2012
Lysozyme contamination facilitates crystallization of a heterotrimeric cortactin–Arg–lysozyme complex
Liu W, MacGrath SM, Koleske AJ, Boggon TJ. Lysozyme contamination facilitates crystallization of a heterotrimeric cortactin–Arg–lysozyme complex. Acta Crystallographica Section F: Structural Biology Communications 2012, 68: 154-158. PMID: 22297987, PMCID: PMC3274391, DOI: 10.1107/s1744309111056132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCrystal structure determinationNonreceptor tyrosine kinaseArg nonreceptor tyrosine kinaseHeterotrimeric complexSH3 domainMacromolecular crystallographersCrystallography approachStructure determinationTyrosine kinaseCocrystal structureMolecular replacementTrace amountsLysozyme complexStructure solutionProteinCortactinComplexesCrystallizationCrystallographersCocrystalsKinaseMotifAutomatic model buildingSequenceArg
2010
Regulation of Actin Polymerization and Adhesion-Dependent Cell Edge Protrusion by the Abl-Related Gene (Arg) Tyrosine Kinase and N-WASp
Miller MM, Lapetina S, MacGrath SM, Sfakianos MK, Pollard TD, Koleske AJ. Regulation of Actin Polymerization and Adhesion-Dependent Cell Edge Protrusion by the Abl-Related Gene (Arg) Tyrosine Kinase and N-WASp. Biochemistry 2010, 49: 2227-2234. PMID: 20146487, PMCID: PMC2836179, DOI: 10.1021/bi901721u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell edge protrusionN-WASPActin polymerizationEdge protrusionN-WASP-dependent actin polymerizationGene Tyrosine KinaseFluorescent protein fusionsNovel binding partnerExtracellular cuesProtein fusionsSH2 domainExtracellular stimuliActin cytoskeletonSH3 domainBinding partnerCellular protrusionsPoint mutantsAffinity purificationTyrosine kinasePhysical interactionSH3PhosphorylationArgABLPotential link