2014
Spatial and temporal control of Rho GTPase functions
Moissoglu K, Schwartz MA. Spatial and temporal control of Rho GTPase functions. Cellular Logistics 2014, 4: e943618. PMID: 25610718, PMCID: PMC4279778, DOI: 10.4161/21592780.2014.943618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCellular compartmentsRho GTPase biologyRho GTPases functionRho GTPase functionMultiple cellular compartmentsDifferent cellular compartmentsTemporal controlGTPase inactivationMembrane targetingGTPases functionGTPase functionCellular functionsRho GTPaseCell physiologyBiochemical regulationEffector activationMultiple regulatorsMultiple effectorsWealth of knowledgeSame cellsRegulationCompartmentsNano-scale dynamicsGTPaseMajor questions
2009
Rho GDP Dissociation Inhibitor 2 Suppresses Metastasis via Unconventional Regulation of RhoGTPases
Moissoglu K, McRoberts KS, Meier JA, Theodorescu D, Schwartz MA. Rho GDP Dissociation Inhibitor 2 Suppresses Metastasis via Unconventional Regulation of RhoGTPases. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 2838-2844. PMID: 19276387, PMCID: PMC2701105, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-1397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsCdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCell AdhesionGuanine Nucleotide Dissociation InhibitorsHumansLung NeoplasmsMiceRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRho GTP-Binding ProteinsRho Guanine Nucleotide Dissociation Inhibitor betaRhoA GTP-Binding ProteinRho-Specific Guanine Nucleotide Dissociation InhibitorsTumor Suppressor ProteinsUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsVinculinConceptsRho GTPasesFamily of proteinsGDP dissociation inhibitor 2Rho GDP dissociation inhibitor 2Dissociation inhibitor 2Membrane targetingMembrane associationPoint mutantsMetastasis suppressorRac1 activityGTPasesMetastasis suppressionInhibitor 2Suppress metastasisRhoGDI2ProteinSuppression correlatesRhoGDI1Weak inhibitorInhibitionRhoGTPasesMutantsMetastasis inhibitionStrong inhibitionSuppressor
2007
A fluorescence resonance energy transfer activation sensor for Arf6
Hall B, McLean MA, Davis K, Casanova JE, Sligar SG, Schwartz MA. A fluorescence resonance energy transfer activation sensor for Arf6. Analytical Biochemistry 2007, 374: 243-249. PMID: 18162163, PMCID: PMC2277471, DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2007.11.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane targetingPlatelet-derived growth factorARF6 activationFluorescent proteinGreen fluorescent protein derivativesNormal membrane targetingRas family GTPasesDownstream effector proteinsSmall GTPase Arf6Small GTPase activationFluorescent reporter proteinFluorescent protein derivativesEffector proteinsExchange factorGTPase Arf6Effector domainReporter proteinGTPase activationRac activationN-terminusArf6Intact cellsCell migrationNormal regulationProtein
2004
Integrins Regulate Rac Targeting by Internalization of Membrane Domains
del Pozo MA, Alderson NB, Kiosses WB, Chiang HH, Anderson RG, Schwartz MA. Integrins Regulate Rac Targeting by Internalization of Membrane Domains. Science 2004, 303: 839-842. PMID: 14764880, DOI: 10.1126/science.1092571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCell AdhesionCell LineCell MembraneCells, CulturedCholera ToxinCholesterolG(M1) GangliosideGlycosylphosphatidylinositolsGuanosine TriphosphateHumansIntegrin beta1IntegrinsLiposomesMembrane MicrodomainsMiceNIH 3T3 CellsRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSignal TransductionTransfectionConceptsMembrane domainsLipid raftsLipid raft markersPlasma membrane cholesterolCholesterol-rich membranesCell plasma membraneMembrane targetingAdhesion of cellsSmall GTPRaft markersIntegrin signalsPlasma membraneDownstream effectorsEffector activationMembrane lipidsMembrane cholesterolAnchorage-dependent cellsExtracellular matrixCell detachmentNonadherent cellsInternalizationRaftsCellsTargetingMembrane
1999
Mutational Analysis of Cell Cycle Inhibition by Integrin β1C *
Meredith J, Kiosses W, Takada Y, Schwartz M. Mutational Analysis of Cell Cycle Inhibition by Integrin β1C *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 8111-8116. PMID: 10075712, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.12.8111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCells, CulturedDNA Mutational AnalysisDNA ReplicationDose-Response Relationship, DrugHumansIntegrin beta1MiceMice, Inbred C3HMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedReceptors, Interleukin-2Recombinant Fusion ProteinsStructure-Activity RelationshipConceptsCytoplasmic domainGreen fluorescent protein fusion proteinFluorescent protein fusion proteinProtein fusion proteinMembrane-proximal regionCell cycle progressionAnalysis of deletionsHuman interleukin-2 receptorBeta5 cytoplasmic domainsMembrane targetingMouse 10T1/2 cellsGrowth inhibitionCell cycle inhibitionTransmembrane domainLow expression levelsProstate epithelial cellsAcid domainCytoplasmic variantsTac subunitMutational analysisCycle progressionFusion proteinIntact receptorCell line DU145Human endothelial cell line