Akt-Mediated Phosphorylation of the G Protein-Coupled Receptor EDG-1 Is Required for Endothelial Cell Chemotaxis
Lee M, Thangada S, Paik J, Sapkota G, Ancellin N, Chae S, Wu M, Morales-Ruiz M, Sessa W, Alessi D, Hla T. Akt-Mediated Phosphorylation of the G Protein-Coupled Receptor EDG-1 Is Required for Endothelial Cell Chemotaxis. Molecular Cell 2001, 8: 693-704. PMID: 11583630, DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(01)00324-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsCell LineChemotaxisEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationHumansImmediate-Early ProteinsLysophospholipidsModels, BiologicalNeovascularization, PhysiologicPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRac GTP-Binding ProteinsReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledReceptors, LysophospholipidRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSignal TransductionSphingosineConceptsG protein-coupled receptor Edg-1EDG-1Cell migrationRac activationAkt-Mediated PhosphorylationCortical actin assemblyProtein kinase AktThird intracellular loopAkt bindsActin assemblyEndothelial cell migrationKinase AktSpecificity switchEndothelial cell chemotaxisCellular phenomenaDependent signalingIntracellular loopAktCell chemotaxisTransactivationPhosphorylationGPCRsChemotaxisActivationMutantsThe Sonic Hedgehog Receptor Patched Associates with Caveolin-1 in Cholesterol-rich Microdomains of the Plasma Membrane* 210
Karpen H, Bukowski J, Hughes T, Gratton J, Sessa W, Gailani M. The Sonic Hedgehog Receptor Patched Associates with Caveolin-1 in Cholesterol-rich Microdomains of the Plasma Membrane* 210. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 19503-19511. PMID: 11278759, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m010832200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesBlotting, WesternCaveolin 1CaveolinsCell MembraneCholesterolCOS CellsDNA, ComplementaryDrosophila ProteinsElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelGlutathione TransferaseHumansImmunohistochemistryMembrane MicrodomainsMembrane ProteinsMicroscopy, ConfocalModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataMutationPatched ReceptorsPrecipitin TestsProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryProtein TransportReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSignal TransductionSmoothened ReceptorSubcellular FractionsTime FactorsConceptsCholesterol-rich microdomainsRaft microdomainsCaveolin-1Receptor complexEarly embryonic patterningFractionation studiesHedgehog receptor complexCaveolin-enriched microdomainsBuoyant density fractionsEmbryonic patterningHh proteinsLipid raftsSubcellular localizationPlasma membranePatchedPlasmalemmal cholesterolProtein experimentsImmunoprecipitation studiesSmoothenedMicrodomainsConfocal microscopyImmunocytochemistry dataComplexesMembraneDrosophila