2005
The Plk1 Polo Box Domain Mediates a Cell Cycle and DNA Damage Regulated Interaction with Chk2
Tsvetkov LM, Tsekova RT, Xu X, Stern DF. The Plk1 Polo Box Domain Mediates a Cell Cycle and DNA Damage Regulated Interaction with Chk2. Cell Cycle 2005, 4: 602-610. PMID: 15876876, DOI: 10.4161/cc.4.4.1599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCatalytic DomainCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell DivisionCell SeparationCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageDNA RepairG2 PhaseGenetic VectorsGlutathione TransferaseHeLa CellsHumansImmunoblottingImmunoprecipitationIn Vitro TechniquesMitosisPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryProto-Oncogene ProteinsSignal TransductionConceptsPlk1 polo-box domainDNA damage checkpointPolo-box domainPolo-like kinase 1Eukaryotic proteinsDamage checkpointMitotic regulationBox domainRegulated interactionPlk1 activityProtein kinaseSignaling cascadesChk2Kinase 1Tumor suppressorCell cycleDNA damageS phasePlk1M phaseMitosisMultiple processesPotential mechanismsPhosphorylatesKinase
2004
Establishment of a Cell-Free System to Study the Activation of Chk2
Xu X, Stern DF. Establishment of a Cell-Free System to Study the Activation of Chk2. Methods In Molecular Biology 2004, 280: 165-174. PMID: 15187252, DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-788-2:165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCell-Free SystemCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageDNA-Binding ProteinsGenetic VectorsHumansImmunoblottingPlasmidsPrecipitin TestsProtein BiosynthesisProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRabbitsReticulocytesTranscription, GeneticTriticumTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsActivation of Chk2Cell-free systemVitro transcription/translation systemTranscription/translation systemCheckpoint kinase Chk2Rabbit reticulocyte lysateWheat germ extractKinase Chk2Identification of cofactorsReticulocyte lysateChk2Germ extractDNA damageTranslation systemActivationKinaseCofactorProteinATRLysatesPathway
1998
Active signaling by Neu in transgenic mice
DiGiovanna MP, Lerman MA, Coffey RJ, Muller WJ, Cardiff RD, Stern DF. Active signaling by Neu in transgenic mice. Oncogene 1998, 17: 1877-1884. PMID: 9778054, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1202091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndogenous epidermal growth factor receptorTransgenic micePhosphorylation state-specific antibodiesMammary tumorsRole of NeuEpidermal growth factor receptorMammary-specific promotersSignal transductionNeu transgenic miceGrowth factor receptorExpression of neuHuman breast cancerNeu activationFactor receptorNeu/Expression levelsMammary neoplasiaMammary lesionsBreast cancerTumor progressionNeuTumorsMiceMonoclonal antibodiesSpecific antibodies
1991
Membrane-anchored forms of EGF stimulate focus formation and intercellular communication.
Dobashi Y, Stern DF. Membrane-anchored forms of EGF stimulate focus formation and intercellular communication. Oncogene 1991, 6: 1151-9. PMID: 1861865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell CommunicationCell LineEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsFibroblastsFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene ExpressionGenes, ImmunoglobulinGenetic VectorsHeLa CellsImmunoblottingMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane ProteinsPlasmidsProtein Sorting SignalsRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSignal TransductionTransfectionViral Envelope ProteinsConceptsSoluble epidermal growth factorEpidermal growth factorEGF receptorFusion proteinFoci formationFunction of EGFG fusion proteinCytoplasmic domain sequencesMembrane-anchored formRat fibroblastsLarge propeptideTransmembrane domainAutocrine transformationPlasma membraneDomain sequencesExpression systemSoluble proteinForms of EGFIntercellular communicationHeLa cellsNeighboring cellsProteinSmall familyAnchored formCell linesConstruction and expression of transforming gene resulting from fusion of basic fibroblast growth factor gene with signal peptide sequence
Rogelj S, Stern D, Klagsbrun M. Construction and expression of transforming gene resulting from fusion of basic fibroblast growth factor gene with signal peptide sequence. Methods In Enzymology 1991, 198: 117-124. PMID: 1906971, DOI: 10.1016/0076-6879(91)98013-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBrainCattleCell LineCell Transformation, NeoplasticChimeraCloning, MolecularFibroblast Growth Factor 2Genes, SyntheticGenetic VectorsImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsMiceMolecular Sequence DataProtein Sorting SignalsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsRestriction MappingTransfection