2012
Arg/Abl2 promotes invasion and attenuates proliferation of breast cancer in vivo
Gil-Henn H, Patsialou A, Wang Y, Warren MS, Condeelis JS, Koleske AJ. Arg/Abl2 promotes invasion and attenuates proliferation of breast cancer in vivo. Oncogene 2012, 32: 2622-2630. PMID: 22777352, PMCID: PMC3473103, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2012.284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationErbB ReceptorsFemaleGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansLung NeoplasmsMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMice, SCIDNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm TransplantationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-ablSrc-Family KinasesTransplantation, HeterologousConceptsTumor cell invasionBreast cancer cellsTyrosine kinaseCancer cellsCell invasionNon-receptor tyrosine kinaseRas-MAPK signalingRas-MAPK pathwayGene expression patternsSrc tyrosine kinaseInvasion-associated genesUncontrolled cell divisionProliferation-associated genesMetastatic cancer cellsCell divisionExpression patternsEGF receptorTumor cell proliferationPromotes InvasionMouse xenograft modelCell proliferationMultistep processGenetic aberrationsKinaseGenes
2011
Cortactin phosphorylation regulates cell invasion through a pH-dependent pathway
Magalhaes MA, Larson DR, Mader CC, Bravo-Cordero JJ, Gil-Henn H, Oser M, Chen X, Koleske AJ, Condeelis J. Cortactin phosphorylation regulates cell invasion through a pH-dependent pathway. Journal Of Cell Biology 2011, 195: 903-920. PMID: 22105349, PMCID: PMC3257566, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201103045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin Depolymerizing FactorsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingCation Transport ProteinsCell Line, TumorCell Surface ExtensionsCortactinHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationModels, BiologicalNeoplasm InvasivenessOncogene ProteinsPhosphorylationSodium-Hydrogen Exchanger 1Sodium-Hydrogen ExchangersConceptsCortactin phosphorylationCell invasionInvadopodia maturationCortactin tyrosine phosphorylationPH-dependent regulationInvasive protrusionsPH-dependent pathwayCofilin activityCofilin regulationTyrosine phosphorylationExchanger NHE1Cofilin activationPhosphorylationInvadopodiaProteolytic activityPrecise mechanismInvasionNHE1RegulationDynamic cyclePathwayMaturationTumor cellsNck1CofilinAn EGFR–Src–Arg–Cortactin Pathway Mediates Functional Maturation of Invadopodia and Breast Cancer Cell Invasion
Mader CC, Oser M, Magalhaes MA, Bravo-Cordero JJ, Condeelis J, Koleske AJ, Gil-Henn H. An EGFR–Src–Arg–Cortactin Pathway Mediates Functional Maturation of Invadopodia and Breast Cancer Cell Invasion. Cancer Research 2011, 71: 1730-1741. PMID: 21257711, PMCID: PMC3057139, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-1432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer cell invasionActin polymerizationCancer cell invasionInvadopodium maturationCell invasionCortactin phosphorylationEGFR-SrcExtracellular matrixTumor cell invasionInvadopodia functionV-SrcProtein cortactinEpidermal growth factorKnockdown cellsInvadopodiaFunctional maturationMaster switchSrc overexpressionCandidate therapeutic targetInvasive carcinoma cellsECM degradationNovel mechanismPhosphorylationNovel mediatorArg activation
2010
Specific tyrosine phosphorylation sites on cortactin regulate Nck1-dependent actin polymerization in invadopodia
Oser M, Mader CC, Gil-Henn H, Magalhaes M, Bravo-Cordero JJ, Koleske AJ, Condeelis J. Specific tyrosine phosphorylation sites on cortactin regulate Nck1-dependent actin polymerization in invadopodia. Journal Of Cell Science 2010, 123: 3662-3673. PMID: 20971703, PMCID: PMC3037016, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.068163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyrosine phosphorylation sitesTumor cell invasionActin polymerizationPhosphorylation sitesCell invasionTyrosine 421Actin barbed endsPhosphorylation of tyrosineRegulatory switchSH2 domainMembrane protrusionsInvadopodiaCrucial residuesCortactinBarbed endsDirect bindingInvasive carcinoma cellsPhosphorylationNck1Carcinoma cellsFRET interactionsInvasionCellsPhosphotyrosineSites