2019
Regulation of MT dynamics via direct binding of an Abl family kinase
Hu Y, Lyu W, Lowery LA, Koleske AJ. Regulation of MT dynamics via direct binding of an Abl family kinase. Journal Of Cell Biology 2019, 218: 3986-3997. PMID: 31699690, PMCID: PMC6891085, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201812144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbl family kinasesC-terminal halfFamily kinasesMT dynamicsMT growthTubulin C-terminal tailsC-terminal tailStable reexpressionEssential regulatorCell shapeBinds microtubulesMT polymerizationAbl kinaseGenetic studiesDirect bindingFunctional interactionKinaseMicrotubulesABL2ReexpressionMT behaviorBindingRegulatorProteinGrowth
2018
Abl2 is recruited to ventral actin waves through cytoskeletal interactions to promote lamellipodium extension
Zhang K, Lyu W, Yu J, Koleske AJ. Abl2 is recruited to ventral actin waves through cytoskeletal interactions to promote lamellipodium extension. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2018, 29: 2863-2873. PMID: 30256707, PMCID: PMC6249870, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e18-01-0044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytoskeletal interactionsLamellipodium extensionTotal internal reflection fluorescence microscopyActin-rich structuresActin wavesActin-rich protrusionsN-terminal halfC-terminal halfNonreceptor tyrosine kinaseReflection fluorescence microscopyFoci colocalizeComplementation analysisLamellipodia protrusionKnockout cellsLamellipodium tipActin filament stabilizerCell shapeBind actinTyrosine kinaseCortactinABL2Fluorescence microscopyIntegrin β3High spatiotemporal resolutionPaxillin