“…A general platform for receptor-mediated transmembrane signal transduction, the signaling chain homooligomerization (SCHOOL) platform (Sigalov, 2004(Sigalov, , 2006(Sigalov, , 2008a(Sigalov, , 2008b(Sigalov, , 2008c(Sigalov, , 2010b(Sigalov, , 2010c uncovers for the first time the major mechanisms coupling recognition and signaling functions. Based on the unusual biophysical phenomenon-the ability of the intrinsically disordered cytoplasmic domains of MIRR signaling subunits to form specific homodimers and higher homooligomers (Sigalov, Aivazian, & Stern, 2004;Sigalov, Zhuravleva, & Orekhov, 2007), this platform was originally suggested for MIRRs (Sigalov, 2004) and then-as a general platform for transmembrane signaling mediated by MIRRs and SRs (Sigalov, 2008a(Sigalov, , 2010c. Conceptually, the SCHOOL platform suggests that the similar architecture of the receptors dictates similar mechanisms of receptor triggering.…”