2024
Regulation and signaling of the LIM domain kinases
Casanova‐Sepúlveda G, Boggon T. Regulation and signaling of the LIM domain kinases. BioEssays 2024, e2400184. PMID: 39361252, DOI: 10.1002/bies.202400184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLIM domain kinaseDownstream of Rho GTPasesCofilin/actin depolymerizing factorActin cytoskeleton regulationIntra-molecular mechanismFilament severingDepolymerizing factorRho GTPasesActin depolymerizationCytoskeleton regulationRegulation mechanismKinaseLIMProteinRegulationGTPaseLIMK2LIMK1ActinEnzymeHuman healthSignalDepolymerizationCascadeMechanism
2023
Diverse p120RasGAP interactions with doubly phosphorylated partners EphB4, p190RhoGAP, and Dok1
Vish K, Stiegler A, Boggon T. Diverse p120RasGAP interactions with doubly phosphorylated partners EphB4, p190RhoGAP, and Dok1. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2023, 299: 105098. PMID: 37507023, PMCID: PMC10470053, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSH2 domainSpatial-temporal regulationDual SH2 domainsProper vascular developmentKey binding partnerProtein familySH2 interactionsBinding partnerHuman proteinsDistinct binding interactionsWeakened affinityVascular developmentRasGAPConformational differencesP190RhoGAPSmall-angle X-ray scatteringBindingBinding interactionsAffinity measurementsEphB4DomainGTPaseDok1X-ray scatteringProtein
2022
Rho family GTPase signaling through type II p21-activated kinases
Chetty A, Ha B, Boggon T. Rho family GTPase signaling through type II p21-activated kinases. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2022, 79: 598. PMID: 36401658, PMCID: PMC10105373, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04618-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRho family small GTPasesP21-activated kinaseRho GTPasesSmall GTPasesPAK family membersRho family GTPaseSignal transduction pathwaysMechanism of regulationPAK familySignal transductionTransduction pathwaysGTPasesMolecular basisDownstream effectorsDomain recognitionPAKsCross talkKinasePAK groupDistinct structuresRegulationPAKFamily membersGTPaseTransduction