Open AccessMotoring to a signaling check-up
Author(s) -
William A. Wells
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.414
H-Index - 380
eISSN - 1540-8140
pISSN - 0021-9525
DOI - 10.1083/jcb.1765rr3
Subject(s) - biology , microtubule , signal transduction , microbiology and biotechnology
The Smad2 signaling protein is shuttled back to the membrane to check up on its receptor, according to Julie Batut, Michael Howell and Caroline Hill (Cancer Research UK, London). The check-ups ensure that intracellular signaling accurately reflects the activation status of the membrane-bound receptor.
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