The world's first wiki where authorship really matters (Nature Genetics, 2008). Due credit and reputation for authors. Imagine a global collaborative knowledge base for original thoughts. Search thousands of articles and collaborate with scientists around the globe.

wikigene or wiki gene protein drug chemical gene disease author authorship tracking collaborative publishing evolutionary knowledge reputation system wiki2.0 global collaboration genes proteins drugs chemicals diseases compound
Hoffmann, R. A wiki for the life sciences where authorship matters. Nature Genetics (2008)
 
 
 
 
 

Mechanical stimuli induce cleavage and nuclear translocation of the polycystin-1 C terminus.

Polycystin-1, which is encoded by a gene that is mutated in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), is involved in cell-matrix interactions as well as in ciliary signaling. The precise mechanisms by which it functions, however, remain unclear. Here we find that polycystin-1 undergoes a proteolytic cleavage that releases its C-terminal tail (CTT), which enters the nucleus and initiates signaling processes. The cleavage occurs in vivo in association with alterations in mechanical stimuli. Polycystin-2, the product of the second gene mutated in ADPKD, modulates the signaling properties of the polycystin-1 CTT. These data reveal a novel pathway by which polycystin-1 transmits messages directly to the nucleus.[1]

References

  1. Mechanical stimuli induce cleavage and nuclear translocation of the polycystin-1 C terminus. Chauvet, V., Tian, X., Husson, H., Grimm, D.H., Wang, T., Hiesberger, T., Hieseberger, T., Igarashi, P., Bennett, A.M., Ibraghimov-Beskrovnaya, O., Somlo, S., Caplan, M.J. J. Clin. Invest. (2004) [Pubmed]
 
WikiGenes - Universities