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
1996
The Regulation of Growth and Intracellular Signaling by Integrins
Meredith J, Winitz S, Lewis J, Hess S, Ren X, Renshaw M, Schwartz M. The Regulation of Growth and Intracellular Signaling by Integrins. Endocrine Reviews 1996, 17: 207-220. PMID: 8771356, DOI: 10.1210/edrv-17-3-207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor cytoplasmic domainIntegrin-ligand bindingShort cytoplasmic regionLarge extracellular domainRegulation of growthExtracellular matrix proteinsCell surface receptorsDomain bindsCytoplasmic domainDifferent α subunitsTransmembrane regionTransmembrane receptorsCytoplasmic regionCytoskeletal proteinsKinase activationGene expressionΑ-subunitDifferent β subunitsExtracellular domainIntracellular signalingΒ-subunitAdhesion receptorsMatrix proteinsCell migrationCell growth