2019
Modeling cell line-specific recruitment of signaling proteins to the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor
Erickson KE, Rukhlenko OS, Shahinuzzaman M, Slavkova KP, Lin YT, Suderman R, Stites EC, Anghel M, Posner RG, Barua D, Kholodenko BN, Hlavacek WS. Modeling cell line-specific recruitment of signaling proteins to the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor. PLOS Computational Biology 2019, 15: e1006706. PMID: 30653502, PMCID: PMC6353226, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor tyrosine kinasesSrc homology 2Autophosphorylation sitesInsulin-like growth factor 1 receptorGrowth factor 1 receptorFactor 1 receptorPTB domain-containing proteinsCopy numberDomain-containing proteinsPhosphotyrosine-binding (PTB) domainProtein copy numbersMultiple autophosphorylation sitesProtein abundance profilesMultiple signaling proteinsShort linear motifsOutcome of competitionCell line-specific modelsHomology 2Cytoplasmic domainSignaling proteinsLinear motifsTyrosine kinaseEffects of competitionRule-based modeling approachRelative abundance
2013
Allosteric Activation of Functionally Asymmetric RAF Kinase Dimers
Hu J, Stites E, Yu H, Germino E, Meharena H, Stork P, Kornev A, Taylor S, Shaw A. Allosteric Activation of Functionally Asymmetric RAF Kinase Dimers. Cell 2013, 154: 1036-1046. PMID: 23993095, PMCID: PMC3844432, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.07.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllosteric RegulationAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell LineDimerizationEnzyme ActivationHumansMiceModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutationPhosphorylationProtein ConformationProtein KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins c-rafRaf KinasesSequence AlignmentTryptophanConceptsN-terminal phosphorylationReceiver kinaseRaf kinaseActivation-loop phosphorylationPhosphorylation of CRAFConstitutively active mutantCis-autophosphorylationRaf activationActive mutantActivated CRAFActive kinaseMechanism of activationKinase activityActive conformationKinasePhosphorylationControl cellsRafCRAFDimerMutantsRasActivityMEKBRAF
2007
Network Analysis of Oncogenic Ras Activation in Cancer
Stites E, Trampont P, Ma Z, Ravichandran K. Network Analysis of Oncogenic Ras Activation in Cancer. Science 2007, 318: 463-467. PMID: 17947584, DOI: 10.1126/science.1144642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsCell LineCell Line, TumorCell Transformation, NeoplasticComputer SimulationExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGenes, rasGTP PhosphohydrolasesGTPase-Activating ProteinsGuanosine DiphosphateGuanosine TriphosphateHumansMathematicsMetabolic Networks and PathwaysModels, BiologicalNeoplasmsPhosphorylationPoint MutationRas ProteinsSignal Transduction