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Plant 14-3-3 protein families - evidence for isoform-specific functions?

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Plant 14-3-3 protein families - evidence for isoform-specific functions? / Roberts, Michael R.; De Bruxelles, Guy L.
In: Biochemical Society Transactions, Vol. 30, No. 4, 08.2002, p. 373-378.

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Roberts, MR & De Bruxelles, GL 2002, 'Plant 14-3-3 protein families - evidence for isoform-specific functions?', Biochemical Society Transactions, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 373-378. https://doi.org/10.1042/bst0300373

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Roberts, M. R., & De Bruxelles, G. L. (2002). Plant 14-3-3 protein families - evidence for isoform-specific functions? Biochemical Society Transactions, 30(4), 373-378. https://doi.org/10.1042/bst0300373

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Roberts MR, De Bruxelles GL. Plant 14-3-3 protein families - evidence for isoform-specific functions? Biochemical Society Transactions. 2002 Aug;30(4):373-378. doi: 10.1042/bst0300373

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Roberts, Michael R. ; De Bruxelles, Guy L. / Plant 14-3-3 protein families - evidence for isoform-specific functions?. In: Biochemical Society Transactions. 2002 ; Vol. 30, No. 4. pp. 373-378.

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abstract = "14-3-3 proteins regulate a wide range of target proteins via direct protein–protein interactions. The target-binding domain in 14-3-3 proteins is highly conserved, suggesting similar biochemical properties for all 14-3-3s. However, higher eukaryotes possess multiple 14-3-3 genes, and these genes exhibit diverse patterns of gene expression within any one organism. This tends to suggest specific functions for particular genes. Some biochemical data suggest 14-3-3 isoform-specific protein–protein interactions, whereas other studies conclude that apparent isoform-specificity is the result of differences in expression patterns rather than in the biochemical properties of 14-3-3 isoforms. Here we discuss evidence that demonstrates that the expression levels of 14-3-3 proteins in cells are important for regulating the activity of their target proteins, and further that the elimination of individual 14-3-3 isoforms can result in detectable phenotypes. We also examine evidence that 14-3-3 isoform specificity can in some cases reflect differing biochemical properties as well as differential transcriptional regulation.",
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