2009
CASK Deletion in Intestinal Epithelia Causes Mislocalization of LIN7C and the DLG1/Scrib Polarity Complex without Affecting Cell Polarity
Lozovatsky L, Abayasekara N, Piawah S, Walther Z. CASK Deletion in Intestinal Epithelia Causes Mislocalization of LIN7C and the DLG1/Scrib Polarity Complex without Affecting Cell Polarity. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2009, 20: 4489-4499. PMID: 19726564, PMCID: PMC2770937, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e09-04-0280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorEpithelial polarityNormal localizationBasolateral membranePolarity complexMammalian orthologsCell polarityCaenorhabditis elegansMAGUK familyProtein complexesIntestinal epitheliumGrowth factor receptorLIN7CBasolateral localizationComplete knockoutCASK expressionTumor suppressorSubcellular distributionDlg1CASK deletionFactor receptorImmunofluorescence analysisErbB-2Intestinal homeostasisAppropriate localization
2006
The Unique-5 and -6 Motifs of ZO-1 Regulate Tight Junction Strand Localization and Scaffolding Properties
Fanning AS, Little BP, Rahner C, Utepbergenov D, Walther Z, Anderson JM. The Unique-5 and -6 Motifs of ZO-1 Regulate Tight Junction Strand Localization and Scaffolding Properties. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2006, 18: 721-731. PMID: 17182847, PMCID: PMC1805089, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e06-08-0764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProper cellular locationMAGUK protein familyZO-1Tight junction transmembrane proteinsGUK domainTight junctionsMAGUK proteinsProtein familyScaffolding functionsTransmembrane proteinComplex protein bindingCellular locationLateral cell membranesRegulatory functionsC-terminalCultured cellsCell membraneJunction strandsVariable regionsMotifProteinBindingU5Protein bindingMAGUKs
1998
Human CASK/LIN-2 Binds Syndecan-2 and Protein 4.1 and Localizes to the Basolateral Membrane of Epithelial Cells
Cohen A, Wood D, Marfatia S, Walther Z, Chishti A, Anderson J. Human CASK/LIN-2 Binds Syndecan-2 and Protein 4.1 and Localizes to the Basolateral Membrane of Epithelial Cells. Journal Of Cell Biology 1998, 142: 129-138. PMID: 9660868, PMCID: PMC2133028, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.142.1.129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCarrier ProteinsCloning, MolecularCytoskeletal ProteinsEpithelial CellsGuanylate KinasesHelminth ProteinsHumansMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane ProteinsMicrofilament ProteinsNeuropeptidesNucleoside-Phosphate KinaseProteoglycansRabbitsRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSpectrinSyndecan-2ConceptsProtein 4.1LIN-2Membrane domainsRas/MAP kinase pathwayMembrane-associated guanylate kinase (MAGUK) familySyndecan-2Membrane-associated guanylate kinaseVulval precursor cellsTwo-hybrid screenBasal plasma membrane domainsPlasma membrane domainsExtracellular matrixCASK/LINHeparan sulfate proteoglycan syndecan-2Basal membrane domainsMAP kinase pathwayProteoglycan syndecan-2Receptor tyrosine kinasesDifferent epithelial cell typesEpithelial cell typesLET-23Caenorhabditis elegansPDZ domainActin cytoskeletonGuanylate kinase