Protein kinase C: perfectly balanced

AC Newton - Critical reviews in biochemistry and molecular …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Protein kinase C (PKC) isozymes belong to a family of Ser/Thr kinases whose activity is
governed by reversible release of an autoinhibitory pseudosubstrate. For conventional and …

A critical evaluation of protein kinase regulation by activation loop autophosphorylation

R Reinhardt, TA Leonard - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Phosphorylation of proteins is a ubiquitous mechanism of regulating their function,
localization, or activity. Protein kinases, enzymes that use ATP to phosphorylate protein …

Brain pathology of spinocerebellar ataxias

K Seidel, S Siswanto, ERP Brunt, W Den Dunnen… - Acta …, 2012 - Springer
The autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias (ADCAs) represent a heterogeneous group of
neurodegenerative diseases with progressive ataxia and cerebellar degeneration. The …

The polyglutamine protein ATXN2: from its molecular functions to its involvement in disease

RG Costa, A Conceição, CA Matos, C Nóbrega - Cell Death & Disease, 2024 - nature.com
A CAG repeat sequence in the ATXN2 gene encodes a polyglutamine (polyQ) tract within
the ataxin-2 (ATXN2) protein, showcasing a complex landscape of functions that have been …

Protein kinase C: poised to signal

AC Newton - American Journal of Physiology …, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
Nestled at the tip of a branch of the kinome, protein kinase C (PKC) family members are
poised to transduce signals emanating from the cell surface. Cell membranes provide the …

Exome sequencing and network analysis identifies shared mechanisms underlying spinocerebellar ataxia

EAR Nibbeling, A Duarri, CC Verschuuren-Bemelmans… - Brain, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias, referred to as spinocerebellar ataxias in genetic
nomenclature, are a rare group of progressive neurodegenerative disorders characterized …

Reversing the paradigm: protein kinase C as a tumor suppressor

AC Newton, J Brognard - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2017 - cell.com
The discovery in the 1980s that protein kinase C (PKC) is a receptor for the tumor-promoting
phorbol esters fueled the dogma that PKC is an oncoprotein. Yet 30+ years of clinical trials …

Conventional protein kinase C in the brain: 40 years later

JA Callender, AC Newton - Neuronal signaling, 2017 - portlandpress.com
Protein kinase C (PKC) is a family of enzymes whose members transduce a large variety of
cellular signals instigated by the receptor-mediated hydrolysis of membrane phospholipids …

Why do so many genetic insults lead to Purkinje Cell degeneration and spinocerebellar ataxia?

M Huang, DS Verbeek - Neuroscience letters, 2019 - Elsevier
The genetically heterozygous spinocerebellar ataxias are all characterized by cerebellar
atrophy and pervasive Purkinje Cell degeneration. Up to date, more than 35 functionally …

RNA-seq analysis of broiler liver transcriptome reveals novel responses to high ambient temperature

DJ Coble, D Fleming, ME Persia, CM Ashwell… - BMC genomics, 2014 - Springer
Background In broilers, high ambient temperature can result in reduced feed consumption,
digestive inefficiency, impaired metabolism, and even death. The broiler sector of the US …