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Signal transduction pathways
Signal transduction pathways
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Graduate
08/21/2010

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Term
Signal pathway for FGF
Definition
Ras pathway. Binds to tyrosine receptor kinases. (FGF)
Term
tyrosine receptor kinase
Definition
Binds FGF. Phosphorylation of the receptor tail leads to activation of Ras (exchanges GDP for GTP) (FGF)
Term
Ras
Definition
Activated by phosphorylation of tyrosine receptor kinase tail. Exchanges GDP for GTP. Eventually leads to activation of MAP-K pathway. (FGF)
Term
MAP-K
Definition
Terminal protein of this pathway can enter nucleus and serve as a transcription factor. (FGF)
Term
Wnt
Definition
Protein that binds to frizzled, a multi-pass transmembrane protein. (Wnt)
Term
Frizzled
Definition
Multi-pass transmembrane protein. Binds Wnt. When active, activates disheveled. (Wnt)
Term
Disheveled
Definition
Cell membrane protein. Activated due to activation of frizzled. When activated, deactivates GSK-3. (Wnt)
Term
GSK-3
Definition
When active, targets beta-catenin for destruction by the proteasome. Deactivated when disheveled is active. (Wnt)
Term
Beta-catenin
Definition
Can enter nucleus and bind to LEF/TCF, and this complex can act as transcription factors (for c-myc for example, an oncogene). Beta-catenin is marked for destruction when GSK-3 is active. (Wnt)
Term
LEF/TCF
Definition
When bound to beta-catenin, can act as a transcription factor (Wnt).
Term
SHH
Definition
Binds to and activates patched. (SHH)
Term
Patched
Definition
Activated by binding of SHH. Interacts closely with smoothened. Normally, patched inhibits smoothened. When activated, patched no longer inhibits smoothened. (SHH)
Term
Smoothened
Definition
Interacts with patched. Normally inactive due to patched inhibition. When Patched is active, no longer inhibits smoothened. When smoothened is active, inhibits PKA and Slimb from cleaving Ci. When smoothened is inactive, PKA and Slimb cleave Ci. (SHH)
Term
PKA
Definition
Along with Slimb, regulates cleavage of Ci. With Smoothened inactive, PKA and Slimb cleave Ci. With Smoothened active, PKA and Slimb are inhibited and Ci is not cleaved (SHH)
Term
Slimb
Definition
Along with PKA, regulates cleavage of Ci. With Smoothened inactive, PKA and Slimb cleave Ci. With Smoothened active, PKA and Slimb are inhibited and Ci is not cleaved (SHH)
Term
Ci
Definition
Transcription factor. When PKA/Slimb activated, Ci is cleaved and acts as a repressor for certain genes. With PKA/Slimb inhibited, Ci is not cleaved and acts as an activator for gene transcription. (SHH)
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