title: Mechanistic insights into Notch receptor signaling from structural and biochemical studies.
abstract: Notch proteins are the receptors in a highly conserved signal transduction system used to communicate signals between cells that contact each other. Studies investigating structure-function relationships in Notch signaling have gained substantial momentum in recent years. Here, we summarize the current understanding of the molecular logic of Notch signal transduction, emphasizing structural and biochemical studies of Notch receptors, their ligands, and complexes of intracellular Notch proteins with their target transcription factors. Recent advances in the structure-based modulation of Notch-signaling activity are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Rhett A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kovall
authors.forename: Stephen C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Blacklow
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D051880:Receptors, Notch / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D051880:Receptors, Notch; D014157:Transcription Factors