Malgorzata Boczkowska, Ph.D.

Senior Research Investigator
Ph.D. 2001 - Polish Academy of Science, Lodz, Poland. Organic Chemistry

E-mail: malgora at pennmedicine . upenn . edu
Phone: (215) 573-0983

Publications

Ceron RH, Carman PJ, Rebowski G, Boczkowska M, Heuckeroth RO, Dominguez R (2022) A solution to the long-standing problem of actin expression and purification. PNAS 119(41). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2209150119

Fregoso FE, Van Eeuwen T, Simanov G, Rebowski G, Boczkowska M, Zimmet A, Gautreau AM, Dominguez R (2022) Molecular mechanism of Arp2/3 complex inhibition by Arpin. Nat Commun 13:628. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28112-2

Zimmet A, Van Eeuwen T, Boczkowska M, Rebowski G, Murakami K, Dominguez R (2020) Cryo-EM Structure of NPF-Bound Human Arp2/3 Complex and Activation Mechanism. Science Advances, 6(23):eaaz7651. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz7651

Rebowski G, Boczkowska M, Drazic A, Ree R, Goris M, Arnesen T, Dominguez R (2020) Mechanism of actin N-terminal acetylation. Science Advances 6(15):eaay8793. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay8793

Drazic A, Aksnes H, Marie M, Boczkowska M, Varland S, Timmerman E, Foyn H, Glomnes N, Rebowski G, Impens F, Gevaert K, Dominguez R, Arnesen T (2018) NAA80 is actin’s N-terminal acetyltransferase and regulates cytoskeleton assembly and cell motility. PNAS 115:4399-4404. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1718336115

Lee IG, Olenick MA, Boczkowska M, Franzini-Armstrong C, Holzbaur EL, Dominguez R (2018) A Conserved Interaction of the Dynein Light Intermediate Chain with Dynein-Dynactin Effectors Necessary for Processivity. Nat Commun in press

Boczkowska M, Yurtsever Z, Rebowski G, Eck MJ, Dominguez R (2017) Crystal structure of leiomodin 2 in complex with actin: A structural and functional reexamination Biophys J 113:889-899 (New & Notable by Thomas Pollard in Biophys J 113:762-764)

Olenick MA, Tokito M, Boczkowska M, Dominguez R, Holzbaur EL (2016) Hook Adaptors Induce Unidirectional Processive Motility by Enhancing the Dynein-Dynactin Interaction. J Biol Chem. 291:18239-18251.

Boczkowska M, Rebowski G, Dominguez R (2015) The chalenges of polydisperse SAXS data analysis: Two SAXS studies of PICK1 produce different structural models. Stucture 23:1967-1968. DOI:10.1016/j.str.2015.10.007

Boczkowska M, Rebowski G, Kremneva E, Lappalainen P, Dominguez R (2015) How Leiomodin and Tropomodulin use a common fold for different actin assembly functions. Nature Commun 6:8314. DOI:10.1038/ncomms9314

Madasu Y, Yang C, Boczkowska M, Bethoney KA, Zwolak A, Rebowski G, Svitkina T, and Dominguez R (2015) PICK1 is implicated in organelle motility in an Arp2/3 complex-independent manner. Mol. Biol. Cell E14-10-1448. [Epub ahead of print]

Kast DJ, Yang C, Disanza A, Boczkowska M, Madasu Y, Scita G, Svitkina T and Dominguez R (2014) Molecular mechanism of IRSp53 regulation by autoinhibition and activation by Cdc42. Nature Struct Mol Biol. 4:413-22. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.2781

Boczkowska M, Rebowski G, Kast DJ, Dominguez R (2014) Structural analysis of the transitional state of Arp2/3 complex activation by two actin-bound WCAs. Nature Commun 5:3308. DOI:10.1038/ncomms4308

Boczkowska M, Rebowski G, Dominguez R (2013) GMF interacts with Arp2/3 complex in a nucleotide state-dependent manner. J Biol Chem 288:25683-25688

Namgoong S, Boczkowska M, Glista MJ, Winkelman JD, Rebowski G, Kovar DR, Dominguez R (2011) Mechanism of actin filament nucleation by Vibrio VopL and implications for tandem-W domain nucleation. Nature Struct Mol Biol 18: 1060-1067

Pykalainen A, Boczkowska M, Zhao H, Saarikangas J, Rebowski G, Jansen M, Hakanen J, Koskela E, Peranen J, Vihinen H, Jokitalo E, Salminen M, Ikonen E, Dominguez R*, Lappalainen P* (2011) Pinkbar is an epithelial-specific BAR domain protein that generates planar membrane structures. Nature Struct Mol Biol 18: 902-907

