Cortactin regulates cofilin and N-WASp activities to control the stages of invadopodium assembly and maturation
Oser M, Yamaguchi H, Mader CC, Bravo-Cordero JJ, Arias M, Chen X, DesMarais V, van Rheenen J, Koleske AJ, Condeelis J. Cortactin regulates cofilin and N-WASp activities to control the stages of invadopodium assembly and maturation. Journal Of Cell Biology 2009, 186: 571-587. PMID: 19704022, PMCID: PMC2733743, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200812176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin Depolymerizing FactorsActin-Related Protein 2-3 ComplexActinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCell Line, TumorCortactinEpidermal Growth FactorExtracellular MatrixHumansMammary Neoplasms, AnimalMatrix Metalloproteinase 14Neoplasm InvasivenessOncogene Protein pp60(v-src)Oncogene ProteinsPhosphorylationProtein Structure, TertiaryRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingTyrosineWiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein, NeuronalConceptsInvadopodium assemblyActin polymerizationCortactin phosphorylationArp2/3 complex-dependent actin polymerizationArp2/3-dependent actin polymerizationComplex-dependent actin polymerizationBarbed end formationN-WASP activityCarcinoma cellsMembrane protrusionsEnd formationSevering activityInvadopodiaMaster switchActin filamentsBarbed endsCortactinInvasive carcinoma cellsMetastatic carcinoma cellsNovel mechanismPhosphorylationCofilinMatrix degradationMaturationAssembly