John A. Cooper
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John A. Cooper's Degrees
- PhD Biochemistry University of California, Berkeley
- Masters Chemistry Stanford University
- Bachelors Chemistry Stanford University
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, John Allen Cooper is an American biochemist. He is a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics and of Cell Biology and Physiology at Washington University School of Medicine. He served as head of the university's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics between 2015 and 2020 after leading the department as interim head.
John A. Cooper's Published Works
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Published Works
- Effects of cytochalasin and phalloidin on actin (1987) (1979)
- Actin, a Central Player in Cell Shape and Movement (2009) (1740)
- Actin and actin-binding proteins. A critical evaluation of mechanisms and functions. (1986) (1418)
- Antagonism between Ena/VASP Proteins and Actin Filament Capping Regulates Fibroblast Motility (2002) (839)
- The immunological synapse and the actin cytoskeleton: molecular hardware for T cell signaling (2000) (723)
- Cortactin promotes and stabilizes Arp2/3-induced actin filament network formation (2001) (595)
- Cortactin Localization to Sites of Actin Assembly in Lamellipodia Requires Interactions with F-Actin and the Arp2/3 Complex (2000) (413)
- Roles for actin assembly in endocytosis. (2012) (362)
- Control of actin assembly and disassembly at filament ends. (2000) (345)
- Microtubule Interactions with the Cell Cortex Causing Nuclear Movements in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (2000) (334)
- Quantitative analysis of the effect of Acanthamoeba profilin on actin filament nucleation and elongation. (1984) (315)
- The role of actin polymerization in cell motility. (1991) (301)
- Ultrastructural analysis of the dynactin complex: an actin-related protein is a component of a filament that resembles F-actin (1994) (280)
- Pyrene actin: documentation of the validity of a sensitive assay for actin polymerization (1983) (279)
- The role of the lissencephaly protein Pac1 during nuclear migration in budding yeast (2003) (262)
- Interaction of Cortactin and N-WASp with Arp2/3 Complex (2002) (262)
- A yeast actin-related protein homologous to that in vertebrate dynactin complex is important for spindle orientation and nuclear migration (1994) (230)
- Movement of cortical actin patches in yeast (1996) (226)
- Src phosphorylation of cortactin enhances actin assembly (2007) (222)
- New insights into mechanism and regulation of actin capping protein. (2008) (215)
- Integration of signals to the Arp2/3 complex. (2003) (206)
- Dynamin2 and Cortactin Regulate Actin Assembly and Filament Organization (2002) (195)
- Kinetic evidence for a monomer activation step in actin polymerization. (1983) (186)
- Cortactin Interacts with WIP in Regulating Arp2/3 Activation and Membrane Protrusion (2003) (182)
- Actin filament severing by cofilin. (2007) (180)
- Visualization and Molecular Analysis of Actin Assembly in Living Cells (1998) (175)
- Capping protein levels influence actin assembly and cell motility in dictyostelium (1995) (174)
- Interactions with PIP2, ADP-actin monomers, and capping protein regulate the activity and localization of yeast twinfilin (2001) (172)
- Effects of CapZ, an actin capping protein of muscle, on the polymerization of actin. (1989) (166)
- The Cortical Protein Num1p Is Essential for Dynein-Dependent Interactions of Microtubules with the Cortex (2000) (164)
- A cytokinesis checkpoint requiring the yeast homologue of an APC-binding protein (1998) (162)
- Disruption of the actin cytoskeleton in yeast capping protein mutants (1990) (160)
- Methods to measure actin polymerization. (1982) (158)
- How Capping Protein Binds the Barbed End of the Actin Filament (2003) (152)
- Distinct Roles for Arp2/3 Regulators in Actin Assembly and Endocytosis (2008) (151)
- Actin and endocytosis: mechanisms and phylogeny. (2009) (150)
- Trojan Horse Transit Contributes to Blood-Brain Barrier Crossing of a Eukaryotic Pathogen (2017) (144)
- Actin Dynamics: Tropomyosin Provides Stability (2002) (142)
- Actin dynamics: Assembly and disassembly of actin networks (2000) (140)
- Capping protein: new insights into mechanism and regulation. (2004) (140)
- Cortactin has an essential and specific role in osteoclast actin assembly. (2006) (140)
- Assembly and Function of the Actin Cytoskeleton of Yeast: Relationships between Cables and Patches (1998) (134)
- The Sur7p Family Defines Novel Cortical Domains in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Affects Sphingolipid Metabolism, and Is Involved in Sporulation (2002) (124)
