2010
SENP1-mediated GATA1 deSUMOylation is critical for definitive erythropoiesis
Yu L, Ji W, Zhang H, Renda MJ, He Y, Lin S, Cheng EC, Chen H, Krause DS, Min W. SENP1-mediated GATA1 deSUMOylation is critical for definitive erythropoiesis. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2010, 207: 1183-1195. PMID: 20457756, PMCID: PMC2882842, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20092215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) modificationImportant regulatory mechanismEmbryonic day 13.5Down-regulation correlatesFetal liverCre-loxP systemEmbryonic lethalityProtein functionDefinitive erythropoiesisGene promoterDNA bindingRegulatory mechanismsGene expressionGATA1SENP1Fetal liver cellsProtein analysisDay 13.5Global deletionProteinSubsequent erythropoiesisKnockout miceErythropoiesisLiver cellsDeSUMOylation
2007
Structural and Functional Characterization of the Human Protein Kinase ASK1
Bunkoczi G, Salah E, Filippakopoulos P, Fedorov O, Müller S, Sobott F, Parker SA, Zhang H, Min W, Turk BE, Knapp S. Structural and Functional Characterization of the Human Protein Kinase ASK1. Structure 2007, 15: 1215-1226. PMID: 17937911, PMCID: PMC2100151, DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2007.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1Autophosphorylation sitesSignal-regulated kinases 1ASK1 kinase activityVitro autophosphorylation sitesAnalytical ultracentrifugationHigh-resolution structuresATP-mimetic inhibitorSite-directed mutantsReporter gene assayPhosphorylation motifsPhosphorylation sitesCatalytic domainFunctional characterizationKinase activityRegulatory mechanismsKinase 1Tight dimerMimetic inhibitorsGene assayEssential roleSelective inhibitorTail fashionCrystallographic analysisMass spectrometry