2011
Light‐Triggered Myosin Activation for Probing Dynamic Cellular Processes
Goguen BN, Hoffman BD, Sellers JR, Schwartz MA, Imperiali B. Light‐Triggered Myosin Activation for Probing Dynamic Cellular Processes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2011, 50: 5667-5670. PMID: 21542072, PMCID: PMC3406609, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201100674.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Function of the N-terminus of zizimin1: autoinhibition and membrane targeting
Meller N, Westbrook MJ, Shannon JD, Guda C, Schwartz MA. Function of the N-terminus of zizimin1: autoinhibition and membrane targeting. Biochemical Journal 2007, 409: 525-533. PMID: 17935486, PMCID: PMC2740492, DOI: 10.1042/bj20071263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGEF domainCZH proteinsRho family small GTPasesPH domain bindsCdc42-specific GEFMultiple cellular functionsBasis of homologyN-terminal regionSmall GTPasesDomain bindsGEF activityRho proteinsCellular functionsRho-GEFsNovel functionN-terminusCritical regulatorStructural domainsLimited proteolysisZizimin1ProteinBindsDomainMembraneGTPases
2004
The Novel Cdc42 Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor, Zizimin1, Dimerizes via the Cdc42-binding CZH2 Domain*
Meller N, Irani-Tehrani M, Ratnikov BI, Paschal BM, Schwartz MA. The Novel Cdc42 Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor, Zizimin1, Dimerizes via the Cdc42-binding CZH2 Domain*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 37470-37476. PMID: 15247287, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m404535200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExchange factorCdc42 Guanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorGuanine nucleotide exchange factorsRho family small GTPasesDomain-containing proteinsNucleotide exchange factorsMultiple cellular processesCDM proteinsCZH proteinsSmall GTPasesRho proteinsCellular processesCdc42 activationRho-GEFsCdc42Acid regionHomology analysisCritical regulatorZizimin1ProteinPositive cooperativityMutation analysisDimerizationDock180GTPases
1999
A Role for P21-Activated Kinase in Endothelial Cell Migration
Kiosses W, Daniels R, Otey C, Bokoch G, Schwartz M. A Role for P21-Activated Kinase in Endothelial Cell Migration. Journal Of Cell Biology 1999, 147: 831-844. PMID: 10562284, PMCID: PMC2156168, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.147.4.831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActininAnimalsCell AdhesionCell LineCell MovementCOS CellsEndothelium, VascularGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsMicrocirculationMicroscopy, VideoModels, BiologicalMyosin Light ChainsP21-Activated KinasesPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsSrc Homology DomainsTransfectionVinculinRegulation of the small GTP‐binding protein Rho by cell adhesion and the cytoskeleton
Ren X, Kiosses W, Alexander Schwartz M. Regulation of the small GTP‐binding protein Rho by cell adhesion and the cytoskeleton. The EMBO Journal 1999, 18: 578-585. PMID: 9927417, PMCID: PMC1171150, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.3.578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesionsRho activationRho activityExtracellular matrixSmall GTPProtein RhoLysophosphatidic acidStress fibersCell adhesionRho-dependent mannerActin stress fibersHigh Rho activitySwiss 3T3 cellsNegative feedback loopAdherent cellsCytoskeletal structuresSoluble factorsCytochalasin DRhoGTPPresence of serumCellsActivationRegulationAdhesion