- Yeast actin patches are networks of branched actin filaments (2004) (120)
- Transient localized accumulation of actin in Caenorhabditis elegans blastomeres with oriented asymmetric divisions. (1994) (120)
- Role of actin and Myo2p in polarized secretion and growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (2000) (120)
- Capping protein regulators fine-tune actin assembly dynamics (2014) (118)
- Capping protein regulators fine-tune actin assembly dynamics (2014) (117)
- Mammalian CARMIL inhibits actin filament capping by capping protein. (2005) (117)
- NudEL targets dynein to microtubule ends through LIS1 (2005) (116)
- Purification, characterization, and immunofluorescence localization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae capping protein (1992) (116)
- Septins Have a Dual Role in Controlling Mitotic Exit in Budding Yeast (2003) (111)
- Actin organization, bristle morphology, and viability are affected by actin capping protein mutations in Drosophila (1996) (108)
- Nebulin interacts with CapZ and regulates thin filament architecture within the Z-disc. (2008) (102)
- The Surveillance Mechanism of the Spindle Position Checkpoint in Yeast (2001) (100)
- Regulation of CapZ, an actin capping protein of chicken muscle, by anionic phospholipids. (1991) (99)
- Effect of capping protein on the kinetics of actin polymerization. (1985) (98)
- Purification and characterization of actophorin, a new 15,000-dalton actin-binding protein from Acanthamoeba castellanii. (1986) (98)
- Immortalized human cerebral microvascular endothelial cells maintain the properties of primary cells in an in vitro model of immune migration across the blood brain barrier (2013) (97)
- Actin dynamics and endocytosis in yeast and mammals. (2010) (97)
- Structural characterization of a capping protein interaction motif defines a family of actin filament regulators (2010) (95)
- Function of dynein in budding yeast: mitotic spindle positioning in a polarized cell. (2009) (88)
- Methods to characterize actin filament networks. (1982) (87)
- Septins may form a ubiquitous family of cytoskeletal filaments (1996) (86)
- Vertebrate Isoforms of Actin Capping Protein β Have Distinct Functions in Vivo (1999) (86)
- Identification of a Novel Inhibitory Actin-capping Protein Binding Motif in CD2-associated Protein* (2006) (84)
- Acanthamoeba castellanii capping protein: properties, mechanism of action, immunologic cross-reactivity, and localization (1984) (83)
- Dynactin Function in Mitotic Spindle Positioning (2008) (81)
- Biological role and structural mechanism of twinfilin–capping protein interaction (2004) (78)
- Neurodegeneration mutations in dynactin impair dynein-dependent nuclear migration (2009) (78)
- Overlapping and distinct functions for cofilin, coronin and Aip1 in actin dynamics in vivo (2010) (78)
- Coordinating mitosis with cell polarity: Molecular motors at the cell cortex. (2010) (76)
- The Pleckstrin Homology Domain-Containing Protein CKIP-1 Is Involved in Regulation of Cell Morphology and the Actin Cytoskeleton and Interaction with Actin Capping Protein (2005) (76)
- Tropomyosin regulates elongation by formin at the fast-growing end of the actin filament. (2007) (76)
- Actin-based motility during endocytosis in budding yeast. (2005) (69)
- Capping protein binding to actin in yeast (2004) (69)
- CD2AP Links Cortactin and Capping Protein at the Cell Periphery To Facilitate Formation of Lamellipodia (2012) (68)
- Distinct roles for CARMIL isoforms in cell migration. (2009) (68)
- The role of Saccharomyces cerevisiae coronin in the actin and microtubule cytoskeletons (1998) (67)
- Differently phosphorylated forms of the cortactin homolog HS1 mediate distinct functions in natural killer cells (2008) (66)
- The interaction of capping protein with the barbed end of the actin filament. (2010) (62)
- Actin Capping Protein: An Essential Element in Protein Kinase Signaling to the Myofilaments (2002) (60)
- Distinct Roles for the Actin Nucleators Arp2/3 and hDia1 during NK-Mediated Cytotoxicity (2009) (60)
- The Role of CKIP-1 in Cell Morphology Depends on Its Interaction with Actin-capping Protein* (2006) (60)
- Targeting nucleotide exchange to inhibit constitutively active G protein α subunits in cancer cells (2018) (59)
- Structure/Function Analysis of the Interaction of Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Bisphosphate with Actin-capping Protein (2007) (59)
- The unusual dynamics of parasite actin result from isodesmic polymerization (2013) (59)
- Unexpected combinations of null mutations in genes encoding the actin cytoskeleton are lethal in yeast. (1993) (58)
- End versus side branching by Arp2/3 complex. (2004) (58)
- Localization and mobility of gelsolin in cells (1988) (57)
- TOR signaling regulates microtubule structure and function (2000) (57)
