Featured Publications
Polo-like Kinase 1 and Chk2 Interact and Co-localize to Centrosomes and the Midbody*
Tsvetkov L, Xu X, Li J, Stern DF. Polo-like Kinase 1 and Chk2 Interact and Co-localize to Centrosomes and the Midbody*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2002, 278: 8468-8475. PMID: 12493754, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m211202200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhosphorylation of Chk2Polo-like kinase 1Thr-68DNA damageSimilar subcellular localization patternsDNA damage checkpoint pathwayKinase 1Damage checkpoint pathwaySubcellular localization patternsChromosome segregationMitotic exitLate mitosisNuclear fociMitotic entryIndirect immunofluorescence microscopyMitotic checkpointSer-28Early mitosisCheckpoint pathwayChk2Localization patternsCentrosomesThr-26Immunofluorescence microscopyMidbody
2008
Regulation of the Rad53 protein kinase in signal amplification by oligomer assembly and disassembly
Jia-Lin Ma N, Stern DF. Regulation of the Rad53 protein kinase in signal amplification by oligomer assembly and disassembly. Cell Cycle 2008, 7: 808-817. PMID: 18239457, DOI: 10.4161/cc.7.6.5595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRad53 activationDNA damageOligomer assemblyRad53 kinase activityRad53 protein kinaseAbsence of Mec1DNA damage responseSignal transduction processesMammalian Chk2Autophosphorylation activityGenetic requirementsCheckpoint responseChk2 activationDamage responseEffector kinaseProtein kinaseKinase activityRad53Forms oligomersTransduction processesSCD domainsInduced oligomerizationOligomer formationOligomerizationChk2
2005
DNA Damage Regulates Chk2 Association with Chromatin*
Li J, Stern DF. DNA Damage Regulates Chk2 Association with Chromatin*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 37948-37956. PMID: 16150728, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m509299200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromatin-enriched fractionDNA damageATM-dependent mannerUpstream phosphatidylinositolPresence of ATPChromatin fractionationDNA repairHypophosphorylated formEffector substratesChk2Hyperphosphorylated formsChromatinCell cyclePhosphorylated formCluster domainDiverse responsesArtificial inductionSoluble substratesCritical mediatorSmall poolSoluble fractionCdc25APhosphatidylinositolKinaseTransmit signalThe Plk1 Polo Box Domain Mediates a Cell Cycle and DNA Damage Regulated Interaction with Chk2
Tsvetkov LM, Tsekova RT, Xu X, Stern DF. The Plk1 Polo Box Domain Mediates a Cell Cycle and DNA Damage Regulated Interaction with Chk2. Cell Cycle 2005, 4: 602-610. PMID: 15876876, DOI: 10.4161/cc.4.4.1599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCatalytic DomainCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell DivisionCell SeparationCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageDNA RepairG2 PhaseGenetic VectorsGlutathione TransferaseHeLa CellsHumansImmunoblottingImmunoprecipitationIn Vitro TechniquesMitosisPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryProto-Oncogene ProteinsSignal TransductionConceptsPlk1 polo-box domainDNA damage checkpointPolo-box domainPolo-like kinase 1Eukaryotic proteinsDamage checkpointMitotic regulationBox domainRegulated interactionPlk1 activityProtein kinaseSignaling cascadesChk2Kinase 1Tumor suppressorCell cycleDNA damageS phasePlk1M phaseMitosisMultiple processesPotential mechanismsPhosphorylatesKinaseRegulation of CHK2 by DNA-dependent Protein Kinase*
Li J, Stern DF. Regulation of CHK2 by DNA-dependent Protein Kinase*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 12041-12050. PMID: 15668230, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m412445200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAndrostadienesAntigens, NuclearAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCells, CulturedCheckpoint Kinase 2DNADNA DamageDNA-Activated Protein KinaseDNA-Binding ProteinsEnzyme ActivationHumansKu AutoantigenNuclear ProteinsPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesTumor Suppressor ProteinsWortmanninConceptsActivation of Chk2DNA-PKChk2 phosphorylationDNA damageDNA-Dependent Protein Kinase Catalytic SubunitProtein Kinase Catalytic SubunitDNA-dependent protein kinaseFunctional DNA-PKRegulation of Chk2Kinase catalytic subunitRegulation of DNAChk2 kinase activityATM-deficient cellsDiverse cellular responsesKinase inhibitor wortmanninATM-defective cellsChk2 activationExposure of cellsCatalytic subunitProtein kinaseKinase activityChk2Inhibitor wortmanninRabbit reticulocytesCellular responses
2004
Establishment of a Cell-Free System to Study the Activation of Chk2
Xu X, Stern DF. Establishment of a Cell-Free System to Study the Activation of Chk2. Methods In Molecular Biology 2004, 280: 165-174. PMID: 15187252, DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-788-2:165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCell-Free SystemCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageDNA-Binding ProteinsGenetic VectorsHumansImmunoblottingPlasmidsPrecipitin TestsProtein BiosynthesisProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRabbitsReticulocytesTranscription, GeneticTriticumTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsActivation of Chk2Cell-free systemVitro transcription/translation systemTranscription/translation systemCheckpoint kinase Chk2Rabbit reticulocyte lysateWheat germ extractKinase Chk2Identification of cofactorsReticulocyte lysateChk2Germ extractDNA damageTranslation systemActivationKinaseCofactorProteinATRLysatesPathway
2002
Chk2 Activation and Phosphorylation-Dependent Oligomerization
Xu X, Tsvetkov LM, Stern DF. Chk2 Activation and Phosphorylation-Dependent Oligomerization. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2002, 22: 4419-4432. PMID: 12024051, PMCID: PMC133858, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.22.12.4419-4432.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsBinding SitesCell Cycle ProteinsCell-Free SystemCells, CulturedCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageDNA-Binding ProteinsEnzyme ActivationFibroblastsGenes, Tumor SuppressorHumansMutationPhosphorylationProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryRabbitsRadiation, IonizingRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsSQ/TQ cluster domainsChk2 activationDNA damageDNA damage checkpoint pathwaySerine/threonine kinaseAutophosphorylation of Chk2Phosphorylation-dependent oligomerizationDamage checkpoint pathwayKinase catalytic domainForkhead-associated (FHA) domainWortmannin-sensitive kinaseChk2 kinase activityLimited DNA damageAmino acid substitutionsCell-free systemEukaryotic proteinsFHA domainActive Chk2Threonine kinaseCheckpoint functionCatalytic domainOligomeric complexesCheckpoint pathwayKinase activityChk2