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
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
2007
The Abl-related Gene Tyrosine Kinase Acts through p190RhoGAP to Inhibit Actomyosin Contractility and Regulate Focal Adhesion Dynamics upon Adhesion to Fibronectin
Peacock JG, Miller AL, Bradley WD, Rodriguez OC, Webb DJ, Koleske AJ. The Abl-related Gene Tyrosine Kinase Acts through p190RhoGAP to Inhibit Actomyosin Contractility and Regulate Focal Adhesion Dynamics upon Adhesion to Fibronectin. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2007, 18: 3860-3872. PMID: 17652459, PMCID: PMC1995720, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e07-01-0075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesion dynamicsFocal adhesionsActomyosin contractilityAdhesion dynamicsActin-dependent protrusionsGene Tyrosine KinaseCell migrationCell body translocationAbl family kinasesWild-type cellsC-terminal halfDistinct functional domainsN-terminal halfF-actin stress fibersStress fiber formationInhibits cell migrationKinase inhibitsFamily kinasesCell peripheryStress fibersActin polymerizationFunctional domainsKinase activityTyrosine kinaseWT cells