2008
Zebrafish Tsc1 reveals functional interactions between the cilium and the TOR pathway
DiBella LM, Park A, Sun Z. Zebrafish Tsc1 reveals functional interactions between the cilium and the TOR pathway. Human Molecular Genetics 2008, 18: 595-606. PMID: 19008302, PMCID: PMC2722215, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddn384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney cyst formationTOR pathwayCiliary mutantsLeft-right asymmetry defectsVertebrate body planCell surface organellesMultiple signaling pathwaysElongation of ciliaLeft-right asymmetryMorpholino knockdownVertebrate cellsAsymmetry defectsBody planCiliary genesEnvironmental signalsCyst formationKnockdown animalsSensory organellesCilia functionSurface organellesCiliary signalsProtein productsSignaling pathwaysSame pathwayWnt pathway
2002
Rad9 Phosphorylation Sites Couple Rad53 to the Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA Damage Checkpoint
Schwartz MF, Duong JK, Sun Z, Morrow JS, Pradhan D, Stern DF. Rad9 Phosphorylation Sites Couple Rad53 to the Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA Damage Checkpoint. Molecular Cell 2002, 9: 1055-1065. PMID: 12049741, DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(02)00532-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBinding SitesCell Cycle ProteinsCheckpoint Kinase 1Checkpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageForkhead Transcription FactorsMutationNuclear ProteinsPhosphorylationProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiarySaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTranscription Factors
1998
Rad53 FHA Domain Associated with Phosphorylated Rad9 in the DNA Damage Checkpoint
Sun Z, Hsiao J, Fay D, Stern D. Rad53 FHA Domain Associated with Phosphorylated Rad9 in the DNA Damage Checkpoint. Science 1998, 281: 272-274. PMID: 9657725, DOI: 10.1126/science.281.5374.272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceCell Cycle ProteinsCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageDNA ReplicationFungal ProteinsG2 PhaseHydroxyureaMethyl MethanesulfonateMitosisMutationOligopeptidesPeptidesPhosphorylationProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTranscription, GeneticConceptsRad53 phosphorylationRad53 protein kinaseDNA damage signalsDNA damage checkpointProtein-binding domainsCell cycle phase arrestRNR3 transcriptionRad9 proteinFHA domainDamage checkpointG2/M cell cycle phase arrestCell divisionProtein kinaseSaccharomyces cerevisiaeDamage signalsRad9DNA damageRad53Phase arrestPhosphorylationCheckpointDomainCerevisiaeTranscriptionKinase
1997
Mutations in SPK1/RAD53 that specifically abolish checkpoint but not growth-related functions
Fay DS, Sun Z, Stern D. Mutations in SPK1/RAD53 that specifically abolish checkpoint but not growth-related functions. Current Genetics 1997, 31: 97-105. PMID: 9021124, DOI: 10.1007/s002940050181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesCell Cycle ProteinsCheckpoint Kinase 2Cloning, MolecularElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGene Expression Regulation, FungalMutagenesisPlasmidsProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence DeletionTransformation, GeneticConceptsCheckpoint functionKinase domainKinase activityEssential protein kinaseWild-type levelsGrowth-related functionsCheckpoint arrestProtein kinaseDeletional analysisN-terminusSPK1Cell cycleMutant allelesGrowth activityMutationsRad53Normal rateSaccharomycesMultiple stagesKinaseDomainCheckpointActivityAllelesRegulation
1996
Spk1/Rad53 is regulated by Mec1-dependent protein phosphorylation in DNA replication and damage checkpoint pathways.
Sun Z, Fay DS, Marini F, Foiani M, Stern DF. Spk1/Rad53 is regulated by Mec1-dependent protein phosphorylation in DNA replication and damage checkpoint pathways. Genes & Development 1996, 10: 395-406. PMID: 8600024, DOI: 10.1101/gad.10.4.395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkaline PhosphataseCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell DivisionCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageDNA ReplicationDNA, FungalFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenes, FungalHydroxyureaImmunoblottingIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMethyl MethanesulfonateMutagenesisPhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSignal TransductionTemperatureConceptsProtein kinaseCheckpoint pathwayEssential protein kinaseDamage checkpoint pathwayDamage-induced phosphorylationKinase-defective formG1/S boundarySignal transduction pathwaysRegulation of phosphorylationTreatment of cellsCheckpoint functionCdc mutantsDNA replicationProtein phosphorylationUpstream kinaseCheckpoint arrestRegulated phosphorylationTransduction pathwaysKinase activityCell cyclePhosphorylationS boundaryDamage DNACycle arrestKinase