Abstract
Protein kinases (PKs) mediate the reversible conversion of substrate proteins to phosphorylated forms, a key process in controlling intracellular signaling transduction cascades. Pluripotency is, among others, characterized by specifically expressed PKs forming a highly interconnected regulatory network that culminates in a finely-balanced molecular switch. Current high-throughput phosphoproteomic approaches have shed light on the specific regulatory PKs and their function in controlling pluripotent states. Pluripotent cell-derived endothelial and hematopoietic developments represent an example of the importance of pluripotency in cancer therapeutics and organ regeneration. This review attempts to provide the hitherto known kinome profile and the individual characterization of PK-related pathways that regulate pluripotency. Elucidating the underlying intrinsic and extrinsic signals may improve our understanding of the different pluripotent states, the maintenance or induction of pluripotency, and the ability to tailor lineage differentiation, with a particular focus on endothelial cell differentiation for anti-cancer treatment, cell-based tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine strategies.
Keywords: Endothelial cells, phosphorylation, pluripotency, protein kinases, signaling pathways, stem cell.
Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy
Title:Protein Kinases and Associated Pathways in Pluripotent State and Lineage Differentiation
Volume: 9 Issue: 5
Author(s): Melina Shoni, Kathy O. Lui, Demetrios G. Vavvas, Michael G. Muto, Ross S. Berkowitz, Nikolaos Vlahos and Shu-Wing Ng
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Keywords: Endothelial cells, phosphorylation, pluripotency, protein kinases, signaling pathways, stem cell.
Abstract: Protein kinases (PKs) mediate the reversible conversion of substrate proteins to phosphorylated forms, a key process in controlling intracellular signaling transduction cascades. Pluripotency is, among others, characterized by specifically expressed PKs forming a highly interconnected regulatory network that culminates in a finely-balanced molecular switch. Current high-throughput phosphoproteomic approaches have shed light on the specific regulatory PKs and their function in controlling pluripotent states. Pluripotent cell-derived endothelial and hematopoietic developments represent an example of the importance of pluripotency in cancer therapeutics and organ regeneration. This review attempts to provide the hitherto known kinome profile and the individual characterization of PK-related pathways that regulate pluripotency. Elucidating the underlying intrinsic and extrinsic signals may improve our understanding of the different pluripotent states, the maintenance or induction of pluripotency, and the ability to tailor lineage differentiation, with a particular focus on endothelial cell differentiation for anti-cancer treatment, cell-based tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine strategies.
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Shoni Melina, Lui O. Kathy, Vavvas G. Demetrios, Muto G. Michael, Berkowitz S. Ross, Vlahos Nikolaos and Ng Shu-Wing, Protein Kinases and Associated Pathways in Pluripotent State and Lineage Differentiation, Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy 2014; 9 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574888X09666140616130217
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574888X09666140616130217 |
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Online ISSN 2212-3946 |
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