2013
Structural basis for KIT receptor tyrosine kinase inhibition by antibodies targeting the D4 membrane-proximal region
Reshetnyak AV, Nelson B, Shi X, Boggon TJ, Pavlenco A, Mandel-Bausch EM, Tome F, Suzuki Y, Sidhu SS, Lax I, Schlessinger J. Structural basis for KIT receptor tyrosine kinase inhibition by antibodies targeting the D4 membrane-proximal region. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 17832-17837. PMID: 24127596, PMCID: PMC3816449, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1317118110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKIT antibodyReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitionGastrointestinal stromal tumorsAcute myeloid leukemiaDurable disease controlTyrosine kinase inhibitorsTyrosine kinase inhibitionSomatic oncogenic mutationsUnique therapeutic approachClinical progressionStromal tumorsMyeloid leukemiaTherapeutic approachesDramatic responseTreatment of KITDrug resistanceDisease controlIsolated antibodyKIT inhibitionKinase inhibitorsAntibodiesCancerCell proliferationOncogenic mutationsKinase inhibition
2010
Asymmetric receptor contact is required for tyrosine autophosphorylation of fibroblast growth factor receptor in living cells
Bae JH, Boggon TJ, Tomé F, Mandiyan V, Lax I, Schlessinger J. Asymmetric receptor contact is required for tyrosine autophosphorylation of fibroblast growth factor receptor in living cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 2866-2871. PMID: 20133753, PMCID: PMC2840318, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0914157107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor tyrosine kinasesTyrosine autophosphorylationKinase moleculesTyrosine kinaseFGFR1 kinase domainSpecific docking sitesAsymmetric dimer formationFibroblast growth factor receptorActivation of intracellularKinase domainOncogenic activating mutationsGrowth factor receptorMolecular basisDocking siteKinase activityBiochemical experimentsActive enzymeN-lobeC-lobeFGF receptorsFunction mutationsAutophosphorylationTransphosphorylationLiving cellsFactor receptor