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 healthSignalDepolymerizationCascadeMechanismDistinct functional constraints driving conservation of the cofilin N-terminal regulatory tail
Sexton J, Potchernikov T, Bibeau J, Casanova-Sepúlveda G, Cao W, Lou H, Boggon T, De La Cruz E, Turk B. Distinct functional constraints driving conservation of the cofilin N-terminal regulatory tail. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 1426. PMID: 38365893, PMCID: PMC10873347, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45878-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-terminal regionActin bindingSequence requirementsLIM kinaseAnalysis of individual variantsInactivates cofilinS. cerevisiaeRegulatory tailFamily proteinsActin depolymerizationPhosphorylation sitesKinase recognitionSequence variantsInhibitory phosphorylationCofilinN-terminusIndividual variantsFunctional constraintsActinDisordered sequencesPhosphorylationSequenceBiochemical analysisSequence constraintsKinase
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