2018
Cortactin stabilization of actin requires actin-binding repeats and linker, is disrupted by specific substitutions, and is independent of nucleotide state
Scherer AN, Anand NS, Koleske AJ. Cortactin stabilization of actin requires actin-binding repeats and linker, is disrupted by specific substitutions, and is independent of nucleotide state. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2018, 293: 13022-13032. PMID: 29929984, PMCID: PMC6109930, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.004068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic cell-specific Lyn substrate 1Nucleotide stateActin bindingActin filamentsTotal internal reflection fluorescence microscopyActin-binding proteins cortactinActin cosedimentation assaysActin-rich structuresHigh-affinity actin bindingADP-actin filamentsReflection fluorescence microscopyAdjacent linker regionActin filament bindingArp2/3 complexCortactin repeatsCellular functionsActin stabilityCosedimentation assaysActin stabilizationProtein cortactinLamellipodial protrusionGTPase regulatorFilament depolymerizationLinker regionActin depolymerization
2011
An EGFR–Src–Arg–Cortactin Pathway Mediates Functional Maturation of Invadopodia and Breast Cancer Cell Invasion
Mader CC, Oser M, Magalhaes MA, Bravo-Cordero JJ, Condeelis J, Koleske AJ, Gil-Henn H. An EGFR–Src–Arg–Cortactin Pathway Mediates Functional Maturation of Invadopodia and Breast Cancer Cell Invasion. Cancer Research 2011, 71: 1730-1741. PMID: 21257711, PMCID: PMC3057139, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-1432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer cell invasionActin polymerizationCancer cell invasionInvadopodium maturationCell invasionCortactin phosphorylationEGFR-SrcExtracellular matrixTumor cell invasionInvadopodia functionV-SrcProtein cortactinEpidermal growth factorKnockdown cellsInvadopodiaFunctional maturationMaster switchSrc overexpressionCandidate therapeutic targetInvasive carcinoma cellsECM degradationNovel mechanismPhosphorylationNovel mediatorArg activation
2007
A Critical Role for Cortactin Phosphorylation by Abl-Family Kinases in PDGF-Induced Dorsal-Wave Formation
Boyle SN, Michaud GA, Schweitzer B, Predki PF, Koleske AJ. A Critical Role for Cortactin Phosphorylation by Abl-Family Kinases in PDGF-Induced Dorsal-Wave Formation. Current Biology 2007, 17: 445-451. PMID: 17306540, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.01.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbl family kinasesCortactin phosphorylationActin regulatory protein cortactinTyrosine kinaseAbl family tyrosine kinasesSrc family kinasesNonreceptor tyrosine kinaseHuman protein microarrayCell morphogenesisActin reorganizationCytoskeletal rearrangementsProtein cortactinGrowth factor receptorLamellipodial protrusionCytoskeletal structuresCell motilityProper regulationPDGF treatmentTyrosine residuesCortactinKinaseNovel substrateDownstream actionsPhosphorylationProtein microarrays