2016
Bistability in the Rac1, PAK, and RhoA Signaling Network Drives Actin Cytoskeleton Dynamics and Cell Motility Switches
Byrne KM, Monsefi N, Dawson JC, Degasperi A, Bukowski-Wills JC, Volinsky N, Dobrzyński M, Birtwistle MR, Tsyganov MA, Kiyatkin A, Kida K, Finch AJ, Carragher NO, Kolch W, Nguyen LK, von Kriegsheim A, Kholodenko BN. Bistability in the Rac1, PAK, and RhoA Signaling Network Drives Actin Cytoskeleton Dynamics and Cell Motility Switches. Cell Systems 2016, 2: 38-48. PMID: 27136688, PMCID: PMC4802415, DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2016.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPAK inhibitionMesenchymal breast cancer cellsCell migrationActin cytoskeleton dynamicsRho small GTPase familyRac1 activation levelsSmall GTPase familySwitch-like responsePAK family kinasesSmall chemical inhibitorsCytoskeleton dynamicsActin dynamicsGTPase familyFamily kinasesGTPase activityBistable fashionInhibitory crosstalkChemical inhibitorsBreast cancer cellsMass spectrometry-based quantitationRac1RhoACell morphologyCancer cellsPAK
2004
Signal processing at the Ras circuit: what shapes Ras activation patterns?
Markevich NI, Moehren G, Demin OV, Kiyatkin A, Hoek JB, Kholodenko BN. Signal processing at the Ras circuit: what shapes Ras activation patterns? IET Systems Biology 2004, 1: 104-13. PMID: 17052120, DOI: 10.1049/sb:20045003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP190 RhoGAPEpidermal growth factorActive GTP-bound stateGDP/GTP exchange factorGTP-bound stateSmall GTPase RasCellular signal transductionGTP exchange factorSystems biology approachSoluble tyrosine kinaseReceptor-mediated recruitmentSOS activationRasGAP activityRas proteinsCell fateExchange factorGTPase RasBiology approachRas mutantsSignal transductionInhibitory phosphorylationGTPase activityPlasma membraneRasGAPRegulatory mechanisms