FOLDING, and the function of the protein. (lookformedical.com)
  • Despite the detailed in vitro characterization of the enzymatic properties of yeast Sac1p, the exact cellular function of this protein has remained obscure. (embl.de)
  • Linear POLYPEPTIDES that are synthesized on RIBOSOMES and may be further modified, crosslinked, cleaved, or assembled into complex proteins with several subunits. (lookformedical.com)
  • The signaling complex at the cell surface is believed to be a ternary complex formed between two identical FGF ligands, two identical FGFR subunits and either one or two heparan sulfate chains. (beauty104.com.tw)
  • An unnatural amino acid that is used experimentally to study protein structure and function. (lookformedical.com)
  • When the pseudosubstrate is removed, the kinase can perform its normal function. (cloudfront.net)
  • Nucleolar function of EGR1 is strictly linked to the expression of nucleolar proteins such as nucleophosmin (B23) and alternative reading frame (p14ARF). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have linked RRBP1 (ribosomal-binding protein 1) genetic variants to atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases and serum lipoprotein levels. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These analyses showed that the accumulation of some lysine-rich proteins, such as sorbitol dehydrogenase and glyceraldehyde3-phosphate dehydrogenase, was increased in mature kernels and may contribute substantially to the lysine content of opaque2 endosperm. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These changes in protein accumulation result in an endosperm that has nearly twice the lysine and tryptophan content of wild-type maize [ 3 ], which substantially improves its value for monogastric animals [ 9 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Some defense proteins such as beta-glucosidase aggregating factor were strongly down regulated and may be regulated directly by opaque2 . (biomedcentral.com)
  • form part of the MAPKK Kinase family and are activated by growth factors. (cloudfront.net)
  • During ribosomal RNA processing, ribosomal proteins are incorporated into the pre-ribosomal subunits to form the mature 40S and 60S subunits. (biomedcentral.com)
  • An essential branched-chain aliphatic amino acid found in many proteins . (lookformedical.com)
  • These proteins were found to be identical to the acidic and basic FGFs described by Gospodarowicz and coworkers. (beauty104.com.tw)