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Sci. Signal., 11 October 2011
Vol. 4, Issue 194, p. pc21
[DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2002559]

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Science Signaling Podcast: 11 October 2011

Edward M. De Robertis1 and Annalisa M. VanHook2

1 Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095–1662, USA.
2 Web Editor, Science Signaling, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1200 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA.

Abstract: This Podcast features a conversation with the senior author of a Research Article published in the 11 October 2011 issue of Science Signaling. Eddy De Robertis discusses his group’s finding that the phosphorylation status of the transcription factor Mad determines whether it participates in Wingless (Wg) or bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling (1). Phosphorylation of Mad by the BMP receptor leads to Mad-mediated stimulation of BMP-responsive target genes, whereas phosphorylation of Mad by glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK-3) targets it for degradation. Wg signaling prevents GSK-3–mediated phosphorylation of Mad, thus allowing it to stimulate expression of Wg-responsive genes.

Citation: E. M. De Robertis, A. M. VanHook, Science Signaling Podcast: 11 October 2011. Sci. Signal. 4, pc21 (2011).

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