2013
Landscape of somatic single-nucleotide and copy-number mutations in uterine serous carcinoma
Zhao S, Choi M, Overton JD, Bellone S, Roque DM, Cocco E, Guzzo F, English DP, Varughese J, Gasparrini S, Bortolomai I, Buza N, Hui P, Abu-Khalaf M, Ravaggi A, Bignotti E, Bandiera E, Romani C, Todeschini P, Tassi R, Zanotti L, Carrara L, Pecorelli S, Silasi DA, Ratner E, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Stiegler AL, Mane S, Boggon TJ, Schlessinger J, Lifton RP, Santin AD. Landscape of somatic single-nucleotide and copy-number mutations in uterine serous carcinoma. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 2916-2921. PMID: 23359684, PMCID: PMC3581983, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1222577110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase Pair MismatchDNA Copy Number VariationsFemaleHumansMolecular Sequence DataMutationSequence Homology, Amino AcidUterine NeoplasmsConceptsNuRD chromatin-remodeling complexSomatic copy number variationsSomatic mutationsCell proliferation pathwaysCopy number mutationsDNA mismatch repairCopy number variationsCopy number lossChromatin remodelingTranscriptional machineryCopy number gainsChromosome segmentsFrequent mutationsChromosome 19Loss of TP53Cell cycleCancer genesWhole-exome sequencingBurden of mutationsMismatch repairProliferation pathwaysDNA damageMutational landscapeNormal DNAFrequent amplification
2009
The Selectivity of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling Is Controlled by a Secondary SH2 Domain Binding Site
Bae JH, Lew ED, Yuzawa S, Tomé F, Lax I, Schlessinger J. The Selectivity of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling Is Controlled by a Secondary SH2 Domain Binding Site. Cell 2009, 138: 514-524. PMID: 19665973, PMCID: PMC4764080, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.05.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSH2 domainSH2 domain-mediated interactionsReceptor tyrosine kinase signalingPhosphorylation-independent mannerReceptor phosphorylation sitesDomain-mediated interactionsDomain Binding SiteSpecific cellular processesTyrosine kinase signalingParticular sequence motifsReceptor tyrosine kinasesBinding sitesTyrosine kinase domainPhosphorylation sitesCellular processesSequence motifsPhospholipase CgammaKinase signalingKinase domainTyrosine kinaseSecondary binding siteCultured cellsDomain selectivityRegulation of selectivityIndependent manner
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