2022
Tousled-like kinase 2 targets ASF1 histone chaperones through client mimicry
Simon B, Lou HJ, Huet-Calderwood C, Shi G, Boggon TJ, Turk BE, Calderwood DA. Tousled-like kinase 2 targets ASF1 histone chaperones through client mimicry. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 749. PMID: 35136069, PMCID: PMC8826447, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28427-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceCatalytic DomainCell Cycle ProteinsConserved SequenceCrystallography, X-RayHistonesHumansMolecular ChaperonesMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular MimicryMutagenesisPeptide LibraryPhosphorylationProtein KinasesRecombinant ProteinsSubstrate SpecificityConceptsTousled-like kinaseDNA replication-coupled nucleosome assemblyNuclear serine-threonine kinaseReplication-coupled nucleosome assemblyHistone chaperone proteinsGlobular N-terminal domainProper cell divisionPhosphorylation site motifsSerine-threonine kinaseShort sequence motifsAsf1 histone chaperonesC-terminal tailN-terminal domainHistone chaperonesGenome maintenanceNucleosome assemblySequence motifsChaperone proteinsNon-catalytic interactionsCatalytic domainCell divisionSite motifN-terminusStringent selectivityCell growth
2021
PPP6C negatively regulates oncogenic ERK signaling through dephosphorylation of MEK
Cho E, Lou HJ, Kuruvilla L, Calderwood DA, Turk BE. PPP6C negatively regulates oncogenic ERK signaling through dephosphorylation of MEK. Cell Reports 2021, 34: 108928. PMID: 33789117, PMCID: PMC8068315, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.108928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase cascadeCore oncogenic pathwaysKey negative regulatorOncogenic ERKERK pathway activationCrosstalk regulationCentral kinaseKinase cascadePhosphorylation sitesRegulatory subunitRaf-MEKNegative regulatorERK pathwayDrug targetsOncogenic pathwaysMEKMEK inhibitorsDephosphorylationPathway activationPPP6CPhosphatasePathwayERKHyperphosphorylationCascade
2020
Scaffold association factor B (SAFB) is required for expression of prenyltransferases and RAS membrane association
Zhou M, Kuruvilla L, Shi X, Viviano S, Ahearn IM, Amendola CR, Su W, Badri S, Mahaffey J, Fehrenbacher N, Skok J, Schlessinger J, Turk BE, Calderwood DA, Philips MR. Scaffold association factor B (SAFB) is required for expression of prenyltransferases and RAS membrane association. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 31914-31922. PMID: 33257571, PMCID: PMC7749360, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2005712117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkyl and Aryl TransferasesCell MembraneComputational BiologyCRISPR-Cas SystemsDatasets as TopicDimethylallyltranstransferaseGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansMatrix Attachment Region Binding ProteinsNeoplasmsNuclear Matrix-Associated ProteinsProtein PrenylationProtein SubunitsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Receptors, EstrogenConceptsMembrane associationRAS membrane associationFarnesyltransferase inhibitorsPrenylation pathwayGenome-wide CRISPRGTP loadingAlternative prenylationMutant cellsNuclear proteinsKRAS membrane associationsRAS isoformsΑ-subunitGrowth inhibitionExpressionFactor BPathwayAnticancer therapyAlternative therapeutic strategiesPrenyltransferasesRASTherapeutic strategiesCRISPRFarnesyltransferaseMislocalizationPrenylationSignalling through cerebral cavernous malformation protein networks
Su VL, Calderwood DA. Signalling through cerebral cavernous malformation protein networks. Open Biology 2020, 10: 200263. PMID: 33234067, PMCID: PMC7729028, DOI: 10.1098/rsob.200263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkersCarrier ProteinsDisease ManagementDisease SusceptibilityGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous SystemHumansIntracellular SpaceMutationProtein BindingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein Interaction MappingProtein Interaction MapsProtein TransportSignal TransductionConceptsCCM proteinsCerebral cavernous malformationsCell junctionalMEKK3-MEK5Protein complexesAdaptor proteinProtein functionSubcellular localizationCytoskeletal reorganizationComplex proteinsProtein networkRhoA-ROCKMolecular basisProtein activityGene expressionFunction mutationsCell adhesionCell contractilityProteinPathwayLeaky blood vesselsCurrent knowledgeDisease pathologyCdc42Recent advancesDifferences in self-association between kindlin-2 and kindlin-3 are associated with differential integrin binding
