Featured Publications
Rad9 Phosphorylation Sites Couple Rad53 to the Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA Damage Checkpoint
Schwartz MF, Duong JK, Sun Z, Morrow JS, Pradhan D, Stern DF. Rad9 Phosphorylation Sites Couple Rad53 to the Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA Damage Checkpoint. Molecular Cell 2002, 9: 1055-1065. PMID: 12049741, DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(02)00532-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBinding SitesCell Cycle ProteinsCheckpoint Kinase 1Checkpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageForkhead Transcription FactorsMutationNuclear ProteinsPhosphorylationProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiarySaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTranscription Factors
2010
Deciphering Protein Kinase Specificity Through Large-Scale Analysis of Yeast Phosphorylation Site Motifs
Mok J, Kim PM, Lam HY, Piccirillo S, Zhou X, Jeschke GR, Sheridan DL, Parker SA, Desai V, Jwa M, Cameroni E, Niu H, Good M, Remenyi A, Nianhan J, Sheu YJ, Sassi HE, Sopko R, Chan CS, De Virgilio C, Hollingsworth NM, Lim WA, Stern DF, Stillman B, Andrews BJ, Gerstein MB, Snyder M, Turk BE. Deciphering Protein Kinase Specificity Through Large-Scale Analysis of Yeast Phosphorylation Site Motifs. Science Signaling 2010, 3: ra12. PMID: 20159853, PMCID: PMC2846625, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2000482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceMolecular Sequence DataPhosphorylationProtein KinasesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSubstrate SpecificityConceptsPhosphorylation site motifsSite motifShort linear sequence motifsKinase substrate recognitionKinase-substrate relationshipsProtein kinase specificityKinase catalytic domainLinear sequence motifsPrediction of thousandsCMGC groupKinase specificityPhosphorylation targetsKinase substrateYeast proteomeSequence motifsSubstrate recognitionKinase familyProtein substratesCatalytic domainProtein kinaseLarge-scale analysisPrimary sequenceCandidate substratesComputational scanningKinase
2008
Regulation of the Rad53 protein kinase in signal amplification by oligomer assembly and disassembly
Jia-Lin Ma N, Stern DF. Regulation of the Rad53 protein kinase in signal amplification by oligomer assembly and disassembly. Cell Cycle 2008, 7: 808-817. PMID: 18239457, DOI: 10.4161/cc.7.6.5595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRad53 activationDNA damageOligomer assemblyRad53 kinase activityRad53 protein kinaseAbsence of Mec1DNA damage responseSignal transduction processesMammalian Chk2Autophosphorylation activityGenetic requirementsCheckpoint responseChk2 activationDamage responseEffector kinaseProtein kinaseKinase activityRad53Forms oligomersTransduction processesSCD domainsInduced oligomerizationOligomer formationOligomerizationChk2
2004
A Ddc2-Rad53 Fusion Protein Can Bypass the Requirements for RAD9 and MRC1 in Rad53 Activation
Lee SJ, Duong JK, Stern DF. A Ddc2-Rad53 Fusion Protein Can Bypass the Requirements for RAD9 and MRC1 in Rad53 Activation. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2004, 15: 5443-5455. PMID: 15456903, PMCID: PMC532024, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e04-07-0608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA damageDNA damage checkpoint pathwayFusion proteinDamage checkpoint pathwayRad53p activationRad53 activationMethyl methaneCheckpoint pathwaySignaling systemCell survivalMediator requirementMec1pEssential roleProteinCellsActivationExpressionRad53pRad9pDdc2Rad9Mrc1pMinimal requirementsMrc1Oligomerization
2003
FHA Domain-Mediated DNA Checkpoint Regulation of Rad53
Schwartz MF, Lee SJ, Duong JK, Eminaga S, Stern DF. FHA Domain-Mediated DNA Checkpoint Regulation of Rad53. Cell Cycle 2003, 2: 381-394. PMID: 12851493, DOI: 10.4161/cc.2.4.457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA damage checkpoint pathwayDamage checkpoint pathwayFHA domainReplication blocksCheckpoint pathwayChromatin assembly factor Asf1Phosphorylation-dependent associationDNA damageDNA replication checkpointActivation of Rad53Phosphopeptide binding domainsReplication checkpointReplicational stressDNA checkpointCheckpoint defectRad53Checkpoint regulationCatalytic domainProtein kinaseFHA1Binding domainsAsf1FHA2Persistent activationPathway
1998
Rad53 FHA Domain Associated with Phosphorylated Rad9 in the DNA Damage Checkpoint
Sun Z, Hsiao J, Fay D, Stern D. Rad53 FHA Domain Associated with Phosphorylated Rad9 in the DNA Damage Checkpoint. Science 1998, 281: 272-274. PMID: 9657725, DOI: 10.1126/science.281.5374.272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceCell Cycle ProteinsCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageDNA ReplicationFungal ProteinsG2 PhaseHydroxyureaMethyl MethanesulfonateMitosisMutationOligopeptidesPeptidesPhosphorylationProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTranscription, GeneticConceptsRad53 phosphorylationRad53 protein kinaseDNA damage signalsDNA damage checkpointProtein-binding domainsCell cycle phase arrestRNR3 transcriptionRad9 proteinFHA domainDamage checkpointG2/M cell cycle phase arrestCell divisionProtein kinaseSaccharomyces cerevisiaeDamage signalsRad9DNA damageRad53Phase arrestPhosphorylationCheckpointDomainCerevisiaeTranscriptionKinase
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 stagesKinaseDomainCheckpointActivityAllelesRegulationA role for DNA primase in coupling DNA replication to DNA damage response
