2021
Platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta activates Abl2 via direct binding and phosphorylation
Wu K, Wu H, Lyu W, Kim Y, Furdui CM, Anderson KS, Koleske AJ. Platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta activates Abl2 via direct binding and phosphorylation. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2021, 297: 100883. PMID: 34144039, PMCID: PMC8259415, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbl family kinasesFamily kinasesPlatelet-derived growth factor receptor betaGrowth factor receptor betaAbl familySrc homology 2 domainSrc homology 3 domainDiverse cellular stimuliPost-translational modificationsN-terminal halfNonreceptor tyrosine kinaseMultiple novel sitesAutoinhibited conformationSrc homologyCytoskeleton organizationCytoplasmic domainCellular stimuliKinase domainGrowth factor receptorReceptor betaKinase activityMolecular mechanismsTyrosine kinaseDirect bindingKinase
2020
Functional interactions of ion channels with the actin cytoskeleton: does coupling to dynamic actin regulate NMDA receptors?
Shaw JE, Koleske AJ. Functional interactions of ion channels with the actin cytoskeleton: does coupling to dynamic actin regulate NMDA receptors? The Journal Of Physiology 2020, 599: 431-441. PMID: 32034761, PMCID: PMC7416480, DOI: 10.1113/jp278702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin cytoskeletonIon channelsPostsynaptic compartmentsCytoskeletal protein actinActin binding proteinsNeurotransmitter release machineryNeurotransmitter receptorsProtein actinSynaptic neurotransmitter receptorsΑ-actininMolecular mechanismsBinding proteinCytoskeletonMolecular linkageFunctional interactionRelease machineryDiverse collectionActinNMDA receptorsTraffickingChannel openingProteinVoltage-gated NaReceptorsCompartments
2017
CNS Neurons Deposit Laminin α5 to Stabilize Synapses
Omar MH, Campbell M, Xiao X, Zhong Q, Brunken WJ, Miner JH, Greer CA, Koleske AJ. CNS Neurons Deposit Laminin α5 to Stabilize Synapses. Cell Reports 2017, 21: 1281-1292. PMID: 29091766, PMCID: PMC5776391, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.10.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic spine head sizeLaminin α5Larger postsynaptic densitiesDendritic spine densitySpine head sizeAge-dependent lossDendritic spine sizeEnhanced neurotransmissionSpine densityHippocampal neuronsDendritic spinesConditional deletionLaminin β2Postsynaptic densitySynapsesSpine sizeEarly adulthoodBehavioral defectsNeuronsBrainHead sizeMolecular mechanismsΑ5LamininNeurotransmission
2016
Dendrite Maintenance
Katrancha S, Koleske A. Dendrite Maintenance. 2016, 317-355. DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-56050-0_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDendritic spinesArbor stabilityDendrite arborsCytoplasmic nonreceptor tyrosine kinaseDendritic spine formationDendritic spine stabilityProper brain functionPsychiatric illnessSpine stabilityDifferent pathological statesSynaptic connectionsSpine formationBrain functionNormal agingNeurodegenerative diseasesMajor contributing factorSpinePathological statesReceptorsArborsEph receptorsContributing factorTyrosine kinaseCell surface adhesion receptorsMolecular mechanisms
2013
Arg kinase signaling in dendrite and synapse stabilization pathways: Memory, cocaine sensitivity, and stress
Kerrisk ME, Koleske AJ. Arg kinase signaling in dendrite and synapse stabilization pathways: Memory, cocaine sensitivity, and stress. The International Journal Of Biochemistry & Cell Biology 2013, 45: 2496-2500. PMID: 23916785, PMCID: PMC3797846, DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2013.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal actin cytoskeletonPhosphorylation of substratesNonreceptor tyrosine kinaseArg nonreceptor tyrosine kinaseActin cytoskeletonPostnatal mouse brainDendritic spinesArg kinaseMolecular mechanismsF-actinTyrosine kinaseSignaling pathwaysPostnatal day 21Synapse stabilityIntegrin α3β1KinaseNeurodegenerative diseasesNeuronal remodelingTherapeutic approachesCocaine sensitivityStabilization pathwayDay 21Arbor sizeMouse brainArgMolecular mechanisms of dendrite stability
Koleske AJ. Molecular mechanisms of dendrite stability. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2013, 14: 536-550. PMID: 23839597, PMCID: PMC3947514, DOI: 10.1038/nrn3486.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Mechanisms of Synapse and Dendrite Maintenance and Their Disruption in Psychiatric and Neurodegenerative Disorders
Lin YC, Koleske AJ. Mechanisms of Synapse and Dendrite Maintenance and Their Disruption in Psychiatric and Neurodegenerative Disorders. Annual Review Of Neuroscience 2010, 33: 349-378. PMID: 20367247, PMCID: PMC3063389, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-neuro-060909-153204.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2007
Use of a Chemical Genetic Technique To Identify Myosin IIB as a Substrate of the Abl-Related Gene (Arg) Tyrosine Kinase
Boyle SN, Koleske AJ. Use of a Chemical Genetic Technique To Identify Myosin IIB as a Substrate of the Abl-Related Gene (Arg) Tyrosine Kinase. Biochemistry 2007, 46: 11614-11620. PMID: 17892306, DOI: 10.1021/bi701119s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPutative substratesMyosin IIBGene Tyrosine KinaseUnnatural ATP analoguesProtein substrate specificityPhosphotyrosine-containing proteinsSer/ThrAbl/ArgChemical-genetic techniqueCell morphogenesisKinase substrateDirect substrateFamily kinasesTyrosine phosphorylationSubstrate specificityGenetic techniquesNucleotide specificityMolecular mechanismsTyrosine kinaseK-252aUnexpected high levelATP analogGene kinaseKinaseABL
2004
The Abl-related gene (Arg) requires its F-actin–microtubule cross-linking activity to regulate lamellipodial dynamics during fibroblast adhesion
Miller AL, Wang Y, Mooseker MS, Koleske AJ. The Abl-related gene (Arg) requires its F-actin–microtubule cross-linking activity to regulate lamellipodial dynamics during fibroblast adhesion. Journal Of Cell Biology 2004, 165: 407-420. PMID: 15138293, PMCID: PMC2172189, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200308055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLamellipodial dynamicsCross-linking activityF-actin-binding domainFluorescent protein fusionsMT-binding domainNonreceptor tyrosine kinaseFilamentous actin bundlesWild-type fibroblastsCell polarityProtein fusionsMembrane protrusionsCell peripheryLamellipodial protrusionCell protrusionsActin bundlesMolecular mechanismsTyrosine kinaseF-actinMicrotubulesArgFibroblast adhesionABLHigh affinityFibroblastsProtrusionAbl-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation of Sos-1 mediates growth-factor-induced Rac activation
Sini P, Cannas A, Koleske AJ, Di Fiore PP, Scita G. Abl-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation of Sos-1 mediates growth-factor-induced Rac activation. Nature Cell Biology 2004, 6: 268-274. PMID: 15039778, DOI: 10.1038/ncb1096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuanine nucleotide exchange factorsSos-1Rac activationTyrosine phosphorylationFunction of RacNon-receptor tyrosine kinase AblActin cytoskeleton remodellingNucleotide exchange factorsRac-GEF activityTyrosine kinase AblActivation of RTKsActivity of RacReceptor tyrosine kinasesCytoskeleton remodellingActin remodellingSignal transductionMolecular connectionMolecular mechanismsTyrosine kinaseBcr-Abl oncoproteinRacPharmacological interferencePhosphorylationGrowth factorABL signals