Regulation of small gtpases by gefs, gaps, and gdis

J Cherfils, M Zeghouf - Physiological reviews, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
Small GTPases use GDP/GTP alternation to actuate a variety of functional switches that are
pivotal for cell dynamics. The GTPase switch is turned on by GEFs, which stimulate …

Light signaling and UV‐B‐mediated plant growth regulation

A Yadav, D Singh, M Lingwan… - Journal of Integrative …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Light plays an important role in plants' growth and development throughout their life cycle.
Plants alter their morphological features in response to light cues of varying intensity and …

Perception of UV-B by the Arabidopsis UVR8 Protein

L Rizzini, JJ Favory, C Cloix, D Faggionato, A O'hara… - Science, 2011 - science.org
To optimize their growth and survival, plants perceive and respond to ultraviolet-B (UV-B)
radiation. However, neither the molecular identity of the UV-B photoreceptor nor the …

The UV-B photoreceptor UVR8: from structure to physiology

GI Jenkins - The Plant Cell, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Low doses of UV-B light (280 to 315 nm) elicit photomorphogenic responses in plants that
modify biochemical composition, photosynthetic competence, morphogenesis, and defense …

Structural basis of ultraviolet-B perception by UVR8

D Wu, Q Hu, Z Yan, W Chen, C Yan, X Huang, J Zhang… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
The Arabidopsis thaliana protein UVR8 is a photoreceptor for ultraviolet-B. Upon ultraviolet-
B irradiation, UVR8 undergoes an immediate switch from homodimer to monomer, which …

The structural basis of the activation of Ras by Sos

PA Boriack-Sjodin, SM Margarit, D Bar-Sagi, J Kuriyan - Nature, 1998 - nature.com
The crystal structure of human H-Ras complexed with the Ras guanine-nucleotide-
exchange-factor region of the Son of sevenless (Sos) protein has been determined at 2.8 Å …

Signal transduction in responses to UV-B radiation

GI Jenkins - Annual review of plant biology, 2009 - annualreviews.org
UV-B radiation is a key environmental signal that initiates diverse responses in plants that
affect metabolism, development, and viability. Many effects of UV-B involve the differential …

Interaction of COP1 and UVR8 regulates UV‐B‐induced photomorphogenesis and stress acclimation in Arabidopsis

JJ Favory, A Stec, H Gruber, L Rizzini, A Oravecz… - The EMBO …, 2009 - embopress.org
The ultraviolet‐B (UV‐B) portion of the solar radiation functions as an environmental signal
for which plants have evolved specific and sensitive UV‐B perception systems. The UV‐B …

Transport into and out of the nucleus

IG Macara - Microbiology and molecular biology reviews, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY A defining characteristic of eukaryotic cells is the possession of a nuclear
envelope. Transport of macromolecules between the nuclear and cytoplasmic compartments …

[HTML][HTML] Mammalian HECT ubiquitin-protein ligases: biological and pathophysiological aspects

M Scheffner, S Kumar - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular …, 2014 - Elsevier
Members of the HECT family of E3 ubiquitin-protein ligases are characterized by a C-
terminal HECT domain that catalyzes the covalent attachment of ubiquitin to substrate …