Marini F, Pellicioli A, Paciotti V, Lucchini G, Plevani P, Stern D, Foiani M. A role for DNA primase in coupling DNA replication to DNA damage response. The EMBO Journal 1997, 16: 639-650. PMID: 9034345, PMCID: PMC1169666, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.3.639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlotting, WesternCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCheckpoint Kinase 2DNADNA DamageDNA PrimaseDNA ReplicationEnzyme StabilityFlow CytometryFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenes, FungalInterphaseMethyl MethanesulfonateMitosisModels, BiologicalMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutagensMutationPhosphorylationProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRNA NucleotidyltransferasesS PhaseSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTemperatureUltraviolet RaysConceptsDNA damage responseDNA replicationDamage responseDNA damageDNA primaseS-phase progressionSignal transduction pathwaysDNA-damaging agentsCell cycle progressionCell cycle delayG1-S transitionRad53p phosphorylationTransduction pathwaysCheckpoint pathwayCycle progressionCycle delayPhase progressionEarly stepsEssential rolePrimaseReplicationPathwayMitosisPhosphorylationOverexpression
1996
Spk1/Rad53 is regulated by Mec1-dependent protein phosphorylation in DNA replication and damage checkpoint pathways.
Sun Z, Fay DS, Marini F, Foiani M, Stern DF. Spk1/Rad53 is regulated by Mec1-dependent protein phosphorylation in DNA replication and damage checkpoint pathways. Genes & Development 1996, 10: 395-406. PMID: 8600024, DOI: 10.1101/gad.10.4.395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkaline PhosphataseCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell DivisionCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageDNA ReplicationDNA, FungalFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenes, FungalHydroxyureaImmunoblottingIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMethyl MethanesulfonateMutagenesisPhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSignal TransductionTemperatureConceptsProtein kinaseCheckpoint pathwayEssential protein kinaseDamage checkpoint pathwayDamage-induced phosphorylationKinase-defective formG1/S boundarySignal transduction pathwaysRegulation of phosphorylationTreatment of cellsCheckpoint functionCdc mutantsDNA replicationProtein phosphorylationUpstream kinaseCheckpoint arrestRegulated phosphorylationTransduction pathwaysKinase activityCell cyclePhosphorylationS boundaryDamage DNACycle arrestKinase
1993
SPK1 is an essential S-phase-specific gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that encodes a nuclear serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase.
Zheng P, Fay DS, Burton J, Xiao H, Pinkham JL, Stern DF. SPK1 is an essential S-phase-specific gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that encodes a nuclear serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1993, 13: 5829-5842. PMID: 8355715, PMCID: PMC360328, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.13.9.5829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCell Cycle ProteinsCheckpoint Kinase 2Chromosome MappingDNA RepairFungal ProteinsGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenes, FungalMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, InsertionalNuclear ProteinsOligodeoxyribonucleotidesPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRestriction MappingRNA, MessengerS PhaseSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence AlignmentSubstrate SpecificityConceptsSerine/threonine/tyrosine kinasesS-phase-specific transcriptionCell cycle-dependent transcriptionS-phase-specific genesDual-specificity protein kinaseImmune complex kinase assayTyr kinase activityTyrosine protein kinaseDNA synthesisExcision repair genesBudded cellsCEN plasmidGenomic libraryPositive regulatorProtein-SerKinase assaysProtein kinaseNuclear localizationNucleotide sequenceBox elementKinase activityGenetic techniquesSPK1Tyrosine kinaseUpstream region
1991
Spk1, a new kinase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, phosphorylates proteins on serine, threonine, and tyrosine.
Stern DF, Zheng P, Beidler DR, Zerillo C. Spk1, a new kinase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, phosphorylates proteins on serine, threonine, and tyrosine. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1991, 11: 987-1001. PMID: 1899289, PMCID: PMC359764, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.11.2.987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBinding SitesCell Cycle ProteinsCheckpoint Kinase 2Cloning, MolecularEscherichia coliFungal ProteinsGene LibraryGenes, FungalImmunoblottingMolecular Sequence DataProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesRecombinant ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidSerineSubstrate SpecificityThreonineTyrosineConceptsSerine/threonine kinaseProtein kinaseFusion proteinThreonine kinaseTyrosine phosphorylationGlutathione S-transferase fusion proteinCyclic AMP-dependent protein kinaseAMP-dependent protein kinaseSerine protein kinaseSerine/threonineCalmodulin-dependent protein kinase IICalcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IITyrosine protein kinaseOpen reading frameProtein kinase IILambda gt11 libraryPutative kinaseNew kinasesThreonine phosphorylationCatalytic subunitSaccharomyces cerevisiaeBacterial proteinsReading frameAntiphosphotyrosine antibodyKinase II