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The coordination of signals from different pathways is important for cell fate specification during animal development. Here, we define a novel mode of crosstalk between the epidermal growth factor receptor/Ras/mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade and the LIN-12/Notch pathway during Caenorhabditis elegans vulval development. Six vulval precursor cells (VPCs) are initially equivalent but adopt different fates as a result of an inductive signal mediated by the Ras pathway and a lateral signal mediated by the LIN-12/Notch pathway. One consequence of activating Ras is a reduction of LIN-12 protein in P6.p (ref. 2), the VPC believed to be the source of the lateral signal. Here we identify a 'downregulation targeting signal' (DTS) in the LIN-12 intracellular domain, which encompasses a di-leucine-containing endocytic sorting motif. The DTS seems to be required for internalization of LIN-12, and on Ras activation it might mediate altered endocytic routing of LIN-12, leading to downregulation. We also show that if LIN-12 is stabilized in P6.p, lateral signalling is compromised, indicating that LIN-12 downregulation is important in the appropriate specification of cell fates in vivo. 相似文献
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Certain cell fate decisions are specified by cell-cell interactions during the development of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. For example, in a wild-type hermaphrodite gonad, two cells, Z1.ppp and Z4.aaa, have the potential to become the anchor cell (AC). Intercellular communication establishes their fates and ensures that only one cell becomes the AC, while the other becomes a ventral uterine precursor cell (VU). One component of this intercellular communication seems to be the 'AC-to-VU' signal from the presumptive AC that causes the other cell to become a VU. Genetic and developmental studies indicated that the lin-12 gene specifies the fates of Z1.ppp and Z4.aaa. Molecular studies suggest that lin-12 directly participates in their communications, perhaps acting as the receptor for the 'AC-to-VU' signal. Here, we report the molecular lesions associated with lin-12 gain-of-function mutations, cell isolation experiments, and genetic studies of an unusual lin-12 allele. These data suggest that self-association of the putative lin-12-encoded receptor leads to its activation, and that certain gain-of-function mutations result in ligand-independent activation. 相似文献
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D. J. Sorce C. A. McDevitt R. A. Greenwald S. A. Moak 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》1986,42(10):1157-1158
Summary A radiologically normal human nucleus pulposus was extracted with 4 M guanidinium chloride and the non-collagenous proteins separated from the proteoglycans by dissociative density gradient centrifugation. Lysozyme was identified as a matrix constituent of the normal, mature human nucleus pulposus.Supported by Public Health Service Training Grant ES-07088. 相似文献
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Loss of the human mucolipin-1 gene underlies mucolipidosis type IV (MLIV), a lysosomal storage disease that results in severe developmental neuropathology. Unlike other lysosomal storage diseases, MLIV is not associated with a lack of lysosomal hydrolases; instead, MLIV cells display abnormal endocytosis of lipids and accumulate large vesicles, indicating that a defect in endocytosis may underlie the disease. Here we report the identification of a loss-of-function mutation in the Caenorhabditis elegans mucolipin-1 homolog, cup-5, and show that this mutation results in an enhanced rate of uptake of fluid-phase markers, decreased degradation of endocytosed protein and accumulation of large vacuoles. Overexpression of cup-5(+) causes the opposite phenotype, indicating that cup-5 activity controls aspects of endocytosis. Studies in model organisms such as C. elegans have helped illuminate fundamental mechanisms involved in normal cellular function and human disease; thus the C. elegans cup-5 mutant may be a useful model for studying conserved aspects of mucolipin-1 structure and function and for assessing the effects of potential therapeutic compounds. 相似文献
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A radiologically normal human nucleus pulposus was extracted with 4 M guanidinium chloride and the non-collagenous proteins separated from the proteoglycans by dissociative density gradient centrifugation. Lysozyme was identified as a matrix constituent of the normal, mature human nucleus pulposus. 相似文献
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Nonlinear dynamics in sudden cardiac death syndrome: heartrate oscillations and bifurcations 总被引:6,自引:0,他引:6
Patients at high risk of sudden cardiac death show evidence of nonlinear heartrate dynamics, including abrupt spectral changes (bifurcations) and sustained low frequency (.01-.04 Hz) oscillations in heartrate. 相似文献