Timmis, AJ and Riobo-Del Galdo, NA orcid.org/0000-0002-8942-7873 (2020) Another twist to the GLI code. Biochemical Journal, 477 (22). pp. 4343-4347. ISSN 0264-6021
Abstract
The canonical Hedgehog (Hh) signalling pathway is essential for vertebrate development and its uncontrolled activation is a common occurrence in human cancers. Hh signalling converges in the modification of a family of transcription factors, GLI1, GLI2 and GLI3, to orchestrate a cell type and context-specific transcriptional response. Despite binding to very similar responsive elements, the GLI family members can exert diverse and even opposing functions. A recent article by Tolosa et al. (Biochem. J. 477, 3131–3145, 2020) reveals an unexpected layer of complexity, through physical and functional interaction between GLI1 and GLI2. This commentary discusses the biological significance of the findings and incorporates them into an updated ‘GLI code'.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Portland Press Limited on behalf of the Biochemical Society. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Biochemical Journal. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Biological Sciences (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number BBSRC (Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council) BB/S01716X/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 27 Nov 2020 15:05 |
Last Modified: | 24 Mar 2025 15:44 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Portland Press, Ltd. |
Identification Number: | 10.1042/BCJ20200617 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:168393 |