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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 FactorsSpecificity within the EGF family/ErbB receptor family signaling network
Riese D, Stern D. Specificity within the EGF family/ErbB receptor family signaling network. BioEssays 1998, 20: 41-48. PMID: 9504046, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-1878(199801)20:1<41::aid-bies7>3.0.co;2-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesEpidermal Growth FactorHumansOncogene Proteins v-erbBSignal TransductionConceptsErbB family receptorsFamily receptorsEpidermal growth factor (EGF) familyErbB receptor familyGrowth factor familyPeptide growth factorsReceptor couplingHormone-receptor interactionBiological responsesGrowth factorHormoneMultiple receptorsReceptorsReceptor familyCell proliferationErbB familyMultiple hormonesReceptor partnersTyrosine kinaseDiverse biological responses
2003
Rad53 Phosphorylation Site Clusters Are Important for Rad53 Regulation and Signaling
Lee SJ, Schwartz MF, Duong JK, Stern DF. Rad53 Phosphorylation Site Clusters Are Important for Rad53 Regulation and Signaling. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2003, 23: 6300-6314. PMID: 12917350, PMCID: PMC180918, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.23.17.6300-6314.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlanineAmino Acid SubstitutionBinding SitesCell Cycle ProteinsCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageFungal ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMAP Kinase Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesMutationPhosphorylationProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiarySaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSaccharomycetalesSchizosaccharomyces pombe ProteinsSignal TransductionConceptsDNA damage-induced interactionsPhosphorylation of Rad53Rad53 kinase activityTel1-dependent mannerEssential protein kinaseDNA damageConsensus phosphorylation sitesRad53 activationRad53 phosphorylationFHA domainPhosphorylation sitesCheckpoint functionUpstream kinaseYeast Rad53Protein kinaseRad53Kinase activityAlanine substitutionsReplication blockadeBasal interactionSubstitution mutationsImpaired interactionDun1Mec1Site clusters
2002
Chk2 Activation and Phosphorylation-Dependent Oligomerization
Xu X, Tsvetkov LM, Stern DF. Chk2 Activation and Phosphorylation-Dependent Oligomerization. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2002, 22: 4419-4432. PMID: 12024051, PMCID: PMC133858, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.22.12.4419-4432.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsBinding SitesCell Cycle ProteinsCell-Free SystemCells, CulturedCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageDNA-Binding ProteinsEnzyme ActivationFibroblastsGenes, Tumor SuppressorHumansMutationPhosphorylationProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryRabbitsRadiation, IonizingRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsSQ/TQ cluster domainsChk2 activationDNA damageDNA damage checkpoint pathwaySerine/threonine kinaseAutophosphorylation of Chk2Phosphorylation-dependent oligomerizationDamage checkpoint pathwayKinase catalytic domainForkhead-associated (FHA) domainWortmannin-sensitive kinaseChk2 kinase activityLimited DNA damageAmino acid substitutionsCell-free systemEukaryotic proteinsFHA domainActive Chk2Threonine kinaseCheckpoint functionCatalytic domainOligomeric complexesCheckpoint pathwayKinase activityChk2
1997
Dimerization of the p185neu transmembrane domain is necessary but not sufficient for transformation
Burke C, Lemmon M, Coren B, Engelman D, Stern D. Dimerization of the p185neu transmembrane domain is necessary but not sufficient for transformation. Oncogene 1997, 14: 687-696. PMID: 9038376, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1200873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor tyrosine kinasesTransmembrane domainEpidermal growth factor receptorSignal transductionWild-type domainSecond-site mutationsPosition 664Dimerization domainGrowth factor receptorTyrosine kinaseGlycophorin AFactor receptorValine substitutionDimerizationMutationsTransductionGlutamic acidDomainWeak dimerizationMutantsKinaseSignalingProteinEGFChimeras
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