Kadry YA, Maisuria EM, Huet-Calderwood C, Calderwood DA. Differences in self-association between kindlin-2 and kindlin-3 are associated with differential integrin binding. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2020, 295: 11161-11173. PMID: 32546480, PMCID: PMC7415974, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.013618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKindlin-3Kindlin-2Focal adhesionsIntegrin cytoplasmic domainTransmembrane adhesion receptorsComparative sequence analysisLive-cell imagingAbility of cellsCytoplasmic domainF3 subdomainsMammalian cellsCytoplasmic componentsExtracellular environmentAdhesion receptorsKindlinSequence analysisIntegrin familySelf-associationIntegrin bindingPhysiological importanceMolecular levelPoint mutationsProteinCellsAdhesionSerine phosphorylation of the small phosphoprotein ICAP1 inhibits its nuclear accumulation
Su VL, Simon B, Draheim KM, Calderwood DA. Serine phosphorylation of the small phosphoprotein ICAP1 inhibits its nuclear accumulation. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2020, 295: 3269-3284. PMID: 32005669, PMCID: PMC7062153, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.009794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin cytoplasmic domain-associated protein-1N-terminal regionNuclear accumulationP21-activated kinase 4Ser-10Nuclear roleSerine phosphorylationNuclear localizationPhosphorylation-mimicking substitutionsNuclear localization signalCell-cell junctionsSer-25Localization signalKRIT1 functionThreonine residuesAdaptor proteinKRIT1 lossSubcellular localizationNeurovascular dysplasiaBlood vessel integrityVascular developmentKinase 4Cultured cellsPhosphorylationProtein 1Chapter 22: Structural and signaling functions of integrins
Kadry YA, Calderwood DA. Chapter 22: Structural and signaling functions of integrins. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes 2020, 1862: 183206. PMID: 31991120, PMCID: PMC7063833, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunction of integrinsAbility of integrinsTransmembrane adhesion receptorsNon-redundant functionsDifferent integrin heterodimersExtracellular matrix proteinsComplex structural rearrangementsDiverse downstreamCytoskeletal complexMetazoan lifeExtracellular environmentΒ-subunitAdhesion receptorsIntegrin heterodimersIntegrin familyMatrix proteinsCell adhesionIntegrinsStructural rearrangementsHeterodimersRecent advancesSubunitsSignalingProteinFunction
2019
The subcellular localization of type I p21-activated kinases is controlled by the disordered variable region and polybasic sequences
Sun X, Su VL, Calderwood DA. The subcellular localization of type I p21-activated kinases is controlled by the disordered variable region and polybasic sequences. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2019, 294: 14319-14332. PMID: 31391252, PMCID: PMC6768646, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.007692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-cell contactCell-cell junctionsPolybasic sequenceP21-activated kinaseSmall GTPases RacVariable regionsCell-cell boundariesPAK regulationDomain organizationCdc42 bindingAdhesion dynamicsCRIB domainGTPases RacSubcellular localizationTruncation mutantsKinase domainKinase effectorsCellular signalsExtensive similaritySequence regionsPAK1Cell adhesionCdc42PAKKinaseFilamin A mediates isotropic distribution of applied force across the actin network
Kumar A, Shutova MS, Tanaka K, Iwamoto DV, Calderwood DA, Svitkina TM, Schwartz MA. Filamin A mediates isotropic distribution of applied force across the actin network. Journal Of Cell Biology 2019, 218: 2481-2491. PMID: 31315944, PMCID: PMC6683746, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201901086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTalin tension sensorStress fibersActin networkFilamin ACortical actin networkCortical actin filamentsIntegrin-mediated adhesionActin cytoskeletonFocal adhesionsCortical actinFLNA knockdownActin filamentsTalinKnockdownCell sensingDirection of stretchTension sensorPhysiology of muscleUniaxial stretchForce transmissionCytoskeletonStrainsStretchAdhesionReexpression
2018
Kindlin-2 interacts with a highly conserved surface of ILK to regulate focal adhesion localization and cell spreading
Kadry YA, Huet-Calderwood C, Simon B, Calderwood DA. Kindlin-2 interacts with a highly conserved surface of ILK to regulate focal adhesion localization and cell spreading. Journal Of Cell Science 2018, 131: jcs221184. PMID: 30254023, PMCID: PMC6215391, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.221184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin-linked kinaseFocal adhesion localizationKindlin-2Cell spreadingIntegrin-mediated signalingILK bindingILK mutantPseudokinase domainIntegrin signalingKnockdown cellsAxis downstreamC-lobeCell morphologyMutantsSignalingCentral rolePKDComplete understandingLocalizationFirst personKinaseAdaptorSitesSpeciesIntegrinsStructural basis of the filamin A actin-binding domain interaction with F-actin
