2024
Distinct functional constraints driving conservation of the cofilin N-terminal regulatory tail
Sexton J, Potchernikov T, Bibeau J, Casanova-Sepúlveda G, Cao W, Lou H, Boggon T, De La Cruz E, Turk B. Distinct functional constraints driving conservation of the cofilin N-terminal regulatory tail. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 1426. PMID: 38365893, PMCID: PMC10873347, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45878-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-terminal regionActin bindingSequence requirementsLIM kinaseAnalysis of individual variantsInactivates cofilinS. cerevisiaeRegulatory tailFamily proteinsActin depolymerizationPhosphorylation sitesKinase recognitionSequence variantsInhibitory phosphorylationCofilinN-terminusIndividual variantsFunctional constraintsActinDisordered sequencesPhosphorylationSequenceBiochemical analysisSequence constraintsKinase
1998
Regulation of G protein-coupled Receptor Kinase 5 (GRK5) by Actin*
Freeman J, De La Cruz E, Pollard T, Lefkowitz R, Pitcher J. Regulation of G protein-coupled Receptor Kinase 5 (GRK5) by Actin*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1998, 273: 20653-20657. PMID: 9685424, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.32.20653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsG protein-coupled receptor kinase 5G protein-coupled receptorsG protein-coupled receptor kinasesAgonist-occupied G protein-coupled receptorsAmino terminusPhosphorylation of GPCRsSoluble substratesMembrane-bound substratesProtein-coupled receptor kinasesMembrane-bound G protein-coupled receptorReceptor kinase 5Receptor kinasePresence of actinSubstrate specificityKinase activityActin filamentsActin bindsKinase 5Actin monomersAmino acidsPhosphorylationActinCalmodulinTerminusKinase