- Vertebrates have conserved capping protein α isoforms with specific expression patterns (1997) (55)
- Mass Spectrometry – Based Proteomics and Network Biology (2013) (55)
- Formin' the Connection between Microtubules and the Cell Cortex (1999) (55)
- Actin-related protein nomenclature and classification (1994) (54)
- The offloading model for dynein function (2005) (52)
- Mutations that enhance the cap2 null mutant phenotype in Saccharomyces cerevisiae affect the actin cytoskeleton, morphogenesis and pattern of growth. (1993) (49)
- Binding of Myotrophin/V-1 to Actin-capping Protein (2006) (48)
- Quantitative analysis of actin patch movement in yeast. (2002) (47)
- Endothelial cells use dynamic actin to facilitate lymphocyte transendothelial migration and maintain the monolayer barrier (2014) (45)
- [29] Preparation of smooth muscle α-actinin (1982) (43)
- Phosphorylation of mammalian eIF4E by Mnk1 and Mnk2: tantalizing prospects for a role in translation. (2001) (42)
- Arp2/3 Complex Advances on the Inner Workings of a Molecular Machine (2001) (42)
- Functional interaction between dynein light chain and intermediate chain is required for mitotic spindle positioning (2011) (40)
- Sequential disassembly of vertebrate muscle thick filaments. (1980) (39)
- The spindle position checkpoint is coordinated by the Elm1 kinase (2010) (38)
- Dynein and Dynactin Leverage Their Bivalent Character to Form a High-Affinity Interaction (2013) (38)
- Binding and location of AMP deaminase in rabbit psoas muscle myofibrils. (1984) (37)
- Cdc42-induced actin filaments are protected from capping protein (1999) (35)
- Mutational analysis of capping protein function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (1996) (35)
- Effect of Fgd1 on cortactin in Arp2/3 complex-mediated actin assembly. (2004) (35)
- Dynein-dependent movements of the mitotic spindle in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Do not require filamentous actin. (2000) (35)
- Mammalian heat shock proteins: an overview with a systems perspective. (1991) (32)
- Physiological role of the interaction between CARMIL1 and capping protein (2013) (32)
- Capping protein binding to actin in yeast: biochemical mechanism and physiological relevance (2004) (32)
- Mechanism for CARMIL Protein Inhibition of Heterodimeric Actin-capping Protein* (2012) (32)
- Mst1 Kinase Regulates the Actin-Bundling Protein L-Plastin To Promote T Cell Migration (2016) (29)
- CARMIL family proteins as multidomain regulators of actin-based motility (2017) (29)
- CPI motif interaction is necessary for capping protein function in cells (2015) (29)
- Actin structure, polymerization, and gelation. (1982) (28)
- The Spindle Position Checkpoint Requires Positional Feedback from Cytoplasmic Microtubules (2009) (28)
- Endothelial monolayers and transendothelial migration depend on mechanical properties of the substrate (2014) (27)
- The alpha and beta subunits of nematode actin capping protein function in yeast. (1993) (27)
- A novel mode of capping protein-regulation by twinfilin (2018) (26)
- Cell Migration and Invadopodia Formation Require a Membrane-binding Domain of CARMIL2* (2015) (26)
- Genome-wide Analysis Reveals Novel and Discrete Functions for Tubulin Carboxy-Terminal Tails (2014) (25)
- A novel pathway that coordinates mitotic exit with spindle position. (2007) (24)
- L-Plastin promotes podosome longevity and supports macrophage motility. (2016) (24)
- Actin-Regulator Feedback Interactions during Endocytosis. (2016) (23)
- Septins regulate junctional integrity of endothelial monolayers (2018) (19)
- Severing of F-actin by yeast cofilin is pH-independent. (2006) (19)
- Uveal Melanoma Cells Utilize a Novel Route for Transendothelial Migration (2014) (19)
- Role of Cortactin Homolog HS1 in Transendothelial Migration of Natural Killer Cells (2015) (18)
- The mating-specific Galpha interacts with a kinesin-14 and regulates pheromone-induced nuclear migration in budding yeast. (2009) (17)
- Cell motility: Bare bones of the cytoskeleton (1999) (17)
- Variant cDNAs encoding proteins similar to the α subunit of chicken CapZ (1991) (17)
- Molecular analysis of Arp2/3 complex activation in cells. (2012) (15)
- Concentration of solutes during preparation of aqueous suspensions for cryo‐electron microscopy (1990) (15)
- Targeting primary and metastatic uveal melanoma with a G protein inhibitor (2021) (15)
- Mapping of the Mouse Actin Capping Protein Beta Subunit Gene (2000) (14)
- Preparation of smooth muscle alpha-actinin. (1982) (14)
- Mapping of the Mouse Actin Capping Protein α Subunit Genes and Pseudogenes (1997) (13)
- Coordination of the filament stabilizing versus destabilizing activities of cofilin through its secondary binding site on actin (2014) (13)
