1995
Alpha 1(E)-catenin is an actin-binding and -bundling protein mediating the attachment of F-actin to the membrane adhesion complex.
Rimm DL, Koslov ER, Kebriaei P, Cianci CD, Morrow JS. Alpha 1(E)-catenin is an actin-binding and -bundling protein mediating the attachment of F-actin to the membrane adhesion complex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 8813-8817. PMID: 7568023, PMCID: PMC41057, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.19.8813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-actinBundling proteinE-cadherin-mediated cell-cell contactsHomotypic cell-cell adhesionBundles F-actinEpithelial cell polarityCortical actin cytoskeletonCell-cell adhesionActin-binding proteinsFull-length proteinE-cadherinCell-cell contactMembrane adhesion complexesBundles actinCell polarityHierarchy of interactionsActin cytoskeletonAdhesion complexesCytoplasmic domainCosedimentation assaysSedimentation assaysAdditional proteinsMolecular basisActin filamentsActin complex
1989
Purification and characterization of an Acanthamoeba nuclear actin-binding protein.
Rimm DL, Pollard TD. Purification and characterization of an Acanthamoeba nuclear actin-binding protein. Journal Of Cell Biology 1989, 109: 585-591. PMID: 2760108, PMCID: PMC2115709, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.109.2.585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin-binding proteinsMyosin ITwo-dimensional peptide mapsAcanthamoeba myosin ICell fractionationATP-insensitive mannerCross-reactive proteinNuclear localizationAffinity-purified antibodiesAbsence of actinMyosin I.Actin filamentsProteinPeptide mapsMonoclonal antibodiesATPase activityPolyclonal antiserumProteolytic productsStokes radiusPolyclonal antibodiesCross-reactive monoclonal antibodiesColumn chromatographyPolypeptideActinDNA