2011
Myosin II directly binds and inhibits Dbl family guanine nucleotide exchange factors
Lee C, Shin E, Hong J, Schwartz M, Kim E. Myosin II directly binds and inhibits Dbl family guanine nucleotide exchange factors. The FASEB Journal 2011, 25: 930.9-930.9. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.930.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFocal complex formationDbl family guanineMyosin IIExchange factorFamily guanineATPase activityNonmuscle myosin IIComplex formationSpatiotemporal regulationGEF activityAdhesion dynamicsCdc42 GTPasesRho GTPasesCdc42 activationLamellipodial protrusionCell protrusionsActomyosin contractionGEFFunctional linkNIH3T3 fibroblastsCell migrationGTPasesCatalytic siteHomology modulesGuanine
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
2007
Function of the N-terminus of zizimin1: autoinhibition and membrane targeting
Meller N, Westbrook MJ, Shannon JD, Guda C, Schwartz MA. Function of the N-terminus of zizimin1: autoinhibition and membrane targeting. Biochemical Journal 2007, 409: 525-533. PMID: 17935486, PMCID: PMC2740492, DOI: 10.1042/bj20071263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGEF domainCZH proteinsRho family small GTPasesPH domain bindsCdc42-specific GEFMultiple cellular functionsBasis of homologyN-terminal regionSmall GTPasesDomain bindsGEF activityRho proteinsCellular functionsRho-GEFsNovel functionN-terminusCritical regulatorStructural domainsLimited proteolysisZizimin1ProteinBindsDomainMembraneGTPases