Featured Publications
Polo-like Kinase 1 and Chk2 Interact and Co-localize to Centrosomes and the Midbody*
Tsvetkov L, Xu X, Li J, Stern DF. Polo-like Kinase 1 and Chk2 Interact and Co-localize to Centrosomes and the Midbody*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2002, 278: 8468-8475. PMID: 12493754, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m211202200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhosphorylation of Chk2Polo-like kinase 1Thr-68DNA damageSimilar subcellular localization patternsDNA damage checkpoint pathwayKinase 1Damage checkpoint pathwaySubcellular localization patternsChromosome segregationMitotic exitLate mitosisNuclear fociMitotic entryIndirect immunofluorescence microscopyMitotic checkpointSer-28Early mitosisCheckpoint pathwayChk2Localization patternsCentrosomesThr-26Immunofluorescence microscopyMidbodyRad9 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
Centrosomal Chk2 in DNA damage responses and cell cycle progession
Golan A, Pick E, Tsvetkov L, Nadler Y, Kluger H, Stern DF. Centrosomal Chk2 in DNA damage responses and cell cycle progession. Cell Cycle 2010, 9: 2647-2656. PMID: 20581449, PMCID: PMC3233491, DOI: 10.4161/cc.9.13.12121.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
NFBD1/MDC1, 53BP1 and BRCA1 have both redundant and unique roles in the ATM pathway
Wilson KA, Stern DF. NFBD1/MDC1, 53BP1 and BRCA1 have both redundant and unique roles in the ATM pathway. Cell Cycle 2008, 7: 3584-3594. PMID: 19001859, PMCID: PMC2763172, DOI: 10.4161/cc.7.22.7102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsBRCA1 ProteinCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA-Binding ProteinsFibroblastsHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRadiation, IonizingRNA, Small InterferingTrans-ActivatorsTumor Suppressor p53-Binding Protein 1Tumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsNFBD1/MDC1DNA damage checkpoint proteinsRadiation-induced phosphorylationATM-Chk2 pathwayNormal genetic backgroundBRCT domainCheckpoint responseRedundant functionsPrimary human cellsRedundant rolesATM pathwayNFBD1Checkpoint proteinsMouse cellsHuman cellsGenetic backgroundMDC1Cancer cellsLocalization eventsPhosphorylationBRCA1Unique rolePathwayCellsHuman foreskinRegulation 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 mechanismActivationPIKKsComplexesDNA Damage Regulates Chk2 Association with Chromatin*
Li J, Stern DF. DNA Damage Regulates Chk2 Association with Chromatin*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 37948-37956. PMID: 16150728, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m509299200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromatin-enriched fractionDNA damageATM-dependent mannerUpstream phosphatidylinositolPresence of ATPChromatin fractionationDNA repairHypophosphorylated formEffector substratesChk2Hyperphosphorylated formsChromatinCell cyclePhosphorylated formCluster domainDiverse responsesArtificial inductionSoluble substratesCritical mediatorSmall poolSoluble fractionCdc25APhosphatidylinositolKinaseTransmit signalThe Plk1 Polo Box Domain Mediates a Cell Cycle and DNA Damage Regulated Interaction with Chk2
Tsvetkov LM, Tsekova RT, Xu X, Stern DF. The Plk1 Polo Box Domain Mediates a Cell Cycle and DNA Damage Regulated Interaction with Chk2. Cell Cycle 2005, 4: 602-610. PMID: 15876876, DOI: 10.4161/cc.4.4.1599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCatalytic DomainCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell DivisionCell SeparationCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageDNA RepairG2 PhaseGenetic VectorsGlutathione TransferaseHeLa CellsHumansImmunoblottingImmunoprecipitationIn Vitro TechniquesMitosisPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryProto-Oncogene ProteinsSignal TransductionConceptsPlk1 polo-box domainDNA damage checkpointPolo-box domainPolo-like kinase 1Eukaryotic proteinsDamage checkpointMitotic regulationBox domainRegulated interactionPlk1 activityProtein kinaseSignaling cascadesChk2Kinase 1Tumor suppressorCell cycleDNA damageS phasePlk1M phaseMitosisMultiple processesPotential mechanismsPhosphorylatesKinaseRegulation of CHK2 by DNA-dependent Protein Kinase*
Li J, Stern DF. Regulation of CHK2 by DNA-dependent Protein Kinase*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 12041-12050. PMID: 15668230, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m412445200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAndrostadienesAntigens, NuclearAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCells, CulturedCheckpoint Kinase 2DNADNA DamageDNA-Activated Protein KinaseDNA-Binding ProteinsEnzyme ActivationHumansKu AutoantigenNuclear ProteinsPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesTumor Suppressor ProteinsWortmanninConceptsActivation of Chk2DNA-PKChk2 phosphorylationDNA damageDNA-Dependent Protein Kinase Catalytic SubunitProtein Kinase Catalytic SubunitDNA-dependent protein kinaseFunctional DNA-PKRegulation of Chk2Kinase catalytic subunitRegulation of DNAChk2 kinase activityATM-deficient cellsDiverse cellular responsesKinase inhibitor wortmanninATM-defective cellsChk2 activationExposure of cellsCatalytic subunitProtein kinaseKinase activityChk2Inhibitor wortmanninRabbit reticulocytesCellular responses
2004
Phosphorylation of Plk1 at S137 and T210 is Inhibited in Response to DNA Damage
Tsvetkov L, Stern DF. Phosphorylation of Plk1 at S137 and T210 is Inhibited in Response to DNA Damage. Cell Cycle 2004, 4: 166-171. PMID: 15611664, DOI: 10.4161/cc.4.1.1348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCaffeineCDC2 Protein KinaseCdc25 PhosphatasesCell Cycle ProteinsCell DivisionCell Line, TumorCheckpoint Kinase 1Checkpoint Kinase 2Cyclin BDNA DamageDNA-Binding ProteinsDoxorubicinEnzyme ActivationG2 PhaseHumansMitosisNocodazolePhosphorylationProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsSerineSignal TransductionStaurosporineThreonineTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsDNA damage checkpointThreonine 210Damage checkpointPlk1 phosphorylationDNA damageCdc2/cyclin B kinaseATR-dependent checkpoint pathwayChk2 protein kinaseDNA damage-induced inhibitionATM/ATRCyclin B kinasePolo-like kinase 1Phosphorylation of PLK1Activation of Cdc25CNuclear importPhosphopeptide mappingMitotic entryActivation loopPhosphorylation sitesVivo phosphorylationPlk1 activityKinase domainProtein kinasePrevents phosphorylationActive mutantA 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 requirementsMrc1OligomerizationEstablishment of a Cell-Free System to Study the Activation of Chk2
Xu X, Stern DF. Establishment of a Cell-Free System to Study the Activation of Chk2. Methods In Molecular Biology 2004, 280: 165-174. PMID: 15187252, DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-788-2:165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCell-Free SystemCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageDNA-Binding ProteinsGenetic VectorsHumansImmunoblottingPlasmidsPrecipitin TestsProtein BiosynthesisProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRabbitsReticulocytesTranscription, GeneticTriticumTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsActivation of Chk2Cell-free systemVitro transcription/translation systemTranscription/translation systemCheckpoint kinase Chk2Rabbit reticulocyte lysateWheat germ extractKinase Chk2Identification of cofactorsReticulocyte lysateChk2Germ extractDNA damageTranslation systemActivationKinaseCofactorProteinATRLysatesPathway
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
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
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