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
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
2005
Activation of the Checkpoint Kinase Rad53 by the Phosphatidyl Inositol Kinase-like Kinase Mec1*
Ma JL, Lee SJ, Duong JK, Stern DF. Activation of the Checkpoint Kinase Rad53 by the Phosphatidyl Inositol Kinase-like Kinase Mec1*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 281: 3954-3963. PMID: 16365046, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m507508200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhosphorylation-dependent mechanismDNA damageKinase activityDNA replication checkpoint pathwayRad53 kinase activityCheckpoint kinase Rad53Essential protein kinaseReplication checkpoint pathwayActivation of Rad53Protein kinase activityMammalian Chk2Rad53 phosphorylationRad53 activationRad53Protein kinaseDownstream responsesCheckpoint pathwayOrthologsAutophosphorylationKinasePhosphorylationIntermolecular mechanismActivationPIKKsComplexesIn situ Detection of Specific DNA Double Strand Breaks using Rolling Circle Amplification
Li J, Young CS, Lizardi PM, Stern DF. In situ Detection of Specific DNA Double Strand Breaks using Rolling Circle Amplification. Cell Cycle 2005, 4: 1767-1773. PMID: 16294038, DOI: 10.4161/cc.4.12.2211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenoviridaeDeoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-SpecificDNADNA DamageFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHistonesHumansNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesNucleic Acid ConformationSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
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
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 clustersFHA 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