Papers by Charles Shuster
Cytoskeleton, 2012
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Journal of Molecular Recognition, 2011
Adaptor proteins mediate signal transduction from cell surface receptors to downstream signaling ... more Adaptor proteins mediate signal transduction from cell surface receptors to downstream signaling pathways. The Grb7 protein family of adaptor proteins is constituted by Grb7, Grb10, and Grb14. This protein family has been shown to be overexpressed in certain cancers and cancer cell lines. Grb7-mediated cell migration has been shown to proceed through a focal adhesion kinase (FAK)/Grb7 pathway, although the specific participants downstream of Grb7 in cell migration signaling have not been fully determined. In this study, we report that Grb7 interacts with Hax-1, a cytoskeletal-associated protein found overexpressed in metastatic tumors and cancer cell lines. Additionally, in yeast 2-hybrid assays, we show that the interaction is specific to the Grb7-RA and -PH domains. We have also demonstrated that full-length Grb7 and Hax-1 interact in mammalian cells and that Grb7 is tyrosine phosphorylated. Isothermal titration calorimetry measurements demonstrate the Grb7-RA-PH domains bind to the Grb7-SH2 domain with micromolar affinity, suggesting full-length Grb7 can exist in a head-to-tail conformational state that could serve a self-regulatory function.
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Current biology : CB, Jan 14, 2002
Anaphase, mitotic exit, and cytokinesis proceed in rapid succession, and while mitotic exit is a ... more Anaphase, mitotic exit, and cytokinesis proceed in rapid succession, and while mitotic exit is a requirement for cytokinesis in yeast, it may not be a direct requirement for furrow initiation in animal cells. In this report, we physically manipulated the proximity of the mitotic apparatus (MA) to the cell cortex in combination with microinjection of effectors of the spindle checkpoint and CDK1 activity to determine how the initiation of cytokinesis is coupled to the onset of anaphase and mitotic exit. Whereas precocious contact between the MA and the cell surface advanced the onset of cytokinesis into early anaphase A, furrowing could not be advanced prior to the metaphase-anaphase transition. Additionally, while cells arrested in anaphase could be induced to initiate cleavage furrows, cells arrested in metaphase could not. Finally, activation of the mitotic checkpoint in one spindle of a binucleate cell failed to arrest cytokinesis induced by the control spindle but did inhibit the...
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Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2006
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Cancer Research, 2013
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Molecular biology of the cell, Jan 7, 2015
Recent studies have investigated the dendritic actin cytoskeleton of the cell edge's lamellip... more Recent studies have investigated the dendritic actin cytoskeleton of the cell edge's lamellipodial (LP) region by experimentally decreasing the activity of the actin filament nucleator and branch former the Arp2/3 complex. Here we extend these studies via pharmacological inhibition of the Arp2/3 complex in sea urchin coelomocytes, cells that possess an unusually broad LP region and display correspondingly exaggerated centripetal flow. Using light and electron microscopy, we demonstrate that Arp2/3 complex inhibition via the drug CK666 dramatically altered LP actin architecture, slowed centripetal flow, drove a lamellipodial to filopodial shape change in suspended cells, and induced a novel actin structural organization during cell spreading. A general feature of the CK666 phenotype in coelomocytes was transverse actin arcs and arc generation was arrested by a formin inhibitor. We also demonstrate that CK666 treatment produces actin arcs in other cells with broad LP regions, name...
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The Journal of Cell Biology, 1999
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Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2012
The central spindle is a postanaphase array of microtubules that plays an essential role in organ... more The central spindle is a postanaphase array of microtubules that plays an essential role in organizing the signaling machinery for cytokinesis. The model by which the central spindle organizes the cytokinetic apparatus is premised on an antiparallel arrangement of microtubules, yet cells lacking spindle bipolarity are capable of generating a distal domain of ectopic furrowing when forced into mitotic exit. Because protein regulator of cytokinesis (PRC1) and kinesin family member 4A (KIF4A) are believed to play a principal role in organizing the antiparallel midzone array, we sought to clarify their roles in monopolar cytokinesis. Although both factors localized to the distal ends of microtubules during monopolar cytokinesis, depletion of PRC1 and KIF4A displayed different phenotypes. Cells depleted of PRC1 failed to form a polarized microtubule array or ectopic furrows following mitotic exit, and recruitment of Aurora B kinase, male germ cell Rac GTPase-activating protein, and RhoA to the cortex was impaired. In contrast, KIF4A depletion impaired neither polarization nor ectopic furrowing, but it did result in elongated spindles with a diffuse distribution of cytokinetic factors. Thus, even in the absence of spindle bipolarity, PRC1 appears to be essential for polarizing parallel microtubules and concentrating the factors responsible for contractile ring assembly, whereas KIF4A is required for limiting the length of anaphase microtubules.
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Journal of Molecular Recognition, 2009
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Journal of Molecular Recognition, 2013
Grb7 is an adaptor molecule mediating signal transduction from multiple cell surface receptors to... more Grb7 is an adaptor molecule mediating signal transduction from multiple cell surface receptors to diverse downstream pathways. Grb7, along with Grb10 and Grb14, make up the Grb7 protein family. This protein family has been shown to be overexpressed in certain cancers and cancer cell lines. Grb7 and a receptor tyrosine kinase, ErbB2, are overexpressed in 20-30% of breast cancers. Grb7 overexpression has been linked to enhanced cell migration and metastasis, although the participants in these pathways have not been fully determined. In this study, we report the Grb7 protein interacts with Filamin-a, an actin-crosslinking component of the cell cytoskeleton. Additionally, we have demonstrated the interaction between Grb7 and Flna is specific to the RA-PH domains of Grb7, and the immunoglobulin-like repeat 16-19 domains of Flna. We demonstrate that full-length Grb7 and Flna interact in the mammalian cellular environment, as well as in vitro. Immunofluorescent microscopy shows potential co-localization of Grb7 and Flna in membrane ruffles upon epidermal growth factor stimulation. These studies are amongst the first to establish a clear connection between Grb7 signaling and cytoskeletal remodeling.
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Developmental Dynamics, 2006
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Cell Biology Education, 2007
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Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2011
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Biochemistry, 1996
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ACS Chemical Biology, 2008
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Journal of the American Chemical Society, May 4, 2011
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