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ErbB2 is required for ductal morphogenesis of the mammary gland
Jackson-Fisher AJ, Bellinger G, Ramabhadran R, Morris JK, Lee KF, Stern DF. ErbB2 is required for ductal morphogenesis of the mammary gland. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 17138-17143. PMID: 15569931, PMCID: PMC535384, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0407057101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKinase geneNormal mouse mammary gland developmentReceptor kinase geneMammary budMouse mammary gland developmentReceptor tyrosine kinase geneTyrosine kinase geneMammary gland developmentMammary glandImportant normal functionsFunctions of ErbB2Gland developmentDuctal morphogenesisEpithelial treeLobuloalveolar developmentTerminal end budsLuminal spaceBudsGenesErbB2End budsHuman breast cancerAggressive phenotypeBreast cancerNormal functionActivation of Neu (ErbB-2) Mediated by Disulfide Bond-Induced Dimerization Reveals a Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Dimer Interface
Burke C, Stern D. Activation of Neu (ErbB-2) Mediated by Disulfide Bond-Induced Dimerization Reveals a Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Dimer Interface. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1998, 18: 5371-5379. PMID: 9710621, PMCID: PMC109122, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.18.9.5371.Peer-Reviewed Original Research3T3 CellsAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsCell LineCell Transformation, NeoplasticCOS CellsCysteineDimerizationDisulfidesDNA PrimersMiceModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPolymerase Chain ReactionProtein Structure, SecondaryRatsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, ErbB-2Recombinant ProteinsSequence Alignmentp185, a product of the neu proto-oncogene, is a receptorlike protein associated with tyrosine kinase activity.
Stern DF, Heffernan PA, Weinberg RA. p185, a product of the neu proto-oncogene, is a receptorlike protein associated with tyrosine kinase activity. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1986, 6: 1729-1740. PMID: 2878363, PMCID: PMC367701, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.6.5.1729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyrosine kinase activityEGF receptorGrowth factor receptorProto-oncogeneKinase activityNeu proto-oncogeneC-erbB geneFactor receptorPresence of tunicamycinDistinct electrophoretic mobilitiesEpidermal growth factor receptorNormal culture conditionsMajor structural alterationsTyrosine phosphorylationGene productsNeu oncogeneNormal homologsOncogeneCell linesElectrophoretic mobilityCulture conditionsGrowth factorP185ProteinReceptors
1999
Neuregulin activation of ErbB receptors in vascular endothelium leads to angiogenesis
Russell K, Stern D, Polverini P, Bender J. Neuregulin activation of ErbB receptors in vascular endothelium leads to angiogenesis. American Journal Of Physiology 1999, 277: h2205-h2211. PMID: 10600838, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1999.277.6.h2205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedCorneaEndothelial Growth FactorsEndothelium, VascularErbB ReceptorsHumansLymphokinesMiceNeovascularization, PhysiologicNeuregulinsRatsReceptor, ErbB-2Receptor, ErbB-3Receptor, ErbB-4ThrombinUmbilical VeinsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth FactorsConceptsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsVascular endotheliumErbB receptorsReceptor tyrosine phosphorylationStimulation of HUVECsRapid calcium fluxReceptor family membersEndothelial cell growth factorTransmembrane tyrosine kinase receptorVascular endothelial cell growth factorEndothelial cell signalingReceptor-ligand interactionsTyrosine kinase receptorsEpidermal growth factor receptorVascular endothelial growthCell growth factorUmbilical vein endothelial cellsCell signalingGrowth factor receptorTyrosine phosphorylationVivo angiogenic responseExpression patternsGrowth regulationVein endothelial cellsIntracellular signalingExpression of dominant-negative ErbB2 in the mammary gland of transgenic mice reveals a role in lobuloalveolar development and lactation
Jones F, Stern D. Expression of dominant-negative ErbB2 in the mammary gland of transgenic mice reveals a role in lobuloalveolar development and lactation. Oncogene 1999, 18: 3481-3490. PMID: 10376526, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1202698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal mouse mammary gland developmentDominant-negative alleleMouse mammary gland developmentMammary glandErbB2/HER2/NeuMammary gland developmentMouse mammary glandNegative allelesFunctions of ErbB2ErbB2 signalingGland developmentLobuloalveolar developmentMammary developmentProtein expressionHuman breast cancerErbB2Transgenic miceExpressionPhenotypeLobuloalveoliSignalingOverexpression
1997
Ligands for ErbB-family receptors encoded by a neuregulin-like gene
Chang H, Riese II D, Gilbert W, Stern D, McMahan UJ. Ligands for ErbB-family receptors encoded by a neuregulin-like gene. Nature 1997, 387: 509-512. PMID: 9168114, DOI: 10.1038/387509a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell LineCerebellumCHO CellsCloning, MolecularCricetinaeErbB ReceptorsGlycoproteinsIn Situ HybridizationLigandsMolecular Sequence DataNeuregulinsPhosphorylationPolymerase Chain ReactionProto-Oncogene ProteinsRatsReceptor, ErbB-2Receptor, ErbB-3Receptor, ErbB-4Recombinant ProteinsTissue DistributionTyrosine
1992
A subdomain in the transmembrane domain is necessary for p185neu* activation.
