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
1992
Differential Effects of Carboxy-Terminal Sequence Deletions on Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor Signaling Activities and Interactions with Cellular Substrates
Seedorf K, Millauer B, Kostka G, Schlessinger J, Ullrich A. Differential Effects of Carboxy-Terminal Sequence Deletions on Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor Signaling Activities and Interactions with Cellular Substrates. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1992, 12: 4347-4356. DOI: 10.1128/mcb.12.10.4347-4356.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNIH 3T3 cellsRas GTPase-activating proteinCarboxy-terminal amino acidsSignaling pathwayGTPase-activating proteinSignaling activityAmino acidsWild-type levelsPDGF-RSubstrates in vitroC-terminal truncationEGF-RReceptor signaling activityMitogenic activityPhosphotidylinositol 3-kinaseWild-type receptorBiological signaling activitiesSequence deletionsSubstrate phosphorylationCellular polypeptidesCellular proteinsCytoplasmic domainIntracellular sequencesSignaling potentialExtracellular domain