2021
Measuring Cell-Edge Protrusion Dynamics during Spreading using Live-Cell Microscopy.
Lukic N, Saha T, Lapetina S, Gendler M, Lehmann G, Koleske AJ, Gil-Henn H. Measuring Cell-Edge Protrusion Dynamics during Spreading using Live-Cell Microscopy. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2021 PMID: 34779432, PMCID: PMC8672187, DOI: 10.3791/63157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell edge protrusionCell migrationProtrusion dynamicsKey actin regulatorsLive-cell microscopyMulticellular organismsActin regulatorsCoordinated regulationEmbryonic developmentMembrane dynamicsEssential eventRegeneration of tissuesCancer metastasisTissue invasionPathological disordersRufflesProtrusionMigrationOrganismsRegulatorHomeostasisRegulationInvasionDysregulationDynamics
2014
Two Amino Acid Residues Confer Different Binding Affinities of Abelson Family Kinase Src Homology 2 Domains for Phosphorylated Cortactin*
Gifford SM, Liu W, Mader CC, Halo TL, Machida K, Boggon TJ, Koleske AJ. Two Amino Acid Residues Confer Different Binding Affinities of Abelson Family Kinase Src Homology 2 Domains for Phosphorylated Cortactin*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289: 19704-19713. PMID: 24891505, PMCID: PMC4094080, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.556480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbl SH2 domainSH2 domainAbl family kinasesFamily kinasesSrc homology 2 domainCell edge protrusionAbl SH2Similar N-terminal sequencesImportant non-redundant rolesWild-type levelsAmino acid sequenceAmino acid positionsN-terminal sequenceNon-redundant roleCell morphogenesisArg substrateCellular functionsSpecific phosphotyrosineCell peripheryAcid sequenceSerine 187Edge protrusionTarget proteinsType levelsDifferent binding affinities
2012
Arg/Abl2 Modulates the Affinity and Stoichiometry of Binding of Cortactin to F‑Actin
MacGrath SM, Koleske AJ. Arg/Abl2 Modulates the Affinity and Stoichiometry of Binding of Cortactin to F‑Actin. Biochemistry 2012, 51: 6644-6653. PMID: 22849492, PMCID: PMC3556572, DOI: 10.1021/bi300722t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStoichiometry of bindingF-actinTerminal calponin homology domainRecruitment of cortactinActin cosedimentation assaysArp2/3 complex activatorsCell edge protrusionActin network assemblyCalponin homology domainProtein-protein interactionsCortactin bindsHomology domainActin cytoskeletonArg CDeletion mutantsCosedimentation assaysFilamentous actinEdge protrusionComplex activatorActin binding propertiesCortactinActin filamentsNetwork assemblyDownstream effectsBinding
2010
Regulation of Actin Polymerization and Adhesion-Dependent Cell Edge Protrusion by the Abl-Related Gene (Arg) Tyrosine Kinase and N-WASp
Miller MM, Lapetina S, MacGrath SM, Sfakianos MK, Pollard TD, Koleske AJ. Regulation of Actin Polymerization and Adhesion-Dependent Cell Edge Protrusion by the Abl-Related Gene (Arg) Tyrosine Kinase and N-WASp. Biochemistry 2010, 49: 2227-2234. PMID: 20146487, PMCID: PMC2836179, DOI: 10.1021/bi901721u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell edge protrusionN-WASPActin polymerizationEdge protrusionN-WASP-dependent actin polymerizationGene Tyrosine KinaseFluorescent protein fusionsNovel binding partnerExtracellular cuesProtein fusionsSH2 domainExtracellular stimuliActin cytoskeletonSH3 domainBinding partnerCellular protrusionsPoint mutantsAffinity purificationTyrosine kinasePhysical interactionSH3PhosphorylationArgABLPotential link
2009
Arg interacts with cortactin to promote adhesion-dependent cell edge protrusion
Lapetina S, Mader CC, Machida K, Mayer BJ, Koleske AJ. Arg interacts with cortactin to promote adhesion-dependent cell edge protrusion. Journal Of Cell Biology 2009, 185: 503-519. PMID: 19414610, PMCID: PMC2700396, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200809085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell edge protrusionEdge protrusionActin polymerization machineryAdhesion-dependent phosphorylationCell-matrix adhesionPro-rich motifMutation of residuesPolymerization machinerySH2 domainDomain bindsC-terminusCortactinMolecular mechanismsGene kinaseSimilar defectsAdditional binding sitesCatalytic eventsBinding sitesArgInteractsFibroblast adhesionProtrusionNck1KinasePhosphorylation