2017
Phosphorylated cortactin recruits Vav2 guanine nucleotide exchange factor to activate Rac3 and promote invadopodial function in invasive breast cancer cells
Rosenberg BJ, Gil-Henn H, Mader CC, Halo T, Yin T, Condeelis J, Machida K, Wu YI, Koleske AJ. Phosphorylated cortactin recruits Vav2 guanine nucleotide exchange factor to activate Rac3 and promote invadopodial function in invasive breast cancer cells. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2017, 28: 1347-1360. PMID: 28356423, PMCID: PMC5426849, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e16-12-0885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive breast cancer cellsInvadopodium maturationBreast cancer cellsActin nucleation-promoting factorCancer cellsSH2 domain bindsHuman SH2 domainsMatrix degradationNucleation-promoting factorsGuanine nucleotide exchange factor Vav2Actin-rich protrusionsSubsequent cell invasionExchange factor Vav2Active Rac3Invasive MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cellsMDA-MB-231 breast cancer cellsInvadopodial functionSH2 domainDomain bindsExchange factorKinase cascadeCortactin phosphorylationActin polymerizationMutant formsInvadopodia
2009
Arg interacts with cortactin to promote adhesion-dependent cell edge protrusion
Lapetina S, Mader CC, Machida K, Mayer BJ, Koleske AJ. Arg interacts with cortactin to promote adhesion-dependent cell edge protrusion. Journal Of Cell Biology 2009, 185: 503-519. PMID: 19414610, PMCID: PMC2700396, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200809085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell edge protrusionEdge protrusionActin polymerization machineryAdhesion-dependent phosphorylationCell-matrix adhesionPro-rich motifMutation of residuesPolymerization machinerySH2 domainDomain bindsC-terminusCortactinMolecular mechanismsGene kinaseSimilar defectsAdditional binding sitesCatalytic eventsBinding sitesArgInteractsFibroblast adhesionProtrusionNck1KinasePhosphorylation
2004
The Arg Non-receptor Tyrosine Kinase Modifies F-actin Structure
Galkin VE, Orlova A, Koleske AJ, Egelman EH. The Arg Non-receptor Tyrosine Kinase Modifies F-actin Structure. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2004, 346: 565-575. PMID: 15670605, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.11.078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubdomain 1Domain bindsActin filamentsF-actinSingle particle image analysisActin-bundling activityNon-receptor tyrosine kinaseCalponin homology domainActin-binding domainF-actin structuresActin subdomain 1Homology domainAbl familyCH domainCell motilityAdjacent protomersTyrosine kinaseParticle image analysisActin protomersConformational changesCooperative bindingARG proteinProtomersArgProtein