Featured Publications
Chemical Genetic Control of Protein Levels: Selective in Vivo Targeted Degradation
Schneekloth JS, Fonseca FN, Koldobskiy M, Mandal A, Deshaies R, Sakamoto K, Crews CM. Chemical Genetic Control of Protein Levels: Selective in Vivo Targeted Degradation. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2004, 126: 3748-3754. PMID: 15038727, DOI: 10.1021/ja039025z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGreen fluorescent proteinProtein functionCell biological questionsGenetic model systemUbiquitin-proteasome pathwayChemical knockoutTargeted degradationBiological questionsProtein degradationGenetic strategiesGenetic controlGenetic lossTarget proteinsFluorescent proteinChimeric moleculesCultured cellsFKBP12 ligandsProteinProtein levelsModel systemWestern blotGeneral strategyFunction analysisVivo examplesFluorometric analysis
2014
Highly efficient targeted mutagenesis in axolotl using Cas9 RNA-guided nuclease
Flowers GP, Timberlake AT, Mclean KC, Monaghan JR, Crews CM. Highly efficient targeted mutagenesis in axolotl using Cas9 RNA-guided nuclease. Development 2014, 141: 2165-2171. PMID: 24764077, PMCID: PMC4011087, DOI: 10.1242/dev.105072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbystoma mexicanumAnimalsBase SequenceClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsDeoxyribonucleasesEmbryo, NonmammalianGene TargetingGreen Fluorescent ProteinsINDEL MutationMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedRegenerationRNA, Small UntranslatedSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidConceptsUnique regenerative abilityReverse genetics approachUrodele salamandersAxolotl genomeMolecular toolkitCas9 RNADevelopmental phenotypesGenetic approachesNuclease systemLimb regenerationAxolotl Ambystoma mexicanumTransgenic animalsMolecular biologyAmbystoma mexicanumEGFP expressionRegenerative abilityAxolotlRNAMutation frequencySalamandersNucleaseTissue repairIndividual animalsInvaluable insightsVertebrates
2006
Probing Protein Function with Small Molecules
Gough JD, Crews CM. Probing Protein Function with Small Molecules. Ernst Schering Foundation Symposium Proceedings 2006, 58: 61-74. PMID: 16708999, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-37635-4_5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiotinylationCombinatorial Chemistry TechniquesDrug DesignDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalGenomicsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansKetonesModels, ChemicalMolecular Probe TechniquesNanotechnologyOligopeptidesPhosphorylationProtein BindingProteinsReceptors, AndrogenRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSerineSesquiterpenesSignal TransductionUbiquitin-Protein Ligases