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Insights Into Chibby's Structural Elements And Their Interplay In Wnt Signaling Protein-Protein Interactions, Ryan C Killoran
Insights Into Chibby's Structural Elements And Their Interplay In Wnt Signaling Protein-Protein Interactions, Ryan C Killoran
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The Wnt/b-catenin signaling pathway is critical to embryonic development and adult tissue homeostasis. Mutations to Wnt signaling components can cause dysregulation of the pathway, leading to various human diseases such as cancer. The partially disordered protein Chibby (Cby) is a conserved nuclear protein that acts as an antagonist in the Wnt/b-catenin signaling pathway. Cby’s antagonism is accomplished via two mechanisms. First, by competing with the Tcf/Lef family of transcription factors, Cby abrogates the b-catenin-mediated transcription of Wnt signaling genes. Moreover, upon phosphorylation on serine 20 by the kinase Akt, Cby forms a complex with the protein 14-3-3 to facilitate the …
Characterizing The Function Of Helix Five Of The Ku70 Von Willebrand A Domain In Non-Homologous End Joining, Sarah M. Hoffer
Characterizing The Function Of Helix Five Of The Ku70 Von Willebrand A Domain In Non-Homologous End Joining, Sarah M. Hoffer
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DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) are a toxic and dangerous form of DNA damage repaired primarily by non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) in mammals. The Ku70/80 heterodimer rapidly responds to DSBs, stimulating recruitment of downstream NHEJ factors to protect, process, and ligate broken DNA ends. Work in our lab has shown that a D192A/D195R mutation in helix five of the Ku70 von Willebrand A (vWA) domain leads to an NHEJ defect. However, little is known about the function of this region in NHEJ. We hypothesized that helix five of the Ku70 vWA domain mediates a protein-protein interaction that is crucial for …
Transactivation By Human Adenovirus Early Region 1a-Conserved Region Three, Jailal Ng Ablack
Transactivation By Human Adenovirus Early Region 1a-Conserved Region Three, Jailal Ng Ablack
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One of the critical functions of human adenovirus (hAd) early region 1A (E1A) protein is to activate transcription of the early viral genes. The largest isoform of E1A contains a unique region termed conserved region 3 (CR3), which includes a Cysteine-4 (C4) zinc finger domain. This region activates viral gene expression by interacting with and recruiting cellular transcription machinery to the regulatory regions of early viral genes. Although this process has been studied at length with hAd type 5 E1A, far less is known about how the E1A proteins from other hAd types activate transcription. There are dramatic differences in …