2022
Autoinhibition of the GEF activity of cytoskeletal regulatory protein Trio is disrupted in neurodevelopmental disorder-related genetic variants
Bircher JE, Corcoran EE, Lam TT, Trnka MJ, Koleske AJ. Autoinhibition of the GEF activity of cytoskeletal regulatory protein Trio is disrupted in neurodevelopmental disorder-related genetic variants. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2022, 298: 102361. PMID: 35963430, PMCID: PMC9467883, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpectrin repeatsGEF1 domainPleckstrin homology regionExchange factor domainKey regulatory mechanismCytoskeletal regulatory proteinsSmall GTPase Rac1Autoinhibitory constraintsAccessory domainsNeurodevelopmental disordersGEF activityMultiple neurodevelopmental disordersKinase domainHomology regionProtein TrioGTPase Rac1Regulatory proteinsRegulatory mechanismsFactor domainSRS-6Genetic variantsGef1Disease variantsEnzymatic activityBio-Layer Interferometry
2021
Platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta activates Abl2 via direct binding and phosphorylation
Wu K, Wu H, Lyu W, Kim Y, Furdui CM, Anderson KS, Koleske AJ. Platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta activates Abl2 via direct binding and phosphorylation. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2021, 297: 100883. PMID: 34144039, PMCID: PMC8259415, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbl family kinasesFamily kinasesPlatelet-derived growth factor receptor betaGrowth factor receptor betaAbl familySrc homology 2 domainSrc homology 3 domainDiverse cellular stimuliPost-translational modificationsN-terminal halfNonreceptor tyrosine kinaseMultiple novel sitesAutoinhibited conformationSrc homologyCytoskeleton organizationCytoplasmic domainCellular stimuliKinase domainGrowth factor receptorReceptor betaKinase activityMolecular mechanismsTyrosine kinaseDirect bindingKinase
2015
Direct Interactions with the Integrin β1 Cytoplasmic Tail Activate the Abl2/Arg Kinase*
Simpson MA, Bradley WD, Harburger D, Parsons M, Calderwood DA, Koleske AJ. Direct Interactions with the Integrin β1 Cytoplasmic Tail Activate the Abl2/Arg Kinase*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2015, 290: 8360-8372. PMID: 25694433, PMCID: PMC4375489, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.638874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin β1 cytoplasmic tailExtracellular matrix adhesion receptorsSrc homology domainFibroblast cell motilityIntegrin β1Β1 cytoplasmic tailMembrane-proximal segmentAdhesion complex formationMatrix adhesion receptorsNonreceptor tyrosine kinaseArg kinase activityArg nonreceptor tyrosine kinaseCancer cell invasivenessHomology domainActin cytoskeletonCytoplasmic tailCytoskeletal remodelingDendrite morphogenesisTyr-783Kinase domainPhosphorylated regionAbl familyΒ1 tailArg kinaseCell motility