Signaling proteins in the spotlight.

Sci Signal

Editor, Science Signaling, AAAS, Washington, DC 20005, USA.

Published: July 2016

The molecular side of signaling still has many secrets to reveal. This Editorial Guide describes areas of particular interest with regard to understanding cellular regulation at the level of individual molecules and macromolecular complexes. Advances in technology and the accumulation of proteomic and genomic data reveal previously unknown components of signaling networks, the spatial organization of macromolecular complexes, and how information flows through the networks to produce specific cellular responses.

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