Cao H, Bangalore L, Bormann BJ, Stern DF. A subdomain in the transmembrane domain is necessary for p185neu* activation. The EMBO Journal 1992, 11: 923-932. PMID: 1347745, PMCID: PMC556533, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1992.tb05131.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBlotting, WesternCell MembraneElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelErbB ReceptorsGliomaGlutamatesGlutamic AcidMiceMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNeuroblastomaPrecipitin TestsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsRatsReceptor, ErbB-2Signal TransductionValineConceptsTransmembrane domainTyrosine kinase activityKinase activityElevated tyrosine kinase activitySite-directed mutagenesisSpecific amino acidsEpidermal growth factor receptorGlutamic acidGrowth factor receptorEGF receptorPrimary structureAmino acidsFactor receptorProteinSpecific interactionsActivationDomainMutagenesisReceptorsMolecular weightAcidNeu proteinP185neuHigh propensityRole
1991
Membrane-anchored forms of EGF stimulate focus formation and intercellular communication.
Dobashi Y, Stern DF. Membrane-anchored forms of EGF stimulate focus formation and intercellular communication. Oncogene 1991, 6: 1151-9. PMID: 1861865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell CommunicationCell LineEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsFibroblastsFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene ExpressionGenes, ImmunoglobulinGenetic VectorsHeLa CellsImmunoblottingMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane ProteinsPlasmidsProtein Sorting SignalsRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSignal TransductionTransfectionViral Envelope ProteinsConceptsSoluble epidermal growth factorEpidermal growth factorEGF receptorFusion proteinFoci formationFunction of EGFG fusion proteinCytoplasmic domain sequencesMembrane-anchored formRat fibroblastsLarge propeptideTransmembrane domainAutocrine transformationPlasma membraneDomain sequencesExpression systemSoluble proteinForms of EGFIntercellular communicationHeLa cellsNeighboring cellsProteinSmall familyAnchored formCell lines
1987
Construction of a Novel Oncogene Based on Synthetic Sequences Encoding Epidermal Growth Factor
Stern DF, Hare DL, Cecchini MA, Weinberg RA. Construction of a Novel Oncogene Based on Synthetic Sequences Encoding Epidermal Growth Factor. Science 1987, 235: 321-324. PMID: 3492043, DOI: 10.1126/science.3492043.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
Differential responsiveness of myc- and ras-transfected cells to growth factors: selective stimulation of myc-transfected cells by epidermal growth factor.
Stern DF, Roberts AB, Roche NS, Sporn MB, Weinberg RA. Differential responsiveness of myc- and ras-transfected cells to growth factors: selective stimulation of myc-transfected cells by epidermal growth factor. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1986, 6: 870-877. PMID: 3022135, PMCID: PMC367587, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.6.3.870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, Polyomavirus TransformingAntigens, Viral, TumorCell DivisionCell Transformation, NeoplasticCells, CulturedEpidermal Growth FactorGenesGenes, ViralGrowth SubstancesOncogene Proteins, ViralOncogenesPeptidesPlatelet-Derived Growth FactorPolyomavirusRatsRats, Inbred F344TransfectionTransforming Growth FactorsConceptsEpidermal growth factorPlatelet-derived growth factorExogenous growth factorsSoft agarRas oncogeneGrowth factorEGF-like factorsPresence of PDGFControl cellsAnchorage-independent growthMyc-transfected cellsRas-transfected cellsPresence of EGFLike genesMYCResponsiveness of cellsGrowth factor productionOncogeneAutocrine stimulationNumerous coloniesTGF betaLack of responsivenessGenesSelective stimulationStimulatory effectMolecular cloning of the neu gene: absence of gross structural alteration in oncogenic alleles.
Hung MC, Schechter AL, Chevray PY, Stern DF, Weinberg RA. Molecular cloning of the neu gene: absence of gross structural alteration in oncogenic alleles. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1986, 83: 261-264. PMID: 3001730, PMCID: PMC322837, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.83.2.261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOncogenic alleleIdentical restriction enzyme patternsOncogene-encoded proteinsDihydrofolate reductase geneNIH 3T3 cellsProtein-encoding regionsCell surface proteinsMethotrexate-resistant coloniesGross structural alterationsRestriction enzyme patternsNeu geneGene clonesMolecular cloningGrowth factor receptorDNA sequencesErbB geneReductase geneGenesSurface proteinsNeu oncogeneFactor receptorMolecular cloneEnzyme patternsProteinP185 protein
1985
Type beta transforming growth factor: a bifunctional regulator of cellular growth.
Roberts AB, Anzano MA, Wakefield LM, Roche NS, Stern DF, Sporn MB. Type beta transforming growth factor: a bifunctional regulator of cellular growth. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1985, 82: 119-123. PMID: 3871521, PMCID: PMC396983, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.82.1.119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth factorEpidermal growth factorColony formationAnchorage-independent growthNRK fibroblastsType betaPlatelet-derived growth factorHuman lung carcinoma cellsLung carcinoma cellsBreast carcinoma cell linesCarcinoma cell linesCellular myc geneLung carcinomaHuman tumor cellsHuman melanomaAnchorage-dependent growthHuman placentaTumor cellsCarcinoma cellsCell cycle timeHuman plateletsCell linesSoft agarTwo-chain polypeptideBifunctional regulator
1984
The neu oncogene: an erb-B-related gene encoding a 185,000-Mr tumour antigen
Schechter A, Stern D, Vaidyanathan L, Decker S, Drebin J, Greene M, Weinberg R. The neu oncogene: an erb-B-related gene encoding a 185,000-Mr tumour antigen. Nature 1984, 312: 513-516. PMID: 6095109, DOI: 10.1038/312513a0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research