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ReviewJournal of molecular biology2016

Regulation, Signaling, and Physiological Functions of G-Proteins.

Viktoriya Syrovatkina, Kamela O Alegre, Raja Dey, Xin-Yun Huang

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Review in Journal of molecular biology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 253 papers.

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253citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

253 citing papers in PubMed, 488 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Viktoriya SyrovatkinaDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medical College, of Cornell University, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Kamela O AlegreDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medical College, of Cornell University, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Raja DeyDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medical College, of Cornell University, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Xin-Yun HuangDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medical College, of Cornell University, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: xyhuang@med.cornell.edu.
Cornell University · US

Funding

Signaling Mechanisms of Heterotrimeric G proteinsR01HL091525 · NHLBI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI HUANG, XIN-YUN · 2008 to 2012
$2.1M
Targeting fascin to block tumor metastasisR01CA193815 · NCI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI HUANG, XIN-YUN · 2016 to 2020
$1.9M
Functions of G-proteins in Endothelial CellsR01HL130478 · NHLBI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI HUANG, XIN-YUN · 2016 to 2019
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA193815NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL091525NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL130478
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heterotrimeric guanine-nucleotide-binding regulatory proteins (G-proteins) mainly relay the information from G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) on the plasma membrane to the inside of cells to regulate various biochemical functions. Depending on the targeted cell types, tissues, and organs, these signals modulate diverse physiological functions. The basic schemes of heterotrimeric G-proteins have been outlined. In this review, we briefly summarize what is known about the regulation, signaling, and physiological functions of G-proteins. We then focus on a few less explored areas such as the regulation of G-proteins by non-GPCRs and the physiological functions of G-proteins that cannot be easily explained by the known G-protein signaling pathways. There are new signaling pathways and physiological functions for G-proteins to be discovered and further interrogated. With the advancements in structural and computational biological techniques, we are closer to having a better understanding of how G-proteins are regulated and of the specificity of G-protein interactions with their regulators.

Indexed as

Gene Expression RegulationSignal TransductionAnimalsGTP-Binding ProteinsHumansModels, BiologicalModels, MolecularProtein ConformationProtein MultimerizationGTP-Binding Proteinscellular signalingGPCRG-protein

Identifiers

PMID27515397
PMCPMC5023507
OpenAlexW2516956609

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