2010
Myosin II directly binds and inhibits Dbl family guanine nucleotide exchange factors: a possible link to Rho family GTPases
Lee CS, Choi CK, Shin EY, Schwartz MA, Kim EG. Myosin II directly binds and inhibits Dbl family guanine nucleotide exchange factors: a possible link to Rho family GTPases. Journal Of Cell Biology 2010, 190: 663-674. PMID: 20713598, PMCID: PMC2928003, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201003057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActomyosinAnimalsBinding SitesCdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCell AdhesionCell MovementEnzyme ActivationGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsHumansJurkat CellsMiceMyosin Type IINIH 3T3 CellsPlatelet-Derived Growth FactorProtein BindingRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRho GTP-Binding ProteinsRho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsRNA, Small InterferingConceptsFocal complex formationDbl family guanineMyosin IIExchange factorFamily guanineATPase activityNonmuscle myosin IIComplex formationGEF activitySpatiotemporal regulationRho familyCdc42 GTPasesAdhesion dynamicsRho GTPasesCdc42 activationLamellipodial protrusionCell protrusionsActomyosin contractionGEFNIH3T3 fibroblastsFunctional linkCell migrationGTPasesCatalytic siteHomology modules
2005
Rho Proteins in Cell Migration and Metastasis
Titus B, Schwartz MA, Theodorescu D. Rho Proteins in Cell Migration and Metastasis. Critical Reviews In Eukaryotic Gene Expression 2005, 15: 103-114. DOI: 10.1615/critreveukargeneexpr.v15.i2.20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRho Proteins in Cell Migration and Metastasis
Titus B, Schwartz M, Theodorescu D. Rho Proteins in Cell Migration and Metastasis. Critical Reviews In Eukaryotic Gene Expression 2005, 15: 103-114. PMID: 16022631, DOI: 10.1615/critreveukaryotgeneexpr.v15.i2.20.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Modulation of Rac Localization and Function by Dynamin
Schlunck G, Damke H, Kiosses WB, Rusk N, Symons MH, Waterman-Storer CM, Schmid SL, Schwartz MA. Modulation of Rac Localization and Function by Dynamin. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2003, 15: 256-267. PMID: 14617821, PMCID: PMC307545, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e03-01-0019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLamellipodia formationDorsal rufflesRac activityCell spreadingFluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) imagingFormation of lamellipodiaFormation of phagosomesGTPase dynaminFocal complexesSmall GTPasesRho familyEndocytic pathwayDynaminCell adhesionCell migrationRufflesRacLamellipodiaPredominant localizationIndispensable roleLocalizationK44AGTPasesMacropinosomesInvadopodia
2002
Zizimin1, a novel Cdc42 activator, reveals a new GEF domain for Rho proteins
Meller N, Irani-Tehrani M, Kiosses WB, Del Pozo MA, Schwartz MA. Zizimin1, a novel Cdc42 activator, reveals a new GEF domain for Rho proteins. Nature Cell Biology 2002, 4: 639-647. PMID: 12172552, DOI: 10.1038/ncb835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesCdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCloning, MolecularEnzyme ActivationGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsHumansMiceMolecular Sequence DataProtein Structure, TertiaryRho GTP-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerSequence Homology, Amino AcidTissue DistributionConceptsGuanine nucleotide exchange factorsCdc42 activatorGEF domainRho family GTPases RacNucleotide exchange factorsCDM proteinsRho proteinsRho familyGTPases RacNew superfamilySequence comparisonCdc42 activationNew proteinsMutational analysisGene expressionBiochemical searchCell migrationProteinDirect interactionCdc42Zizimin1RacActivatorGTPasesDomain
1999
Integrin-dependent Tyrosine Phosphorylation and Growth Regulation by Vav
Yron I, Deckert M, Reff M, Munshi A, Schwartz M, Altman A. Integrin-dependent Tyrosine Phosphorylation and Growth Regulation by Vav. Cell Communication & Adhesion 1999, 7: 1-11. PMID: 10228731, DOI: 10.3109/15419069909034388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsCell AdhesionCell Adhesion MoleculesCell DivisionCHO CellsCricetinaeCytoskeletal ProteinsFibronectinsFocal Adhesion Kinase 1Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine KinasesHumansIntegrin beta1Jurkat CellsKineticsOncogene ProteinsPaxillinPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene MasProto-Oncogene Proteins c-vavTime FactorsTransfectionTyrosineConceptsRapid phosphorylationIntegrin-dependent tyrosine phosphorylationAdhesion-dependent mannerExchange factor domainB cell antigen receptorAdhesion-dependent increaseIntegrin signal transductionFocal adhesion kinaseExtent of phosphorylationCell surface stimuliCell antigen receptorJurkat T cellsTriton-insoluble fractionVav overexpressionSmall GTPasesBeta 1 integrinRho familyRho GTPasesCytoskeletal organizationSignal transductionAdhesion kinaseTyrosine phosphorylationStress fibersGrowth regulationFactor domain