1995
Alpha 1(E)-catenin is an actin-binding and -bundling protein mediating the attachment of F-actin to the membrane adhesion complex.
Rimm DL, Koslov ER, Kebriaei P, Cianci CD, Morrow JS. Alpha 1(E)-catenin is an actin-binding and -bundling protein mediating the attachment of F-actin to the membrane adhesion complex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 8813-8817. PMID: 7568023, PMCID: PMC41057, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.19.8813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-actinBundling proteinE-cadherin-mediated cell-cell contactsHomotypic cell-cell adhesionBundles F-actinEpithelial cell polarityCortical actin cytoskeletonCell-cell adhesionActin-binding proteinsFull-length proteinE-cadherinCell-cell contactMembrane adhesion complexesBundles actinCell polarityHierarchy of interactionsActin cytoskeletonAdhesion complexesCytoplasmic domainCosedimentation assaysSedimentation assaysAdditional proteinsMolecular basisActin filamentsActin complex
1989
Purification and characterization of an Acanthamoeba nuclear actin-binding protein.
Rimm DL, Pollard TD. Purification and characterization of an Acanthamoeba nuclear actin-binding protein. Journal Of Cell Biology 1989, 109: 585-591. PMID: 2760108, PMCID: PMC2115709, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.109.2.585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin-binding proteinsMyosin ITwo-dimensional peptide mapsAcanthamoeba myosin ICell fractionationATP-insensitive mannerCross-reactive proteinNuclear localizationAffinity-purified antibodiesAbsence of actinMyosin I.Actin filamentsProteinPeptide mapsMonoclonal antibodiesATPase activityPolyclonal antiserumProteolytic productsStokes radiusPolyclonal antibodiesCross-reactive monoclonal antibodiesColumn chromatographyPolypeptideActinDNA
1986
Characterization of alpha‐actinin from Acanthamoeba
Pollard T, Tseng P, Rimm D, Bichell D, Williams R, Sinard J, Sato M. Characterization of alpha‐actinin from Acanthamoeba. Cytoskeleton 1986, 6: 649-661. PMID: 2948678, DOI: 10.1002/cm.970060613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-linking proteinsActin filamentsActin filament cross-linking proteinCross-link actin filamentsCross-links actin filamentsAmino acid compositionAmoeba proteinApparent molecular weightActin polymerizationGlobular domainElectrophoretic variantsNative proteinCell extractsActin monomersPure proteinProteinGel electrophoresisAmoebaeCytoplasmic matrixStokes radiusMolecular weightPolypeptideAcid compositionIndirect fluorescent antibody stainingAntibody staining