2015
Characterization of a Small‐molecule Modulator of IRE1α Activity
Salami‐Oyenuga J, Raina K, Crews C. Characterization of a Small‐molecule Modulator of IRE1α Activity. The FASEB Journal 2015, 29 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.723.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnfolded protein responseHuman IRE1αIRE1α activityInositol-Requiring Enzyme 1X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1) mRNAER stress conditionsEnzymatic activitySmall molecule modulatorsMechanism of regulationER stress responseHEK293T cellsThermal shift assayER stress pathwayEndoplasmic reticulum stressCellular processesER lumenUPR signalingShift assaysIRE1α activationProtein responseHuman kidney cellsIRE1α kinaseStress responseIRE1α proteinCentral player
1998
The Antiproliferative Agent Didemnin B Uncompetitively Inhibits Palmitoyl Protein Thioesterase †
Meng L, Sin N, Crews C. The Antiproliferative Agent Didemnin B Uncompetitively Inhibits Palmitoyl Protein Thioesterase †. Biochemistry 1998, 37: 10488-10492. PMID: 9671519, DOI: 10.1021/bi9804479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1GTP-binding proteinsDynamic protein palmitoylationDidemnin BPalmitoyl-protein thioesterasePalmitoyl proteinsProtein palmitoylationMembrane associationBaculoviral systemMyristoyl-CoAProduct bindsHa-rasBiochemical supportProteinEnzymatic activityBindingInhibition assaysDepalmitoylationPalmitoylationThioesteraseKinetic analysisInhibitionBindsRegulationUncompetitive mode
1992
The Primary Structure of MEK, a Protein Kinase that Phosphorylates the ERK Gene Product
Crews C, Alessandrini A, Erikson R. The Primary Structure of MEK, a Protein Kinase that Phosphorylates the ERK Gene Product. Science 1992, 258: 478-480. PMID: 1411546, DOI: 10.1126/science.1411546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesGene ExpressionMAP Kinase Kinase 1MiceMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesMolecular Sequence DataPhosphorylationProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProteinsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesRNA, MessengerSequence AlignmentConceptsExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseProtein kinaseMAP kinaseGene productsCritical protein kinaseSignal-regulated kinaseComplementary DNA sequenceMEK genesExtracellular signalsERK kinaseMultiple biochemical signalsDNA sequencesBiochemical signalsPrimary structureKinaseAmino acidsEnzymatic activityGenesMurine brainSequenceSchizosaccharomycesMEK1MEKThreonineProtein