Featured Publications
Microcephalin Is a DNA Damage Response Protein Involved in Regulation of CHK1 and BRCA1 * ♦
Xu X, Lee J, Stern DF. Microcephalin Is a DNA Damage Response Protein Involved in Regulation of CHK1 and BRCA1 * ♦. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 34091-34094. PMID: 15220350, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c400139200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternBRCA1 ProteinCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineCheckpoint Kinase 1Cytoskeletal ProteinsDNADNA DamageDown-RegulationG2 PhaseGene Expression RegulationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHistonesHumansMicroscopy, FluorescenceMitosisNerve Tissue ProteinsPhosphorylationPlasmidsPrecipitin TestsProtein KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryRadiation, IonizingRNA, MessengerRNA, Small InterferingConceptsDNA damage-induced cellular responsesDNA damage response proteinsCellular responsesDamage response proteinsNFBD1/MDC1Regulation of BRCA1Regulation of Chk1Radiation-induced fociEndogenous BRCA1BRCT domainFirst geneResponse proteinsTranscript levelsMCPH1Primary microcephalyProteinMicrocephalinChk1Autosomal recessive diseaseBRCA1RegulationRecessive diseaseMDC1PtcbGenes
2010
Centrosomal Chk2 in DNA damage responses and cell cycle progession
Golan A, Pick E, Tsvetkov L, Nadler Y, Kluger H, Stern DF. Centrosomal Chk2 in DNA damage responses and cell cycle progession. Cell Cycle 2010, 9: 2647-2656. PMID: 20581449, PMCID: PMC3233491, DOI: 10.4161/cc.9.13.12121.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
The Plk1 Polo Box Domain Mediates a Cell Cycle and DNA Damage Regulated Interaction with Chk2
Tsvetkov LM, Tsekova RT, Xu X, Stern DF. The Plk1 Polo Box Domain Mediates a Cell Cycle and DNA Damage Regulated Interaction with Chk2. Cell Cycle 2005, 4: 602-610. PMID: 15876876, DOI: 10.4161/cc.4.4.1599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCatalytic DomainCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell DivisionCell SeparationCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageDNA RepairG2 PhaseGenetic VectorsGlutathione TransferaseHeLa CellsHumansImmunoblottingImmunoprecipitationIn Vitro TechniquesMitosisPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryProto-Oncogene ProteinsSignal TransductionConceptsPlk1 polo-box domainDNA damage checkpointPolo-box domainPolo-like kinase 1Eukaryotic proteinsDamage checkpointMitotic regulationBox domainRegulated interactionPlk1 activityProtein kinaseSignaling cascadesChk2Kinase 1Tumor suppressorCell cycleDNA damageS phasePlk1M phaseMitosisMultiple processesPotential mechanismsPhosphorylatesKinase
1997
A role for DNA primase in coupling DNA replication to DNA damage response
Marini F, Pellicioli A, Paciotti V, Lucchini G, Plevani P, Stern D, Foiani M. A role for DNA primase in coupling DNA replication to DNA damage response. The EMBO Journal 1997, 16: 639-650. PMID: 9034345, PMCID: PMC1169666, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.3.639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlotting, WesternCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCheckpoint Kinase 2DNADNA DamageDNA PrimaseDNA ReplicationEnzyme StabilityFlow CytometryFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenes, FungalInterphaseMethyl MethanesulfonateMitosisModels, BiologicalMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutagensMutationPhosphorylationProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRNA NucleotidyltransferasesS PhaseSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTemperatureUltraviolet RaysConceptsDNA damage responseDNA replicationDamage responseDNA damageDNA primaseS-phase progressionSignal transduction pathwaysDNA-damaging agentsCell cycle progressionCell cycle delayG1-S transitionRad53p phosphorylationTransduction pathwaysCheckpoint pathwayCycle progressionCycle delayPhase progressionEarly stepsEssential rolePrimaseReplicationPathwayMitosisPhosphorylationOverexpression
1996
Spk1/Rad53 is regulated by Mec1-dependent protein phosphorylation in DNA replication and damage checkpoint pathways.
Sun Z, Fay DS, Marini F, Foiani M, Stern DF. Spk1/Rad53 is regulated by Mec1-dependent protein phosphorylation in DNA replication and damage checkpoint pathways. Genes & Development 1996, 10: 395-406. PMID: 8600024, DOI: 10.1101/gad.10.4.395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkaline PhosphataseCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell DivisionCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageDNA ReplicationDNA, FungalFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenes, FungalHydroxyureaImmunoblottingIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMethyl MethanesulfonateMutagenesisPhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSignal TransductionTemperatureConceptsProtein kinaseCheckpoint pathwayEssential protein kinaseDamage checkpoint pathwayDamage-induced phosphorylationKinase-defective formG1/S boundarySignal transduction pathwaysRegulation of phosphorylationTreatment of cellsCheckpoint functionCdc mutantsDNA replicationProtein phosphorylationUpstream kinaseCheckpoint arrestRegulated phosphorylationTransduction pathwaysKinase activityCell cyclePhosphorylationS boundaryDamage DNACycle arrestKinase
1985
Type beta transforming growth factor: a bifunctional regulator of cellular growth.
Roberts AB, Anzano MA, Wakefield LM, Roche NS, Stern DF, Sporn MB. Type beta transforming growth factor: a bifunctional regulator of cellular growth. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1985, 82: 119-123. PMID: 3871521, PMCID: PMC396983, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.82.1.119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth factorEpidermal growth factorColony formationAnchorage-independent growthNRK fibroblastsType betaPlatelet-derived growth factorHuman lung carcinoma cellsLung carcinoma cellsBreast carcinoma cell linesCarcinoma cell linesCellular myc geneLung carcinomaHuman tumor cellsHuman melanomaAnchorage-dependent growthHuman placentaTumor cellsCarcinoma cellsCell cycle timeHuman plateletsCell linesSoft agarTwo-chain polypeptideBifunctional regulator