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Phosphoproteomic Screen Identifies Potential Therapeutic Targets in Melanoma
Tworkoski K, Singhal G, Szpakowski S, Zito CI, Bacchiocchi A, Muthusamy V, Bosenberg M, Krauthammer M, Halaban R, Stern DF. Phosphoproteomic Screen Identifies Potential Therapeutic Targets in Melanoma. Molecular Cancer Research 2011, 9: 801-812. PMID: 21521745, PMCID: PMC3117976, DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-10-0512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationErbB ReceptorsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Knockdown TechniquesHEK293 CellsHumansInfant, NewbornMelanocytesMelanomaPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationProteomicsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, IGF Type 2RNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsSTAT3 Transcription FactorConceptsTherapeutic targetReceptor tyrosine kinasesMelanoma cellsPotential therapeutic targetIdentifies potential therapeutic targetsActive receptor tyrosine kinasesTyrosine kinaseMelanoma cell migrationReceptor expressionBreast cancerAxl knockdownAutocrine circuitTherapeutic interventionsCancer subtypesReceptor tyrosine kinase activationTyrosine kinase activationNovel targetActivated receptorsAxlRNA knockdownMelanomaCell migrationHER3KnockdownIGF1RSpecificity within the EGF family/ErbB receptor family signaling network
Riese D, Stern D. Specificity within the EGF family/ErbB receptor family signaling network. BioEssays 1998, 20: 41-48. PMID: 9504046, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-1878(199801)20:1<41::aid-bies7>3.0.co;2-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErbB family receptorsFamily receptorsEpidermal growth factor (EGF) familyErbB receptor familyGrowth factor familyPeptide growth factorsReceptor couplingHormone-receptor interactionBiological responsesGrowth factorHormoneMultiple receptorsReceptorsReceptor familyCell proliferationErbB familyMultiple hormonesReceptor partnersTyrosine kinaseDiverse biological responses
2010
Interactions of ErbB4 and Kap1 Connect the Growth Factor and DNA Damage Response Pathways
Gilmore-Hebert M, Ramabhadran R, Stern DF. Interactions of ErbB4 and Kap1 Connect the Growth Factor and DNA Damage Response Pathways. Molecular Cancer Research 2010, 8: 1388-1398. PMID: 20858735, PMCID: PMC3901583, DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-10-0042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TumorChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsDNA DamageDown-RegulationErbB ReceptorsGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsProtein BindingReceptor, ErbB-4Repressor ProteinsSignal TransductionSilencer Elements, TranscriptionalSubstrate SpecificityTripartite Motif-Containing Protein 28ConceptsIntracellular domainKinase activityDNA damage response pathwayDamage response pathwayDNA damage responseErbB4 intracellular domainGrowth factor signalingHigh kinase activitySoluble intracellular domainExpression of genesReceptor tyrosine kinasesSuppression of MDM2Candidate interactorsDamage responseResponse pathwaysFactor signalingPlasma membraneMultiple isoformsErbB4 kinase activityTyrosine kinaseDNA damageRole of ErbB4Protein 1KAP1Conjoint regulation
2006
Formation of Neu/ErbB2-induced mammary tumors is unaffected by loss of ErbB4
Jackson-Fisher AJ, Bellinger G, Shum E, Duong JK, Perkins AS, Gassmann M, Muller W, Kent Lloyd KC, Stern DF. Formation of Neu/ErbB2-induced mammary tumors is unaffected by loss of ErbB4. Oncogene 2006, 25: 5664-5672. PMID: 16652155, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical studiesMammary tumorsMammary glandSimilar latency periodHistology of tumorsLoss of ERBB4Epidermal growth factor receptorTumor suppressorGrowth factor receptorLung metastasesBreast cancerErbb4 allelesMMTV-NeuLatency periodNull miceTumorsReceptor tyrosine kinasesFactor receptorErbB4ErbB familyCancerMiceTyrosine kinaseTissue culture analysisGland
2003
ErbBs in mammary development
Stern DF. ErbBs in mammary development. Experimental Cell Research 2003, 284: 89-98. PMID: 12648468, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-4827(02)00103-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammary developmentHuman mammary carcinomaCancer therapyHER2/neuNormal mammary developmentEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorMammary carcinomaBreast cancerErbB2/HER2/NeuRational targetReceptor tyrosine kinasesFactor receptorReceptorsErbB familyTherapyTyrosine kinaseFrequent selectionErbBCarcinomaEtiologyCancerMiceNeu
2000
Tyrosine kinase signalling in breast cancer: ErbB family receptor tyrosine kinases
Stern D. Tyrosine kinase signalling in breast cancer: ErbB family receptor tyrosine kinases. Breast Cancer Research 2000, 2: 176. PMID: 11250707, PMCID: PMC138772, DOI: 10.1186/bcr51.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBiomarkersBreast NeoplasmsEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsFemaleGene AmplificationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, erbBHumansProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, ErbB-2Signal TransductionTranscriptional ActivationTransforming Growth FactorsTrastuzumabConceptsBreast cancerErbB family receptor tyrosine kinasesReceptor tyrosine kinasesHER2/neuTyrosine kinaseEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorClinical trialsSteroid receptorsTherapeutic antibodiesErbB-2Factor receptorReceptorsCancerPhysiological regulatorSignificant subsetFamily membersKinaseOptimal useNeuHormoneTrialsAntibodiesHerceptin
1997
Dimerization of the p185neu transmembrane domain is necessary but not sufficient for transformation
