Structure of autoinhibited Akt1 reveals mechanism of PIP3-mediated activation

…, D Anrather, M Hartl, KD Fleming… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The protein kinase Akt is one of the primary effectors of growth factor signaling in the cell.
Akt responds specifically to the lipid second messengers phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-…

[HTML][HTML] Activation of the essential kinase PDK1 by phosphoinositide-driven trans-autophosphorylation

A Levina, KD Fleming, JE Burke, TA Leonard - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
3-phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1 (PDK1) is an essential serine/threonine protein
kinase, which plays a crucial role in cell growth and proliferation. It is often referred to as a ‘…

[HTML][HTML] Structural insights into perilipin 3 membrane association in response to diacylglycerol accumulation

YM Choi, D Ajjaji, KD Fleming, PP Borbat… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Lipid droplets (LDs) are dynamic organelles that contain an oil core mainly composed of
triglycerides (TAG) that is surrounded by a phospholipid monolayer and LD-associated proteins …

Structure of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) p110γ-p101 complex reveals molecular mechanism of GPCR activation

MK Rathinaswamy, U Dalwadi, KD Fleming… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The class IB phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), PI3Kγ, is a master regulator of immune cell
function and a promising drug target for both cancer and inflammatory diseases. Critical to …

[HTML][HTML] Disease related mutations in PI3Kγ disrupt regulatory C-terminal dynamics and reveal a path to selective inhibitors

MK Rathinaswamy, Z Gaieb, KD Fleming, C Borsari… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Class I Phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks) are master regulators of cellular functions, with
the class IB PI3K catalytic subunit (p110g) playing key roles in immune signalling. p110g is a …

[HTML][HTML] The middle lipin domain adopts a membrane-binding dimeric protein fold

W Gu, S Gao, H Wang, KD Fleming… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Phospholipid synthesis and fat storage as triglycerides are regulated by lipin phosphatidic
acid phosphatases (PAPs), whose enzymatic PAP function requires association with cellular …

[HTML][HTML] The substrate specificity of the human TRAPPII complex's Rab-guanine nucleotide exchange factor activity

ML Jenkins, NJ Harris, U Dalwadi, KD Fleming… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
The TRAnsport Protein Particle (TRAPP) complexes act as Guanine nucleotide exchange
factors (GEFs) for Rab GTPases, which are master regulators of membrane trafficking in …

[PDF][PDF] Molecular basis for differential activation of p101 and p84 complexes of PI3Kγ by Ras and GPCRs

…, JT Evans, JTB Stariha, U Dalwadi, KD Fleming… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Class IB phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3Kγ) is activated in immune cells and can form two
distinct complexes (p110γ-p84 and p110γ-p101), which are differentially activated by G protein…

Biochemical insight into novel Rab-GEF activity of the mammalian TRAPPIII complex

NJ Harris, ML Jenkins, U Dalwadi, KD Fleming… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Transport Protein Particle complexes (TRAPP) are evolutionarily conserved regulators of
membrane trafficking, with this mediated by their guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) …

[PDF][PDF] HDX-MS-optimized approach to characterize nanobodies as tools for biochemical and structural studies of class IB phosphoinositide 3-kinases

MK Rathinaswamy, KD Fleming, U Dalwadi, E Pardon… - Structure, 2021 - cell.com
There is considerable interest in developing antibodies as modulators of signaling pathways.
One of the most important signaling pathways in higher eukaryotes is the phosphoinositide …