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RACK(1) to the future ¿ a historical perspective

Authors :
Ron, Dorit
Ron, Dorit
Adams, David R
Baillie, George S
Long, Aideen
O’Connor, Rosemary
Kiely, Patrick A
Ron, Dorit
Ron, Dorit
Adams, David R
Baillie, George S
Long, Aideen
O’Connor, Rosemary
Kiely, Patrick A
Source :
Cell Communication and Signaling; vol 11, iss 1; 1478-811X
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

This perspective summarises the first and long overdue RACK1 meeting held at the University of Limerick, Ireland, May 2013, in which RACK1’s role in the immune system, the heart and the brain were discussed and its contribution to disease states such as cancer, cardiac hypertrophy and addiction were described. RACK1 is a scaffolding protein and a member of the WD repeat family of proteins. These proteins have a unique architectural assembly that facilitates protein anchoring and the stabilisation of protein activity. A large body of evidence is accumulating which is helping to define the versatile role of RACK1 in assembling and dismantling complex signaling pathways from the cell membrane to the nucleus in health and disease. In this commentary, we first provide a historical perspective on RACK1. We also address many of the pertinent and topical questions about this protein such as its role in transcription, epigenetics and translation, its cytoskeletal contribution and the merits of targeting RACK1 in disease.

Details

Database :
OAIster
Journal :
Cell Communication and Signaling; vol 11, iss 1; 1478-811X
Notes :
application/pdf, Cell Communication and Signaling vol 11, iss 1 1478-811X, English
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1367579875
Document Type :
Electronic Resource