2013
Regulation of Actin by Ion-Linked Equilibria
Kang H, Bradley MJ, Elam WA, De La Cruz EM. Regulation of Actin by Ion-Linked Equilibria. Biophysical Journal 2013, 105: 2621-2628. PMID: 24359734, PMCID: PMC3882474, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.10.032.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Structure-Based Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii Profilin: A Parasite-Specific Motif Is Required for Recognition by Toll-Like Receptor 11
Kucera K, Koblansky AA, Saunders LP, Frederick KB, De La Cruz EM, Ghosh S, Modis Y. Structure-Based Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii Profilin: A Parasite-Specific Motif Is Required for Recognition by Toll-Like Receptor 11. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2010, 403: 616-629. PMID: 20851125, PMCID: PMC2957522, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.09.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCrystallography, X-RayDNA PrimersImmunity, InnateIn Vitro TechniquesMacrophages, PeritonealMiceMice, KnockoutModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutant ProteinsPlasmodium falciparumProfilinsProtein Structure, SecondaryProtozoan ProteinsRabbitsRecombinant ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSignal TransductionStatic ElectricityToll-Like ReceptorsToxoplasmaConceptsAcidic loopToll-like receptor 11Β-hairpinLong β-hairpinApicomplexan parasite Cryptosporidium parvumActin-binding surfaceFilament barbed endsStructure-based analysisYeast profilinGondii profilinProfilin mutantsGliding motilityParasite Cryptosporidium parvumT. gondii profilinNucleotide exchangeToxoplasma gondii profilinRabbit actinPlasmodium falciparum resultsActin polymerizationApicomplexan protozoaHomologous loopBarbed endsHost cellsIL-12 secretionInnate immune response
2009
Myosin Isoform Determines the Conformational Dynamics and Cooperativity of Actin Filaments in the Strongly Bound Actomyosin Complex
Prochniewicz E, Chin HF, Henn A, Hannemann DE, Olivares AO, Thomas DD, De La Cruz EM. Myosin Isoform Determines the Conformational Dynamics and Cooperativity of Actin Filaments in the Strongly Bound Actomyosin Complex. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2009, 396: 501-509. PMID: 19962990, PMCID: PMC2834967, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.11.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActomyosinAmino Acid SequenceKineticsMolecular Sequence DataMotionMyosinsProtein IsoformsSequence Alignment
2007
Dimerization of FIR upon FUSE DNA binding suggests a mechanism of c‐myc inhibition
Crichlow GV, Zhou H, Hsiao HH, Frederick KB, Debrosse M, Yang Y, Folta-Stogniew EJ, Chung HJ, Fan C, De La Cruz EM, Levens D, Lolis E, Braddock D. Dimerization of FIR upon FUSE DNA binding suggests a mechanism of c‐myc inhibition. The EMBO Journal 2007, 27: 277-289. PMID: 18059478, PMCID: PMC2206118, DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCrystallography, X-RayDimerizationDNADNA HelicasesDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophila ProteinsGene Expression RegulationHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMolecular Sequence DataPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycRepressor ProteinsRNA Splicing FactorsRNA-Binding ProteinsTranscription Factor TFIIHConceptsRRM domainDNA bindingFirst RRM domainSecond RRM domainC-myc transcriptional controlSite-directed mutationsDNA upstreamTranscriptional controlInfluences transcriptionC-Myc inhibitionNucleic acid recognitionPromoter sitesP1 promoterAnalogous mutationCell homeostasisC-MycTFIIHProteinLight scattering revealBinding sitesDNATranscriptionSingle strandsMutationsSize exclusion chromatography
1998
Regulation of G protein-coupled Receptor Kinase 5 (GRK5) by Actin*
Freeman J, De La Cruz E, Pollard T, Lefkowitz R, Pitcher J. Regulation of G protein-coupled Receptor Kinase 5 (GRK5) by Actin*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1998, 273: 20653-20657. PMID: 9685424, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.32.20653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsG protein-coupled receptor kinase 5G protein-coupled receptorsG protein-coupled receptor kinasesAgonist-occupied G protein-coupled receptorsAmino terminusPhosphorylation of GPCRsSoluble substratesMembrane-bound substratesProtein-coupled receptor kinasesMembrane-bound G protein-coupled receptorReceptor kinase 5Receptor kinasePresence of actinSubstrate specificityKinase activityActin filamentsActin bindsKinase 5Actin monomersAmino acidsPhosphorylationActinCalmodulinTerminusKinase