Featured Publications
Microcephalin Is a DNA Damage Response Protein Involved in Regulation of CHK1 and BRCA1 * ♦
Xu X, Lee J, Stern DF. Microcephalin Is a DNA Damage Response Protein Involved in Regulation of CHK1 and BRCA1 * ♦. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 34091-34094. PMID: 15220350, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c400139200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternBRCA1 ProteinCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineCheckpoint Kinase 1Cytoskeletal ProteinsDNADNA DamageDown-RegulationG2 PhaseGene Expression RegulationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHistonesHumansMicroscopy, FluorescenceMitosisNerve Tissue ProteinsPhosphorylationPlasmidsPrecipitin TestsProtein KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryRadiation, IonizingRNA, MessengerRNA, Small InterferingConceptsDNA damage-induced cellular responsesDNA damage response proteinsCellular responsesDamage response proteinsNFBD1/MDC1Regulation of BRCA1Regulation of Chk1Radiation-induced fociEndogenous BRCA1BRCT domainFirst geneResponse proteinsTranscript levelsMCPH1Primary microcephalyProteinMicrocephalinChk1Autosomal recessive diseaseBRCA1RegulationRecessive diseaseMDC1PtcbGenes
2005
Global analysis of protein phosphorylation in yeast
Ptacek J, Devgan G, Michaud G, Zhu H, Zhu X, Fasolo J, Guo H, Jona G, Breitkreutz A, Sopko R, McCartney RR, Schmidt MC, Rachidi N, Lee SJ, Mah AS, Meng L, Stark MJ, Stern DF, De Virgilio C, Tyers M, Andrews B, Gerstein M, Schweitzer B, Predki PF, Snyder M. Global analysis of protein phosphorylation in yeast. Nature 2005, 438: 679-684. PMID: 16319894, DOI: 10.1038/nature04187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein phosphorylationBasic cellular processesGlobal phosphorylation networksFirst-generation mapYeast kinasesPhosphorylation networksYeast proteinsCellular processesPhosphorylationKinaseYeastSearchable formatGlobal analysisProteinPrime targetEukaryotesNew resourcesProteomicsOrganismsRegulationPathwayChip technologyTargetPhosphoproteomics for oncology discovery and treatment
Stern DF. Phosphoproteomics for oncology discovery and treatment. Expert Opinion On Therapeutic Targets 2005, 9: 851-860. PMID: 16083347, DOI: 10.1517/14728222.9.4.851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhosphoproteomic analysisProtein phosphorylationReversible protein phosphorylationSignal transduction pathwaysCellular regulationProtein kinaseTransduction pathwaysHuman cancersDevelopment of drugsPathwayPhosphorylationGood targetImportant insightsCancer therapyCancer drugsPhosphoproteomicsCellsIndividual tumorsPowerful toolKinaseRegulationIntermediary levelDiscoveryTargetIdentification
1997
Mutations in SPK1/RAD53 that specifically abolish checkpoint but not growth-related functions
Fay DS, Sun Z, Stern D. Mutations in SPK1/RAD53 that specifically abolish checkpoint but not growth-related functions. Current Genetics 1997, 31: 97-105. PMID: 9021124, DOI: 10.1007/s002940050181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesCell Cycle ProteinsCheckpoint Kinase 2Cloning, MolecularElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGene Expression Regulation, FungalMutagenesisPlasmidsProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence DeletionTransformation, GeneticConceptsCheckpoint functionKinase domainKinase activityEssential protein kinaseWild-type levelsGrowth-related functionsCheckpoint arrestProtein kinaseDeletional analysisN-terminusSPK1Cell cycleMutant allelesGrowth activityMutationsRad53Normal rateSaccharomycesMultiple stagesKinaseDomainCheckpointActivityAllelesRegulation