2007
Function of the N-terminus of zizimin1: autoinhibition and membrane targeting
Meller N, Westbrook MJ, Shannon JD, Guda C, Schwartz MA. Function of the N-terminus of zizimin1: autoinhibition and membrane targeting. Biochemical Journal 2007, 409: 525-533. PMID: 17935486, PMCID: PMC2740492, DOI: 10.1042/bj20071263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGEF domainCZH proteinsRho family small GTPasesPH domain bindsCdc42-specific GEFMultiple cellular functionsBasis of homologyN-terminal regionSmall GTPasesDomain bindsGEF activityRho proteinsCellular functionsRho-GEFsNovel functionN-terminusCritical regulatorStructural domainsLimited proteolysisZizimin1ProteinBindsDomainMembraneGTPases
1997
Suppression of Integrin Activation: A Novel Function of a Ras/Raf-Initiated MAP Kinase Pathway
Hughes P, Renshaw M, Pfaff M, Forsyth J, Keivens V, Schwartz M, Ginsberg M. Suppression of Integrin Activation: A Novel Function of a Ras/Raf-Initiated MAP Kinase Pathway. Cell 1997, 88: 521-530. PMID: 9038343, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81892-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCell SizeCHO CellsCricetinaeCytoplasmDNA, ComplementaryEndoribonucleasesEnzyme ActivationExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFibronectinsFlow CytometryFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicIntegrinsProtein BiosynthesisProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-rafRas ProteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTranscription, GeneticConceptsMAP kinase pathwayKinase pathwayIntegrin activationBeta-subunit cytoplasmic domainH-RasTranscription-independent functionsSubunit cytoplasmic domainERK MAP kinase pathwayIntegrin affinity stateCell adhesion receptorsIntegrin cell adhesion receptorsActivation of integrinsNegative feedback loopSmall GTPCytoplasmic domainEffector kinaseIntegrin phosphorylationRaf-1Novel functionIntegrin functionNegative regulatorAdhesion receptorsProtein synthesisMRNA transcriptionDistinct alpha