2013
Purification and SAXS Analysis of the Integrin Linked Kinase, PINCH, Parvin (IPP) Heterotrimeric Complex
Stiegler AL, Grant TD, Luft JR, Calderwood DA, Snell EH, Boggon TJ. Purification and SAXS Analysis of the Integrin Linked Kinase, PINCH, Parvin (IPP) Heterotrimeric Complex. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e55591. PMID: 23383235, PMCID: PMC3561323, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIPP complexEnsemble optimization methodDetailed purification protocolHeterotrimeric protein complexIntegrin Linked KinaseIntegrin adhesion receptorsInter-domain linkerInter-domain interactionsInter-domain contactsGel filtration analysisΑ-parvinLIM1 domainHuman ILKSmall-angle X-ray scatteringHeterotrimeric complexProtein complexesFocal adhesionsAdhesion receptorsPINCH proteinFirst structural characterizationFiltration analysisPurification protocolConformational restraintsKinaseILK
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