2021
In vitro fluorescence assay to measure GDP/GTP exchange of guanine nucleotide exchange factors of Rho family GTPases
Blaise AM, Corcoran EE, Wattenberg ES, Zhang YL, Cottrell JR, Koleske AJ. In vitro fluorescence assay to measure GDP/GTP exchange of guanine nucleotide exchange factors of Rho family GTPases. Biology Methods And Protocols 2021, 7: bpab024. PMID: 35087952, PMCID: PMC8789339, DOI: 10.1093/biomethods/bpab024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNucleotide exchange factorsGEF domainExchange factorGuanine nucleotide exchange factorsGDP/GTP exchangeRho family GEFsActivation of GTPasesFluorescence-based analysisRare variantsGTP loadingGTP exchangeRho familyHigh-throughput screeningWhole-exome sequencingCellular activitiesGenetic variantsGTPasesGEFExome sequencingCritical roleUser-friendly protocolComplete understandingHuman developmentVariantsGEFs
2004
Abl-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation of Sos-1 mediates growth-factor-induced Rac activation
Sini P, Cannas A, Koleske AJ, Di Fiore PP, Scita G. Abl-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation of Sos-1 mediates growth-factor-induced Rac activation. Nature Cell Biology 2004, 6: 268-274. PMID: 15039778, DOI: 10.1038/ncb1096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuanine nucleotide exchange factorsSos-1Rac activationTyrosine phosphorylationFunction of RacNon-receptor tyrosine kinase AblActin cytoskeleton remodellingNucleotide exchange factorsRac-GEF activityTyrosine kinase AblActivation of RTKsActivity of RacReceptor tyrosine kinasesCytoskeleton remodellingActin remodellingSignal transductionMolecular connectionMolecular mechanismsTyrosine kinaseBcr-Abl oncoproteinRacPharmacological interferencePhosphorylationGrowth factorABL signals