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
2014
Two Amino Acid Residues Confer Different Binding Affinities of Abelson Family Kinase Src Homology 2 Domains for Phosphorylated Cortactin*
Gifford SM, Liu W, Mader CC, Halo TL, Machida K, Boggon TJ, Koleske AJ. Two Amino Acid Residues Confer Different Binding Affinities of Abelson Family Kinase Src Homology 2 Domains for Phosphorylated Cortactin*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289: 19704-19713. PMID: 24891505, PMCID: PMC4094080, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.556480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbl SH2 domainSH2 domainAbl family kinasesFamily kinasesSrc homology 2 domainCell edge protrusionAbl SH2Similar N-terminal sequencesImportant non-redundant rolesWild-type levelsAmino acid sequenceAmino acid positionsN-terminal sequenceNon-redundant roleCell morphogenesisArg substrateCellular functionsSpecific phosphotyrosineCell peripheryAcid sequenceSerine 187Edge protrusionTarget proteinsType levelsDifferent binding affinities
2010
Specific tyrosine phosphorylation sites on cortactin regulate Nck1-dependent actin polymerization in invadopodia
Oser M, Mader CC, Gil-Henn H, Magalhaes M, Bravo-Cordero JJ, Koleske AJ, Condeelis J. Specific tyrosine phosphorylation sites on cortactin regulate Nck1-dependent actin polymerization in invadopodia. Journal Of Cell Science 2010, 123: 3662-3673. PMID: 20971703, PMCID: PMC3037016, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.068163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyrosine phosphorylation sitesTumor cell invasionActin polymerizationPhosphorylation sitesCell invasionTyrosine 421Actin barbed endsPhosphorylation of tyrosineRegulatory switchSH2 domainMembrane protrusionsInvadopodiaCrucial residuesCortactinBarbed endsDirect bindingInvasive carcinoma cellsPhosphorylationNck1Carcinoma cellsFRET interactionsInvasionCellsPhosphotyrosineSitesRegulation of Actin Polymerization and Adhesion-Dependent Cell Edge Protrusion by the Abl-Related Gene (Arg) Tyrosine Kinase and N-WASp
Miller MM, Lapetina S, MacGrath SM, Sfakianos MK, Pollard TD, Koleske AJ. Regulation of Actin Polymerization and Adhesion-Dependent Cell Edge Protrusion by the Abl-Related Gene (Arg) Tyrosine Kinase and N-WASp. Biochemistry 2010, 49: 2227-2234. PMID: 20146487, PMCID: PMC2836179, DOI: 10.1021/bi901721u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell edge protrusionN-WASPActin polymerizationEdge protrusionN-WASP-dependent actin polymerizationGene Tyrosine KinaseFluorescent protein fusionsNovel binding partnerExtracellular cuesProtein fusionsSH2 domainExtracellular stimuliActin cytoskeletonSH3 domainBinding partnerCellular protrusionsPoint mutantsAffinity purificationTyrosine kinasePhysical interactionSH3PhosphorylationArgABLPotential link
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
2008
Enhancement of ABL Kinase Catalytic Efficiency by a Direct Binding Regulator Is Independent of Other Regulatory Mechanisms*
Cao X, Tanis KQ, Koleske AJ, Colicelli J. Enhancement of ABL Kinase Catalytic Efficiency by a Direct Binding Regulator Is Independent of Other Regulatory Mechanisms*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2008, 283: 31401-31407. PMID: 18796434, PMCID: PMC2581583, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m804002200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSH2 domainKinase activityTyrosine kinaseAbl family tyrosine kinasesKinase activation mechanismRelief of autoinhibitionUnique protein structureFamily tyrosine kinasesCatalytic site mutationsPhosphorylation of CrkInhibitor-resistant mutantsAbl kinase activityTyrosine kinase activitySH3-SH2ABL tyrosine kinase activityABL2 kinaseABL substratesRegulatory domainPhosphorylation mechanismDownstream effectorsDomain coreInactive conformationAbl SH3Regulatory mechanismsProtein structureThe c-Abl tyrosine kinase regulates actin remodeling at the immune synapse
Huang Y, Comiskey EO, Dupree RS, Li S, Koleske AJ, Burkhardt JK. The c-Abl tyrosine kinase regulates actin remodeling at the immune synapse. Blood 2008, 112: 111-119. PMID: 18305217, PMCID: PMC2435682, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-10-118232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCells, CulturedHumansInterleukin-2Jurkat CellsLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, KnockoutPhosphorylationProtein BindingProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-ablPseudopodiaReceptors, Antigen, T-CellSignal TransductionT-LymphocytesTranscription, GeneticWiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein FamilyConceptsC-AblImmune synapseActin responseC-Abl nonreceptor tyrosine kinaseT cell activationTyrosine kinaseC-Abl tyrosine kinaseC-Abl bindsActin regulatory proteinsNonreceptor tyrosine kinaseChemokine-induced T cell migrationT cell receptor engagementSH2 domainActin dynamicsActin reorganizationTyrosine phosphorylationRegulatory proteinsActin polymerizationDownstream eventsNormal localizationConditional knockout miceCoordinate actionReceptor engagementKinaseLamellipodial spreading