The repeat region of cortactin is intrinsically disordered in solution
Li X, Tao Y, Murphy JW, Scherer AN, Lam TT, Marshall AG, Koleske AJ, Boggon TJ. The repeat region of cortactin is intrinsically disordered in solution. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 16696. PMID: 29196701, PMCID: PMC5711941, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16959-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortactin repeatsRepeat regionActin filamentsHydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometryAdjacent helical regionsMulti-domain proteinsExchange mass spectrometryExtensive biophysical analysisCircular dichroismHydrophobic core regionSmall-angle X-ray scatteringBiophysical analysisHelical regionCortactinRepeatsSimilar copiesUnfolded peptidesProteinMotifSize exclusion chromatographyMass spectrometryFilamentsExclusion chromatographyX-ray scatteringRegionBrain Region and Isoform-Specific Phosphorylation Alters Kalirin SH2 Domain Interaction Sites and Calpain Sensitivity
Miller MB, Yan Y, Machida K, Kiraly DD, Levy AD, Wu YI, Lam TT, Abbott T, Koleske AJ, Eipper BA, Mains RE. Brain Region and Isoform-Specific Phosphorylation Alters Kalirin SH2 Domain Interaction Sites and Calpain Sensitivity. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2017, 8: 1554-1569. PMID: 28418645, PMCID: PMC5517348, DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.7b00076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term potentiationCalpain sensitivityEffects of cocaineRat nucleus accumbensAdult rat nucleus accumbensRho GDP/GTP exchange factorRegion-specific effectsChronic cocaineNucleus accumbensSynaptic functionBrain regionsKALRN geneSpine morphologyPrefrontal cortexKal7CocainePotentiationFunctional significanceCalpainPhosphorylation