Signaling pathways are frequently connected through shared intracellular molecules, yet they manage to maintain remarkable specificity to distinct stimuli. A new study identifies mechanisms to explain how this specificity is shaped for MAP kinase modules within the yeast signaling network.
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Albert, R., Oltvai, Z. Shaping specificity in signaling networks. Nat Genet 39, 286–287 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0307-286
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