2014
Site-specific cation release drives actin filament severing by vertebrate cofilin
Kang H, Bradley MJ, Cao W, Zhou K, Grintsevich EE, Michelot A, Sindelar CV, Hochstrasser M, De La Cruz EM. Site-specific cation release drives actin filament severing by vertebrate cofilin. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 17821-17826. PMID: 25468977, PMCID: PMC4273407, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1413397111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFilament severingActin filamentsActin filament severingKey regulatory functionsConcentration of endsActin filament fragmentationEukaryotic cellsCation-binding sitesProtein cofilinDeletion mutantsS. cerevisiaeSubunit exchangeFilament turnoverActin polymerizationEssential functionsSite-specific interactionsCofilinMolecular mechanismsAssembly dynamicsRegulatory functionsActin moleculesFilament fragmentationFilament structureSustained motilitySevering
2013
Actin organization and dynamics: novel regulatory mechanisms from the biophysical to the tissue level
Miller AL, De La Cruz EM. Actin organization and dynamics: novel regulatory mechanisms from the biophysical to the tissue level. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2013, 24: 677-677. PMID: 23486401, PMCID: PMC3596237, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e12-12-0879.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Plus‐end directed myosins accelerate actin filament sliding by single‐headed myosin VI
Ramamurthy B, Cao W, De La Cruz EM, Mooseker MS. Plus‐end directed myosins accelerate actin filament sliding by single‐headed myosin VI. Cytoskeleton 2012, 69: 59-69. PMID: 22213699, PMCID: PMC3327287, DOI: 10.1002/cm.21002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Identification of small-molecule inhibitors of autotaxin that inhibit melanoma cell migration and invasion
Saunders LP, Ouellette A, Bandle R, Chang WC, Zhou H, Misra RN, De La Cruz EM, Braddock DT. Identification of small-molecule inhibitors of autotaxin that inhibit melanoma cell migration and invasion. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2008, 7: 3352-3362. PMID: 18852138, PMCID: PMC7857123, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-08-0463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall molecule inhibitorsMelanoma cell migrationLysophosphatidic acidCell migrationRecombinant human proteinsChemical screenHuman proteinsATX levelsMalignant melanomaMigratory phenotypeMelanoma cell linesHuman melanoma cellsRole of autotaxinInvasion assaysLPA productionCell growthImmunohistochemistry of paraffinMolecular targetsCell linesATX inhibitorsAutotaxinMelanoma cellsHuman malignanciesEnzymatic productHuman tissues