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
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