Iwamoto DV, Huehn A, Simon B, Huet-Calderwood C, Baldassarre M, Sindelar CV, Calderwood DA. Structural basis of the filamin A actin-binding domain interaction with F-actin. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2018, 25: 918-927. PMID: 30224736, PMCID: PMC6173970, DOI: 10.1038/s41594-018-0128-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin-binding domainCalponin homology domainHomology domainF-actinActin cross-linking proteinFunction mutationsTandem calponin homology domainsDisease-associated mutantsCryo-electron microscopyHigh-resolution structuresNumerous genetic diseasesSequence conservationHigher-order structureLinking proteinStructural basisDomain interactionsCell shapeActin filamentsMolecular understandingN-terminalFunctional studiesGenetic diseasesMissense mutationsMutationsAtomic resolution
2017
Novel ecto-tagged integrins reveal their trafficking in live cells
Huet-Calderwood C, Rivera-Molina F, Iwamoto DV, Kromann EB, Toomre D, Calderwood DA. Novel ecto-tagged integrins reveal their trafficking in live cells. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 570. PMID: 28924207, PMCID: PMC5603536, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00646-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin functionΒ1 integrinLive cellsCell surface adhesion receptorsHeterodimeric cell-surface adhesion receptorsIntegrin endocytosisMulticellular organismsNovel powerful toolFocal adhesionsKnockout fibroblastsIntegrin activationAdhesion receptorsExtracellular loopIntegrinsTraffickingMajor mysteriesCellsTagsAdhesionHaloTagEndocytosisPowerful toolExocytosisOrganismsVesicles
2016
Nuclear Localization of Integrin Cytoplasmic Domain-associated Protein-1 (ICAP1) Influences β1 Integrin Activation and Recruits Krev/Interaction Trapped-1 (KRIT1) to the Nucleus*
Draheim KM, Huet-Calderwood C, Simon B, Calderwood DA. Nuclear Localization of Integrin Cytoplasmic Domain-associated Protein-1 (ICAP1) Influences β1 Integrin Activation and Recruits Krev/Interaction Trapped-1 (KRIT1) to the Nucleus*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2016, 292: 1884-1898. PMID: 28003363, PMCID: PMC5290960, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.762393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLoss of TRIM33 causes resistance to BET bromodomain inhibitors through MYC- and TGF-β–dependent mechanisms
Shi X, Mihaylova VT, Kuruvilla L, Chen F, Viviano S, Baldassarre M, Sperandio D, Martinez R, Yue P, Bates JG, Breckenridge DG, Schlessinger J, Turk BE, Calderwood DA. Loss of TRIM33 causes resistance to BET bromodomain inhibitors through MYC- and TGF-β–dependent mechanisms. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: e4558-e4566. PMID: 27432991, PMCID: PMC4978292, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1608319113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAzepinesCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationColorectal NeoplasmsDrug ResistanceGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHCT116 CellsHEK293 CellsHumansMolecular StructureProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsTransforming Growth Factor betaTriazolesConceptsTGF-β receptor activityExtraterminal domain protein inhibitorsRegulation of MYCCancer cellsBET bromodomain inhibitionShRNA screeningProtein 33TGF-β receptor expressionBromodomain inhibitorsProtein inhibitorInhibition of TGFColorectal cancer cellsBromodomain inhibitionBETi resistanceCancer therapeuticsNew therapeutic benefitsDurable responsesMYCDependent mechanismReceptor expressionTherapeutic benefitBETiReceptor activityResistant stateAntiproliferative effects
2015
Regulation of integrin-mediated adhesions
Iwamoto DV, Calderwood DA. Regulation of integrin-mediated adhesions. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 2015, 36: 41-47. PMID: 26189062, PMCID: PMC4639423, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2015.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin-mediated adhesionHeterodimeric transmembrane adhesion receptorsShort cytoplasmic tailTransmembrane adhesion receptorsSpecific intracellular proteinsClustering of integrinsMetazoan developmentActin cytoskeletonExtracellular ligandsCytoplasmic tailIntracellular traffickingExtracellular environmentIntracellular proteinsAdhesion receptorsAdhesive structuresIntegrin receptorsCell membraneRelay signalsIntegrinsEssential roleMechanical forcesCell attachmentAdhesionRecent advancesCytoskeletonCCM2–CCM3 interaction stabilizes their protein expression and permits endothelial network formation
