2007
Structural Basis for Activation of the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase KIT by Stem Cell Factor
Yuzawa S, Opatowsky Y, Zhang Z, Mandiyan V, Lax I, Schlessinger J. Structural Basis for Activation of the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase KIT by Stem Cell Factor. Cell 2007, 130: 323-334. PMID: 17662946, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.05.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBinding SitesCrystallography, X-RayDimerizationDiseaseEnzyme ActivationHumansLigandsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutationProtein BindingProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitStem Cell FactorStructure-Activity RelationshipConceptsStem cell factorReceptor dimerizationLigand-induced receptor dimerizationCell factorMultiple cellular responsesTyrosine kinase activationReceptor tyrosine kinase KITKIT dimerizationTyrosine kinase KITDomain D4Structural basisCritical residuesKinase activationSCF stimulationCellular responsesConformational changesOncogenic mutationsCultured cellsAmino acidsPoint mutationsKIT activationEntire ectodomainKinase KITKey hallmarksSole role
1991
A Dominant Negative Mutation Suppresses the Function of Normal Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors by Heterodimerization
Kashles O, Yarden Y, Fischer R, Ullrich A, Schlessinger J. A Dominant Negative Mutation Suppresses the Function of Normal Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors by Heterodimerization. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1991, 11: 1454-1463. DOI: 10.1128/mcb.11.3.1454-1463.1991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDominant negative mutationWild-type receptorEpidermal growth factorNegative mutationMutant receptorsWild-type EGF receptorEGF receptorResponse to EGFInactive deletion mutantsCovalent cross-linking experimentsLiving cellsWild-typeEpidermal growth factor receptorRate of receptor endocytosisCross-linking experimentsDeletion mutantsTyrosine autophosphorylationCytoplasmic domainCells expressing wild-type receptorsReceptor endocytosisMurine embryogenesisKinase activityHigh-affinity binding sitesReceptor dimerizationNormal receptors