- Allosteric Coupling of CARMIL and V-1 Binding to Capping Protein Revealed by Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange. (2018) (12)
- Actin and myosin function in acanthamoeba. (1982) (12)
- Stable Preanaphase Spindle Positioning Requires Bud6p and an Apparent Interaction between the Spindle Pole Bodies and the Neck (2007) (10)
- Checkpoint control of mitotic exit—do budding yeast mind the GAP? (2006) (9)
- The a and ,B Subunits of Nematode Actin Capping Protein Function in Yeast (8)
- Role of N-WASP in Endothelial Monolayer Formation and Integrity* (2015) (7)
- The Mechanism of Actin-Filament Assembly and Cross-Linking (1982) (6)
- Purification of cap Z from chicken skeletal muscle. (1991) (6)
- Transposase mapping identifies the genomic targets of BAP1 in uveal melanoma (2018) (6)
- Capping Protein Binding to S100B (2004) (6)
- Go ahead, break my symmetry! (2003) (5)
- Uveal melanoma cells use ameboid and mesenchymal mechanisms of cell motility crossing the endothelium (2020) (5)
- A Novel Role for the GTPase-Activating Protein Bud2 in the Spindle Position Checkpoint (2012) (5)
- Junctional Localization of Septin 2 Is Required for Organization of Junctional Proteins in Static Endothelial Monolayers (2020) (5)
- Variant cDNAs encoding proteins similar to the alpha subunit of chicken CapZ. (1991) (5)
- Differential expression of CARMIL‐family genes during zebrafish development (2015) (4)
- Comparative analysis of CPI-motif regulation of biochemical functions of actin capping protein. (2020) (3)
- Comparative analysis of CPI-motif regulation of biochemical functions of actin capping protein (2020) (2)
- Technical Advance: New in vitro method for assaying the migration of primary B cells using an endothelial monolayer as substrate (2017) (2)
- Corrigendum: Differently phosphorylated forms of the cortactin homolog HS1 mediate distinct functions in natural killer cells (2008) (2)
- CARMIL3 is important for cell migration and morphogenesis during early development in zebrafish. (2021) (1)
- Modification of actin polymerization by acanthamoeba profilin (1983) (1)
- Listeria monocytogenes ActA protein interacts with phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate in vitroP.S. and D.A.S. contributed equally to this work. (2000) (1)
- Actin capping protein regulates postsynaptic spine development through CPI-motif interactions (2022) (1)
- Abstract 4363: Pharmacologic targeting of Gq reveals new pathways in uveal melanoma (2018) (1)
- Acanthamoebacastellanii Capping Protein:Properties, (1984) (1)
- Crystal structure of CapZ bound to the CPI and CSI uncapping motifs from CARMIL (2010) (0)
- Contractile protein biochemistry in the Pollard Lab in Baltimore (2018) (0)
- Cytoskeleton Methods and Protocols, Ray H. Gavin (Ed.). Humana Press (2001), ISBN: 0 89603 771 1 (2001) (0)
- Laying bare the bones of the cell (2001) (0)
- Abstract 3163: Transendothelial migration of uveal melanoma cells (2014) (0)
- Author response: A novel mode of capping protein-regulation by twinfilin (2018) (0)
- Cardiac actin capping protein is an essential element in protein kinase C signaling to the myofilament (2001) (0)
- Title: CARMIL2 is a Novel Molecular Connection between Vimentin and Actin Essential for Cell Migration and Invadopodia Formation Running Head: CARMIL2 Links Vimentin and Actin (2015) (0)
- Toxoplasma Gondii Actin Assembles via Isodesmic Polymerization (2013) (0)
- Methods in enzymology: Vol. 134, Structural and contractile proteins, Part C, The Contractile Apparatus and The Cytoskeleton. Edited by Richard B. Vallee, Academic Press, Orlando, FL, 1986. 748 pp. $79.50 (1987) (0)
- Crystal structure of CapZ bound to the uncapping motif from CARMIL (2010) (0)
- Feedback Interactions between Actin and its Regulators in Endocytic Protein Patches (2016) (0)
- Microsoft Word-Mooren_NWASPmanuscriptRevision_omv8.docx (2015) (0)
- Septin and Actin Contributions to Endothelial Cell-cell Junctions and Monolayer Integrity. (2022) (0)
- Septin Roles and Mechanisms in Organization of Endothelial Cell Junctions (2020) (0)
- Transposase mapping identifies the genomic targets of BAP1 in uveal melanoma (2018) (0)
- Abstract 1764: Targeting nucleotide exchange to inhibit Gq/11 driver mutations in uveal melanoma (2019) (0)
- Abstract 1350: Direct pharmacological targeting of Gq/11 in uveal melanoma (2017) (0)
- Contractile protein biochemistry in the Pollard Lab in Baltimore (2018) (0)
- Mutational Analysis ofCappingProtein Function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1996) (0)
- Spindle movement and checkpoint control during mitosis in yeast (2009) (0)
- CARMIL3 is important for cell migration and morphogenesis during early development in zebrafish (2020) (0)
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