2025
Structural basis for the interaction between the Drosophila RTK Sevenless (dROS1) and the GPCR BOSS
Zhang J, Tsutsui Y, Li H, Li T, Wang Y, Laraki S, Alarcon-Frias S, Stayrook S, Klein D. Structural basis for the interaction between the Drosophila RTK Sevenless (dROS1) and the GPCR BOSS. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 808. PMID: 39827240, PMCID: PMC11743138, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-55943-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibronectin type IIIExtracellular regionReceptor tyrosine kinasesR7 photoreceptor cellsN-terminal domainCryo-EM structureC-terminal peptideDownstream signaling pathwaysDrosophila homologueBeta-strandsHelical hairpinHuman orthologHydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometryMutagenesis studiesStructural basisRegulatory functionsSignaling pathwayTyrosine kinaseLigand bindingSevenlessComplex predictionBinding epitopeHDX-MSPhotoreceptor cellsBinding interactions
2009
Structural basis for EGFR ligand sequestration by Argos
Klein D, Stayrook S, Shi F, Narayan K, Lemmon M. Structural basis for EGFR ligand sequestration by Argos. The FASEB Journal 2009, 23: 883.7-883.7. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.883.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpidermal growth factor receptorHuman urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptorDiverse developmental processesClamp-like structureEGF-like domainGrowth factor ligandsArgos functionMammalian counterpartsLigand sequestrationEGF-like modulesUrokinase-type plasminogen activator receptorEGF domainsEGF ligandGrowth factor receptorEssential regulatorStructural basisDevelopmental processesStructural homologuesEGFR ligandsFactor ligandHuman cancersPlasminogen activator receptorFactor receptorErbB/Inappropriate activation