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Protein tyrosine phosphatases: from genes, to function, to disease

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Recent breakthroughs in understanding of the role of the PTPs in the regulation of signal transduction and the aetiology of human disease are described.
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The protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) superfamily of enzymes functions in a coordinated manner with protein tyrosine kinases to control signalling pathways that underlie a broad spectrum of fundamental physiological processes. In this review, I describe recent breakthroughs in our understanding of the role of the PTPs in the regulation of signal transduction and the aetiology of human disease.

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Cell signaling by receptor-tyrosine kinases

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ROS Function in Redox Signaling and Oxidative Stress

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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis and redox regulation in cellular signaling

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A dynamic pathway for calcium-independent activation of CaMKII by methionine oxidation

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NRF2 and cancer: the good, the bad and the importance of context

TL;DR: This Opinion article aims to rationalize conflicting perspectives by critiquing the context dependence of NRF2 functions and the experimental methods behind these conflicting data.
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NOX enzymes and the biology of reactive oxygen

TL;DR: Professional phagocytes generate high levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) using a superoxide-generating NADPH oxidase as part of their armoury of microbicidal mechanisms, leading to the concept that ROS are 'intentionally' generated in these cells with distinctive cellular functions related to innate immunity, signal transduction and modification of the extracellular matrix.
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Cellular signaling by fibroblast growth factor receptors.

TL;DR: The 22 members of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family of growth factors mediate their cellular responses by binding to and activating the different isoforms encoded by the four receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) designated FGFR1, FGFR2,FGFR3 and FGFR4.
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Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases in the Human Genome

TL;DR: The set of 107 genes in the human genome that encode members of the four protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) families are presented and the role of these enzymes in human disease will be discussed.
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Reactive Oxygen Species Promote TNFα-Induced Death and Sustained JNK Activation by Inhibiting MAP Kinase Phosphatases

TL;DR: It is shown that TNFalpha-induced ROS, whose accumulation is suppressed by mitochondrial superoxide dismutase, cause oxidation and inhibition of JNK-inactivating phosphatases by converting their catalytic cysteine to sulfenic acid, which results in sustained JNK activation, which is required for cytochrome c release and caspase 3 cleavage.
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