Draheim KM, Li X, Zhang R, Fisher OS, Villari G, Boggon TJ, Calderwood DA. CCM2–CCM3 interaction stabilizes their protein expression and permits endothelial network formation. Journal Of Cell Biology 2015, 208: 987-1001. PMID: 25825518, PMCID: PMC4384732, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201407129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBinding SitesCarrier ProteinsCell LineCell ProliferationCentral Nervous SystemCrystallography, X-RayGene ExpressionHemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous SystemHumansMembrane ProteinsMutagenesisNeovascularization, PhysiologicPaxillinProtein BindingProtein Interaction MappingProtein Structure, TertiaryProteolysisProto-Oncogene ProteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSequence AlignmentConceptsBinding-deficient mutantStructure-guided mutagenesisNormal cell growthCerebral cavernous malformationsEndothelial network formationHomology domainCCM3 proteinsProteasomal degradationEndothelial cell network formationMolecular basisCell network formationEssential adaptorCell growthFunctional significanceCCM3 expressionX-ray crystallographyProtein expressionCCM2CCM3Network formationExpressionMutantsHP1MutagenesisAdaptorDirect Interactions with the Integrin β1 Cytoplasmic Tail Activate the Abl2/Arg Kinase*
Simpson MA, Bradley WD, Harburger D, Parsons M, Calderwood DA, Koleske AJ. Direct Interactions with the Integrin β1 Cytoplasmic Tail Activate the Abl2/Arg Kinase*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2015, 290: 8360-8372. PMID: 25694433, PMCID: PMC4375489, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.638874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin β1 cytoplasmic tailExtracellular matrix adhesion receptorsSrc homology domainFibroblast cell motilityIntegrin β1Β1 cytoplasmic tailMembrane-proximal segmentAdhesion complex formationMatrix adhesion receptorsNonreceptor tyrosine kinaseArg kinase activityArg nonreceptor tyrosine kinaseCancer cell invasivenessHomology domainActin cytoskeletonCytoplasmic tailCytoskeletal remodelingDendrite morphogenesisTyr-783Kinase domainPhosphorylated regionAbl familyΒ1 tailArg kinaseCell motilityPAK6 targets to cell–cell adhesions through its N-terminus in a Cdc42-dependent manner to drive epithelial colony escape
Morse EM, Sun X, Olberding JR, Ha BH, Boggon TJ, Calderwood DA. PAK6 targets to cell–cell adhesions through its N-terminus in a Cdc42-dependent manner to drive epithelial colony escape. Journal Of Cell Science 2015, 129: 380-393. PMID: 26598554, PMCID: PMC4732285, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.177493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAntigens, CDCadherinsCdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCell AdhesionCell Line, TumorEpithelial CellsHEK293 CellsHumansIntercellular JunctionsMolecular Sequence DataP21-Activated KinasesProtein BindingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein Sorting SignalsProtein TransportConceptsCell-cell adhesionN-terminusCdc42/Rac interactive binding (CRIB) domainSerine/threonine kinaseP21-activated kinase (PAK) familyCdc42-dependent mannerPolybasic regionThreonine kinaseCdc42 knockdownKinase familyBinding domainsKinase activityImportant regulatorCell adhesionPAK6Broader rolePAKAdhesionTargetingCdc42PAK1KinaseKnockdownRegulatorMutations
2014
Dynamin 2 regulation of integrin endocytosis, but not VEGF signaling, is crucial for developmental angiogenesis
Lee MY, Skoura A, Park EJ, Landskroner-Eiger S, Jozsef L, Luciano AK, Murata T, Pasula S, Dong Y, Bouaouina M, Calderwood DA, Ferguson SM, De Camilli P, Sessa WC. Dynamin 2 regulation of integrin endocytosis, but not VEGF signaling, is crucial for developmental angiogenesis. Development 2014, 141: 1465-1472. PMID: 24598168, PMCID: PMC3957370, DOI: 10.1242/dev.104539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΒ1 integrinFocal adhesion sizeGrowth factor signalingVascular endothelial growth factor signalingEndocytic turnoverIntegrin endocytosisDynamin 2Adhesion sizeFactor signalingDevelopmental angiogenesisAngiogenic sproutingCell migrationCultured endothelial cellsMultiple integrinsInducible lossIntegrinsMorphogenesisActivation stateDNM2Endothelial cellsAngiogenesisVivoEndocytosisSurface levelSignalingPodocyte-associated talin1 is critical for glomerular filtration barrier maintenance
Tian X, Kim JJ, Monkley SM, Gotoh N, Nandez R, Soda K, Inoue K, Balkin DM, Hassan H, Son SH, Lee Y, Moeckel G, Calderwood DA, Holzman LB, Critchley DR, Zent R, Reiser J, Ishibe S. Podocyte-associated talin1 is critical for glomerular filtration barrier maintenance. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2014, 124: 1098-1113. PMID: 24531545, PMCID: PMC3934159, DOI: 10.1172/jci69778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNephrotic syndromeFoot process effacementLoss of talin1Glomerular filtration barrierGlomerular injuryMurine modelProcess effacementKidney's glomerular filtration barrierFiltration barrierGlomerular basement membraneSevere proteinuriaKidney failurePharmacologic inhibitionSyndromeBarrier maintenanceCalpain activityIntegrin activationEpithelial cellsPodocytesModest reductionΒ1 integrin activationBasement membranePathogenesisInjuryCytoskeletal protein talin1