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• Sacks DB, McDonald JM.  Insulin-stimulated phosphorylation of calmodulin by rat liver insulin receptor preparations.  J Biol Chem 1988; 263:2377-2383.
• Sacks DB, Fujita-Yamaguchi Y, Gale RD, McDonald JM.  Tyrosine-specific phosphorylation of calmodulin by the insulin receptor kinase purified from human placenta.  Biochem J 1989; 263:803-812.
• Fujita-Yamaguchi Y, Sacks DB, McDonald JM, Sahal D, Kathuria S.  Effect of basic polycations and proteins on purified insulin receptor.  Insulin-independent activation of the insulin receptor tyrosine-specific protein kinase by poly(L-lysine).  Biochem J 1989; 263:813-822.
• Sacks DB, Glenn KC, McDonald JM.  The carboxyl terminal segment of the c-Ki-ras 2 gene product mediates insulin-stimulated phosphorylation of calmodulin and stimulates insulin-dependant autophosphorylation of insulin receptor.  Biochem Biophys Res Commun.  1989;161:399-405.
• Sacks DB, Porter SE, Ladenson JH, McDonald JM .  Monoclonal antibody to calmodulin:  Development, characterization and comparison with polyclonal anti-calmodulin antibodies.  Anal Biochem 1991; 194:369-377.
• Reddy GP, Reed WC, Sheehan EL, Sacks DB.  Calmodulin-specific monoclonal antibodies inhibit DNA replication in mammalian cells.  Biochemistry 1992; 31:10426-10430.
• Sacks DB, Davis HW, Sheehan EL, Williams JP, Garcia JG, McDonald JM.  Phosphorylation by casein kinase II alters the biological activity of calmodulin.  Biochem J 1992; 283:21-24.
• Sacks DB, Davis HW, Crimmins DL, McDonald JM.  Insulin-stimulated phosphorylation of calmodulin.  Biochem J 1992; 286:211-216.
• Tanasijevic MJ, Myers MG Jr, Thoma RS, Crimmins DL, White MF, Sacks DB .  Phosphorylation of the insulin receptor substrate IRS-1 by casein kinase II.  J Biol Chem 1993; 268:18157-18166.
• Joyal JL, Sacks DB. Insulin-dependent phosphorylation of calmodulin in rat hepatocytes.  J Biol Chem 1994; 269:30039-30048.
• Sacks DB, Mazus B, Joyal JL.  The activity of calmodulin is altered by phosphorylation: modulation of calmodulin function by the site of phosphate incorporation.  Biochem J 1995; 312:197-204.
• Joyal JL, Crimmins DL, Thoma RS, Sacks DB .  Identification of insulin-stimulated phosphorylation sites on calmodulin.  Biochemistry 1996; 35:6267-6275.
• Munshi HG, Burks DJ, Joyal JL, White MF, Sacks DB .  Ca²⁺ regulates calmodulin binding to IQ motifs in IRS-1. Biochemistry 1996; 35:15883-15889.
• Joyal JL, Annan RA, Ho YD, Huddleston ME, Carr SA, Hart MJ, Sacks DB .  Calmodulin modulates the interaction between IQGAP1 and Cdc42:  Identification of IQGAP1 by nanoelectro-spray tandem mass spectrometry.  J Biol Chem 1997; 272:15419-15425.
• Joyal JL, Burks DJ, Pons S, Matter WF, Vlahos CJ, White MF, Sacks DB .  Calmodulin activates phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase.  J Biol Chem 1997; 272:28183-28186.
• Ho YD, Joyal JL, Li Z, Sacks DB. IQGAP1 integrates Ca²⁺ /calmodulin and Cdc42 signaling. J Biol Chem 1999;274:464-470.
• Li Z, Kim SH, Higgins JM, Brenner MB, Sacks DB .  IQGAP1 and calmodulin modulate E-cadherin function.  J Biol Chem 1999; 274:37885-37892.
• Li Z, Joyal JL, Sacks DB.  Binding of IRS proteins to calmodulin is enhanced in insulin resistance.  Biochemistry 2000; 39:5089-5096.
• Kim SH, Li Z, Sacks DB.  E-cadherin-mediated cell-cell attachment activates Cdc42.  J Biol Chem 2000; 275: 36999-37005.
• Li Z, Joyal JL, Sacks DB.  Calmodulin enhances the stability of the estrogen receptor.  J Biol Chem. 2001;276:17354-60.
• Sokol SY, Li Z, Sacks DB.  The effect of IQGAP1 on Xenopus embryonic ectoderm requires Cdc42.  J Biol Chem. 2001;276:48425-30.
• Briggs MW, Li Z, Sacks DB.  IQGAP1-mediated stimulation of transcriptional co-activation by beta-catenin is modulated by calmodulin.  J Biol Chem. 2002;277:7453-65.
• Swart-Mataraza JM, Li Z, Sacks DB. IQGAP1 is a component of Cdc42 signaling to the cytoskeleton. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:24753-24763.
• Li L, Li Z, Sacks DB. Calmodulin regulates the transcriptional activity of estrogen receptors: selective inhibition of calmodulin function in subcellular compartments. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:1195-1200.
• Li Z, Sacks DB. Elucidation of the interaction of calmodulin with the IQ motifs of IQGAP1. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:4347-4352.
• Mataraza JM, Briggs MW, Li Z, Frank R, Sacks DB. Identification and characterization of the Cdc42-binding site of IQGAP1. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003; 305:315-321.
• Briggs MW, Sacks DB. IQGAP1 as signal integrator: Ca2+, calmodulin, Cdc42 and the cytoskeleton [Review]. FEBS Lett 2003; 542:7-11.
• Briggs MW, Sacks DB. IQGAP proteins are integral components of cytoskeletal regulation [Review]. EMBO Rep. 2003; 4:571-4.
• Mataraza JM, Briggs MW, Li Z, Entwistle A, Ridley AJ, Sacks DB. IQGAP1 promotes cell motility and invasion. J Biol Chem 2003; 278(42):41237-45.
• Roy M, Li Z, Sacks DB. IQGAP1 binds ERK2 and modulates its activity. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:17329-37.
• Li Z, McNulty DE, Marler KJ, Lim L, Hall C, Annan RS, Sacks DB. IQGAP1 promotes neurite outgrowth in a phosphorylation-dependent manner. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:13871-8.
• Li L, Li Z, Sacks DB. The transcriptional activity of estrogen receptor-alpha is dependent on Ca2+/calmodulin. J Biol Chem. 2005; 280:13097-104.
• Ren JG, Li Z, Crimmins DL, Sacks DB. Self-association of IQGAP1: characterization and functional sequelae. J Biol Chem 2005;280:34548-57.
• Roy M, Li Z, Sacks DB. IQGAP1 is a scaffold for mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling. Mol Cell Biol 2005;25:7940-52.
• Li L, Li Z, Howley PM, Sacks DB. E6AP and calmodulin reciprocally regulate estrogen receptors stability. J Biol Chem 2006; 281(4):1978-85
• Brown MD, Sacks DB. IQGAP1 in cellular signaling: bridging the GAP. Trends Cell Biol 2006; 16(5) 242-9;