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ArticleNature cell biology2020

Phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase signalling is spatially organized at endosomal compartments by microtubule-associated protein 4.

Narendra Thapa, Mo Chen, Hudson T Horn, Suyong Choi, Tianmu Wen, Richard A Anderson

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Article in Nature cell biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

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62citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 99 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Narendra Thapa *School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Mo Chen *School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3274-5889
Hudson T HornSchool of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Suyong ChoiSchool of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Tianmu WenSchool of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Richard A AndersonSchool of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. raanders@wisc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6265-8359
University of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

Targeting of Phosphoinositide Signaling in Migration, Invasion and MetastasisR01GM057549 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI ANDERSON, RICHARD A. · 1998 to 2019
$5.7M
Phosphoinositide Signaling in the Cytosol and NucleusR35GM134955 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Richard A. Anderson · 2020 to 2026
$5.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM057549NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM134955
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The canonical model of agonist-stimulated phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase (PI3K)-Akt signalling proposes that PI3K is activated at the plasma membrane, where receptors are activated and phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate is concentrated. Here we show that phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate generation and activated Akt are instead largely confined to intracellular membranes upon receptor tyrosine kinase activation. Microtubule-associated protein 4 (MAP4) interacts with and controls localization of membrane vesicle-associated PI3Kα to microtubules. The microtubule-binding domain of MAP4 binds directly to the C2 domain of the p110α catalytic subunit. MAP4 controls the interaction of PI3Kα with activated receptors at endosomal compartments along microtubules. Loss of MAP4 results in the loss of PI3Kα targeting and loss of PI3K-Akt signalling downstream of multiple agonists. The MAP4-PI3Kα assembly defines a mechanism for spatial control of agonist-stimulated PI3K-Akt signalling at internal membrane compartments linked to the microtubule network.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationChlorocebus aethiopsClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesCOS CellsEndosomesEnzyme ActivationEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsHEK293 CellsHumansInsulinMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesEGFR protein, humanEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsInsulinMAP4 protein, humanMicrotubule-Associated Proteinsphosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-triphosphatePhosphatidylinositol PhosphatesPIK3CA protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt

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PMID33139939
PMCPMC8647654
OpenAlexW3095033095

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