Rebowski G, Namgoong S, Boczkowska M, Leavis P, Navaza J, Dominguez R (2010) Structure of a Longitudinal Actin Dimer Assembled by Tandem W Domains - Implications for Actin Filament Nucleation. J Mol Biol 403:11-23

Kim H.R., Graceffa P, Ferron, F, Gallant C, Boczkowska M, Dominguez R, Morgan KG. (2010). Actin Polymerization in Differentiated Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Requires Vasodilator-Stimulated Phosphoprotein (VASP). Am J Physiol Cell Physiol.; 298(3):C559-71

Skwarek-Maruszewska A., Boczkowska M, Zajac A, Kremneva E., Svitkina T, Dominguez R. & Lappalainen P. (2010) Different Localizations and Cellular Behaviors of Leiomodin and Tropomodulin in Mature Cardiomyocyte Sarcomeres. Mol.Biol.Cell. 21:3352-3361

Rebowski G.,* Boczkowska M.,* Hayes D.B., Guo L., Irving T.C. & Dominguez R. (2008). X-ray scattering study of actin polymerization nuclei assembled by tandem Wdomains. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci 105:10785-10790.

Boczkowska M,* Rebowski G,* Petoukhov MV, Hayes DB, Svergun DI & Dominguez R. (2008). X-ray Scattering Study of Activated Arp2/3 Complex with Bound Actin-WCA. Structure 16:695-704.

Chereau D,* Boczkowska M,* Skwarek-Maruszewska A, Fujiwara I, Hayes DB, Rebowski G, Lappalainen P, Pollard TD & Dominguez R. (2008). Leiomodin Is an Actin Filament Nucleator in Muscle Cells. Science 320:239-243.

Guga P, Boczkowska M, Janicka M, Maciaszek A, Kuberski S, Stec WJ (2007). Unusual thermal stability of RNA/[RP-PS]-DNA/RNA triplexes containing a homopurine DNA strand. Biophys. J. 92:2507-2515.

Puig M., Grajkowski A, Boczkowska M, Ausín C, Beaucage SL, Verthelyi D. (2006). Use of thermolytic protective groups to prevent G-tetrad formation in CpG ODN type D: structural studies and immunomodulatory activity in primates. Nucleic Acids Res. 34:6488-6495.

Boczkowska M, Guga P, Stec WJ. (2002). Stereodefined phosphorothioate analogues of DNA: relative thermodynamic stability of the model PS-DNA/DNA and PS-DNA/RNA complexes. Biochemistry 41:12483-12487.

Rebowski G, Wójcik M, Boczkowska M, Gendaszewska E, Soszyński M, Bartosz G, Niewiarowski W. (2001). Antisense hairpin loop oligonucleotides as inhibitors of expression of multidrug resistance-associated protein 1: their stability in fetal calf serum and human plasma. Acta Biochim Pol.; 48(4):1061-76.

Boczkowska M, Guga P, Karwowski B, Maciaszek A. (2000). Effect of P-chirality of internucleotide bonds on B-Z conversion of stereodefined self-complementary phosphorothioate oligonucleotides of the [PS]-d(CG)4 and [PS]-d(GC)4 series. Biochemistry 39:11057-11064.

Kobylanska A, Pluskota E, Swiatkowska M, Wojcik M, Cierniewska-Cieslak A, Krakowiak A, Boczkowska M, Pawlowska Z., Okruszek A, Koziolkiewicz M, Cierniewski CS, Stec WJ. (1999) Inhibition of plasminogen activator inhibitor release in endothelial cell cultures by antisense oligodeoxyribonucleotides with a 5'-end lipophilic modification. Acta Biochim. Pol. 46:679-691.

Nawrot B, Boczkowska M, Wojcik M, Sochacki M, Kazmierski S, Stec WJ. (1998). Novel internucleotide 3'-NH-P(CH3)(O)-O-5' linkage. Oligo(deoxyribonucleoside methanephosphonamidates); synthesis, structure and hybridization properties. Nucleic Acids Res. 26:2650-2658.

Koziolkiewicz M, Krakowiak A, Kwinkowski M, Boczkowska M, Stec WJ. (1995). Stereodifferentiation--the effect of P chirality of oligo(nucleoside phosphorothioates) on the activity of bacterial RNase H. Nucleic Acids Res. 23:5000-5005.