2015
Heparin is an activating ligand of the orphan receptor tyrosine kinase ALK
Murray PB, Lax I, Reshetnyak A, Ligon GF, Lillquist JS, Natoli EJ, Shi X, Folta-Stogniew E, Gunel M, Alvarado D, Schlessinger J. Heparin is an activating ligand of the orphan receptor tyrosine kinase ALK. Science Signaling 2015, 8: ra6. PMID: 25605972, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2005916.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnaplastic lymphoma kinaseReceptor tyrosine kinasesActivation of RTKsCultured neuroblastoma cellsReceptor tyrosine kinase anaplastic lymphoma kinaseActivation of ALKStroma contributesLung adenocarcinomaLymphoma kinaseNervous systemExtracellular domainDrug resistanceNeuroblastoma cellsAberrant activationALK activityHeparinCancerPotential mechanismsGenetic amplificationActivationTyrosine kinaseAdenocarcinomaNeuroblastomaTherapyProgression
2014
Differential TAM receptor–ligand–phospholipid interactions delimit differential TAM bioactivities
Lew ED, Oh J, Burrola PG, Lax I, Zagórska A, Través PG, Schlessinger J, Lemke G. Differential TAM receptor–ligand–phospholipid interactions delimit differential TAM bioactivities. ELife 2014, 3: e03385. PMID: 25265470, PMCID: PMC4206827, DOI: 10.7554/elife.03385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxl Receptor Tyrosine KinaseBone Marrow CellsC-Mer Tyrosine KinaseCell LineEmbryo, MammalianFemaleFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationHEK293 CellsHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPhagocytosisPhosphatidylserinesPrimary Cell CultureProtein SProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionConceptsActivation of MerWild-type affinityReceptor tyrosine kinasesCellular physiologyReceptor-ligand engagementTAM receptor tyrosine kinasesGenetic analysisLigand specificityTyrosine kinaseLigand engagementPhospholipid phosphatidylserineGla domainPhospholipid interactionsDifferential activityProtein SAxlGas6PhosphatidylserinePhagocytosisPredominant roleKinasePhysiologyRegulationActivationReceptors
2010
Cell Signaling by Receptor Tyrosine Kinases
Lemmon MA, Schlessinger J. Cell Signaling by Receptor Tyrosine Kinases. Cell 2010, 141: 1117-1134. PMID: 20602996, PMCID: PMC2914105, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor tyrosine kinasesTyrosine kinaseIntracellular tyrosine kinase domainRecent structural studiesGrowth factor ligandsTyrosine kinase domainUnexpected diversityKinase domainCell signalingLigand bindingCellular responsesFactor ligandRTK mutationsKinaseStructural studiesActivationSignalingDiversityMutationsDimerizationMechanismBindingDomain