Burke C, Lemmon M, Coren B, Engelman D, Stern D. Dimerization of the p185neu transmembrane domain is necessary but not sufficient for transformation. Oncogene 1997, 14: 687-696. PMID: 9038376, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1200873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor tyrosine kinasesTransmembrane domainEpidermal growth factor receptorSignal transductionWild-type domainSecond-site mutationsPosition 664Dimerization domainGrowth factor receptorTyrosine kinaseGlycophorin AFactor receptorValine substitutionDimerizationMutationsTransductionGlutamic acidDomainWeak dimerizationMutantsKinaseSignalingProteinEGFChimerasCripto Enhances the Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Shc and Activates Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) in Mammary Epithelial Cells*
Kannan S, De Santis M, Lohmeyer M, David J, Smith G, Hynes N, Seno M, Brandt R, Bianco C, Persico G, Kenney N, Normanno N, Martinez-Lacaci I, Ciardiello F, Stern D, Gullick W, Salomon D. Cripto Enhances the Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Shc and Activates Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) in Mammary Epithelial Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1997, 272: 3330-3335. PMID: 9013573, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.6.3330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding, CompetitiveBreast NeoplasmsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesEnzyme ActivationEpidermal Growth FactorEpitheliumFemaleGPI-Linked ProteinsGrowth SubstancesHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMammary Glands, AnimalMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Neoplasm ProteinsPhosphorylationProtein-Tyrosine KinasesSrc Homology DomainsTumor Cells, CulturedTyrosineConceptsTyrosine phosphorylationHC-11 cellsMammary epithelial cellsErb BCripto-1Ras/Raf/MEK/MAPK pathwayTyrosine kinaseRaf/MEK/MAPK pathwayMitogen-activated protein kinase activityMEK/MAPK pathwayHC-11 mouse mammary epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsMouse mammary epithelial cellsProtein kinase activityTyrosine-phosphorylated ShcReceptor tyrosine kinasesDifferent human breast cancer cell linesSKBR-3 breast cancer cellsType 1 receptor tyrosine kinasesEGF-like growth factorHuman breast cancer cell linesEpidermal growth factor (EGF) familyBreast cancer cell linesActivates MitogenGrowth factor family
1996
Type 1 receptor tyrosine kinases are differentially phosphorylated in mammary carcinoma and differentially associated with steroid receptors.
Bacus SS, Chin D, Yarden Y, Zelnick CR, Stern DF. Type 1 receptor tyrosine kinases are differentially phosphorylated in mammary carcinoma and differentially associated with steroid receptors. American Journal Of Pathology 1996, 148: 549-58. PMID: 8579117, PMCID: PMC1861670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsErbB ReceptorsFemaleFrozen SectionsGenes, erbB-2HumansImmunohistochemistryPhosphorylationPhosphotyrosinePrognosisProto-Oncogene MasReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptor, ErbB-4Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneReceptors, SteroidRetrospective StudiesConceptsMammary carcinomaReceptor tyrosine kinasesType 1 receptor tyrosine kinasesMammary carcinoma patientsType 1 receptorExpression of neuAnti-neu antibodyEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorTyrosine kinaseCarcinoma patientsPrognostic factorsPoor prognosisClinical evaluationTherapeutic strategiesCarcinomaHER-4Frozen sectionsSteroid receptorsNeu/ErbBNeuFactor receptorReceptorsDifferent biological activitiesTyrosine phosphorylation
1993
SPK1 is an essential S-phase-specific gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that encodes a nuclear serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase.
Zheng P, Fay DS, Burton J, Xiao H, Pinkham JL, Stern DF. SPK1 is an essential S-phase-specific gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that encodes a nuclear serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1993, 13: 5829-5842. PMID: 8355715, PMCID: PMC360328, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.13.9.5829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCell Cycle ProteinsCheckpoint Kinase 2Chromosome MappingDNA RepairFungal ProteinsGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenes, FungalMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, InsertionalNuclear ProteinsOligodeoxyribonucleotidesPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRestriction MappingRNA, MessengerS PhaseSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence AlignmentSubstrate SpecificityConceptsSerine/threonine/tyrosine kinasesS-phase-specific transcriptionCell cycle-dependent transcriptionS-phase-specific genesDual-specificity protein kinaseImmune complex kinase assayTyr kinase activityTyrosine protein kinaseDNA synthesisExcision repair genesBudded cellsCEN plasmidGenomic libraryPositive regulatorProtein-SerKinase assaysProtein kinaseNuclear localizationNucleotide sequenceBox elementKinase activityGenetic techniquesSPK1Tyrosine kinaseUpstream region
1989
The Ick tyrosine protein kinase interacts with the cytoplasmic tail of the CD4 glycoprotein through its unique amino-terminal domain
Shaw A, Amrein K, Hammond C, Stern D, Sefton B, Rose J. The Ick tyrosine protein kinase interacts with the cytoplasmic tail of the CD4 glycoprotein through its unique amino-terminal domain. Cell 1989, 59: 627-636. PMID: 2582490, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(89)90008-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceCD4 AntigensCytoplasmHeLa CellsHumansLymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck)Macromolecular SubstancesMembrane GlycoproteinsMolecular Sequence DataMutationOligonucleotide ProbesPhosphoproteinsPlasmidsProtein BindingProtein MultimerizationProtein-Tyrosine KinasesT-LymphocytesTransfectionConceptsAmino-terminal domainCytoplasmic domainTyrosine protein kinase p56lckUnique amino-terminal domainT cell-specific proteinsTyrosine protein kinaseSpecific transmembrane proteinsCell-specific proteinsIntracellular tyrosine kinaseAmino-terminal residuesCarboxy-terminal residuesTransmembrane proteinCytoplasmic tailSrc familyProtein kinaseKinase p56lckTyrosine kinaseHeLa cellsCell surfaceProteinDeleted formsSurface glycoproteinP56lckKinaseResidues