Function of 14-3-3 proteins

Neuroprotective Function of 14-3-3 Proteins in Neurodegeneration

14-3-3 proteins are abundantly expressed adaptor proteins that interact with a vast number of binding partners to regulate their cellular localization and function. They regulate substrate function in a number of ways including protection from dephosphorylation, regulation of enzyme activity, formation of ternary complexes and sequestration. The diversity of 14-3-3 interacting partners thus ena...

14-3-3 proteins: biological function and domain structure.

The 14-3-3 proteins

So what’s so interesting about them? In 1996 14-3-3 was found to bind to a variety of oncoproteins including Raf-1, polyoma middle T, and Bcr-Abl. Since then the 14-3-3 proteins have been shown to bind to a wide variety of proteins involved in signal transduction, cell cycle and apoptosis. These proteins include Cdc25, NFAT, Bad, Cbl, A20, PI 3-kinase, IRS-1, MEKK, p130Cas, glucocorticoid recep...

14-3-3 proteins in apoptosis.

The once obscure members of the 14-3-3 protein family play significant roles in the determination of cell fate. By inhibiting the pro-apoptotic BAD (Bcl-2-antagonist of cell death) and the transcription factor FKHRL-1, 14-3-3 displays important anti-apoptotic characteristics. To date, five points of interaction of 14-3-3 with the apoptotic machinery have been identified. How these interactions ...

Function and specificity of 14-3-3 proteins in the regulation of carbohydrate and nitrogen metabolism.

Protein phosphorylation is key to the regulation of many proteins. Altered protein activity often requires the interaction of the phosphorylated protein with a class of "adapters" known as 14-3-3 proteins. This review will cover aspects of 14-3-3 interaction with key proteins of carbon and nitrogen metabolism such as nitrate reductase, glutamine synthetase and sucrose-phosphate synthase. It wil...