Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutants from Human Lung Cancers Exhibit Enhanced Catalytic Activity and Increased Sensitivity to Gefitinib
Mulloy R, Ferrand A, Kim Y, Sordella R, Bell D, Haber D, Anderson K, Settleman J. Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutants from Human Lung Cancers Exhibit Enhanced Catalytic Activity and Increased Sensitivity to Gefitinib. Cancer Research 2007, 67: 2325-2330. PMID: 17332364, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-4293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorEpidermal growth factor receptor mutantMultiple levels in vivoIn vitro kinase assayEpidermal growth factor receptor functionPurified recombinant proteinWild-type epidermal growth factor receptorSensitivity to kinase inhibitionNon-small cell lung cancerCOOH-terminal tyrosineHuman non-small cell lung cancerIncreased sensitivity to gefitinibSensitivity to gefitinibCell lung cancerAutophosphorylation activityGrowth factor receptorCell-based studiesEGFR kinase inhibitorsCytoplasmic domainRecombinant proteinsKinase assayEnzyme functionDownstream effectorsMutantsKinase activity