2013
Substrate and Inhibitor Specificity of the Type II p21-Activated Kinase, PAK6
Gao J, Ha BH, Lou HJ, Morse EM, Zhang R, Calderwood DA, Turk BE, Boggon TJ. Substrate and Inhibitor Specificity of the Type II p21-Activated Kinase, PAK6. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e77818. PMID: 24204982, PMCID: PMC3810134, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceCatalytic DomainCrystallizationCrystallography, X-RayHEK293 CellsHumansIndolesModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataP21-Activated KinasesPeptide FragmentsPhosphorylationProtein ConformationPyrazolesPyrrolesSequence Homology, Amino AcidSignal TransductionSubstrate SpecificitySunitinibConceptsP21-activated kinaseCo-crystal structureRho family small GTPasesPeptide substrate specificityATP-competitive inhibitorsStructure-function relationshipsSmall GTPasesPAK familyCatalytic domainMelanoma-associated mutationsSubstrate specificityInhibitor specificityPAK6Receptor signalingPF-3758309Important effectors
2012
Structural Basis for Paxillin Binding and Focal Adhesion Targeting of β-Parvin*
Stiegler AL, Draheim KM, Li X, Chayen NE, Calderwood DA, Boggon TJ. Structural Basis for Paxillin Binding and Focal Adhesion Targeting of β-Parvin*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2012, 287: 32566-32577. PMID: 22869380, PMCID: PMC3463362, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.367342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΒ-parvinFocal adhesionsPaxillin bindingΑ-parvinFocal adhesion targetingN-terminal α-helixPaxillin LD1 motifCalponin homology domainFirst molecular detailsHigh sequence similarityCytoplasmic adaptor proteinIntegrin-linked kinasePaxillin LD1Co-crystal structureLD4 motifSignificant conformational flexibilityHomology domainAdaptor proteinCellular functionsSequence similarityRepeat motifsProper localizationMolecular detailsPaxillinStructural basis