2014
Structure, domain organization, and different conformational states of stem cell factor-induced intact KIT dimers
Opatowsky Y, Lax I, Tomé F, Bleichert F, Unger VM, Schlessinger J. Structure, domain organization, and different conformational states of stem cell factor-induced intact KIT dimers. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 1772-1777. PMID: 24449920, PMCID: PMC3918759, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1323254111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular regionConformational statesIg-like domainsReceptor tyrosine kinasesDifferent conformational statesTrans autophosphorylationTyrosine kinase domainMembrane-proximal Ig-like domainsTrans phosphorylationAutophosphorylation sitesDomain organizationKinase domainCytoplasmic regionHomotypic interactionsKinase activityReceptor dimersDimeric receptorTyrosine kinaseAsymmetric arrangementMolecular interactionsPrevalent conformationsCrystal structureAutophosphorylationDimersKinaseDifferential 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
2007
Structural basis for reduced FGFR2 activity in LADD syndrome: Implications for FGFR autoinhibition and activation
Lew ED, Bae JH, Rohmann E, Wollnik B, Schlessinger J. Structural basis for reduced FGFR2 activity in LADD syndrome: Implications for FGFR autoinhibition and activation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 19802-19807. PMID: 18056630, PMCID: PMC2148379, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0709905104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbnormalities, MultipleAdenosine TriphosphateAlanineCrystallography, X-RayHumansModels, MolecularMutationPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2Structural Homology, ProteinSubstrate SpecificitySyndromeConceptsFibroblast growth factor receptor 2Tyrosine kinase activityKinase activityStatic crystallographic snapshotsKinase hinge regionSevere skeletal disorderTyrosine kinase domainAutophosphorylation kineticsFGFR2 kinaseFGFR1 kinaseKinase domainKey residuesStructural basisMutation altersFGFR2 activityConformational dynamicsCrystallographic snapshotsStringent modeCatalytic pocketFGF receptorsFunction mutationsKinaseMultiple gainsMissense mutationsAutoinhibition
1991
Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) Stimulates Association and Kinase Activity of Raf-1 with the EGF Receptor
App H, Hazan R, Zilberstein A, Ullrich A, Schlessinger J, Rapp U. Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) Stimulates Association and Kinase Activity of Raf-1 with the EGF Receptor. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1991, 11: 913-919. DOI: 10.1128/mcb.11.2.913-919.1991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRaf-1Raf-1 kinaseEpidermal growth factorPhosphorylation of c-Raf-1Kinase activityKinase activity of Raf-1Activation of Raf-1Phosphorylation of Raf-1Sodium dodecyl sulfate gelsRaf-1 activationImmunocomplex kinase assayEGF signal transductionC-Raf-1Dodecyl sulfate gelsTyrosine kinase activityTyrosine phosphorylationSerine residuesHistone H1Kinase assaySignal transductionDownstream effectorsStimulated associationEGF receptorKinaseGrowth factor