2003
Modulation of Rac Localization and Function by Dynamin
Schlunck G, Damke H, Kiosses WB, Rusk N, Symons MH, Waterman-Storer CM, Schmid SL, Schwartz MA. Modulation of Rac Localization and Function by Dynamin. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2003, 15: 256-267. PMID: 14617821, PMCID: PMC307545, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e03-01-0019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLamellipodia formationDorsal rufflesRac activityCell spreadingFluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) imagingFormation of lamellipodiaFormation of phagosomesGTPase dynaminFocal complexesSmall GTPasesRho familyEndocytic pathwayDynaminCell adhesionCell migrationRufflesRacLamellipodiaPredominant localizationIndispensable roleLocalizationK44AGTPasesMacropinosomesInvadopodia
2000
Localized Rac Activation Dynamics Visualized in Living Cells
Kraynov V, Chamberlain C, Bokoch G, Schwartz M, Slabaugh S, Hahn K. Localized Rac Activation Dynamics Visualized in Living Cells. Science 2000, 290: 333-337. PMID: 11030651, DOI: 10.1126/science.290.5490.333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall guanosine triphosphatasesSpatio-temporal controlMembrane rufflesGuanosine triphosphatasesSubcellular localizationNucleotide stateRac activationProtein activityDownstream targetsMotile cellsLiving cellsSpatial controlSpatio-temporal dynamicsGradient of activationCellsActivation dynamicsActivationRufflesTriphosphatasesPrecise spatial controlProteinRacLeading edgeApplicable approachLocalized effect