2018
Flipping ATP to AMPlify Kinase Functions
Sheetz JB, Lemmon MA. Flipping ATP to AMPlify Kinase Functions. Cell 2018, 175: 641-642. PMID: 30340038, PMCID: PMC6421561, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
EGFR Ligands Differentially Stabilize Receptor Dimers to Specify Signaling Kinetics
Freed DM, Bessman NJ, Kiyatkin A, Salazar-Cavazos E, Byrne PO, Moore JO, Valley CC, Ferguson KM, Leahy DJ, Lidke DS, Lemmon MA. EGFR Ligands Differentially Stabilize Receptor Dimers to Specify Signaling Kinetics. Cell 2017, 171: 683-695.e18. PMID: 28988771, PMCID: PMC5650921, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor tyrosine kinasesEpidermal growth factor receptorEGFR ligandsEGFR extracellular regionG protein-coupled receptorsDifferent EGFR ligandsCellular programsDifferent activating ligandsEGFR dimersCell signalingGrowth factor receptorExtracellular regionDimeric conformationEGFR dimerizationNew therapeutic opportunitiesReceptor dimersTyrosine kinaseBreast cancer cellsDimerization strengthActivating ligandsFactor receptorCancer cellsEpigenTherapeutic opportunitiesBiased agonism
2016
The Dark Side of Cell Signaling: Positive Roles for Negative Regulators
Lemmon MA, Freed DM, Schlessinger J, Kiyatkin A. The Dark Side of Cell Signaling: Positive Roles for Negative Regulators. Cell 2016, 164: 1172-1184. PMID: 26967284, PMCID: PMC4830124, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.02.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell signalingNegative regulatorGTP/GDP cycleNew cellular statesKinase/phosphataseCell surface receptorsCellular statesSignal terminationSwitch-like transitionsSuch regulatorsReceptor internalizationGDP cycleReceptor signalingSignal activationKinetic proofreadingSignalingRegulatorOnly negative effectNegative signalsPositive roleImportant roleNegative effectsProofreadingPhosphataseInternalization
2015
Comparison of Saccharomyces cerevisiae F-BAR Domain Structures Reveals a Conserved Inositol Phosphate Binding Site
Moravcevic K, Alvarado D, Schmitz KR, Kenniston JA, Mendrola JM, Ferguson KM, Lemmon MA. Comparison of Saccharomyces cerevisiae F-BAR Domain Structures Reveals a Conserved Inositol Phosphate Binding Site. Structure 2015, 23: 352-363. PMID: 25620000, PMCID: PMC4319572, DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2014.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBinding SitesCrystallography, X-RayGreen Fluorescent ProteinsGTPase-Activating ProteinsHeLa CellsHumansInositol PhosphatesModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataProtein Structure, TertiarySaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence AlignmentSpecies SpecificityConceptsF-BAR domainLipid-binding specificityMembrane-binding propertiesNumerous functional studiesPhosphate binding siteUnappreciated determinantF-BARDomain bindsCell signalingCurved membranesMembrane interactionsFunctional studiesRgd1pBinding sitesX-ray crystal structureInositol phosphatesDomain structureDomainHof1pPhospholipidsRhoGAPCytokinesisEndocytosisPhosphoinositideSignaling
2010
Cell Signaling by Receptor Tyrosine Kinases
Lemmon MA, Schlessinger J. Cell Signaling by Receptor Tyrosine Kinases. Cell 2010, 141: 1117-1134. PMID: 20602996, PMCID: PMC2914105, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor tyrosine kinasesTyrosine kinaseIntracellular tyrosine kinase domainRecent structural studiesGrowth factor ligandsTyrosine kinase domainUnexpected diversityKinase domainCell signalingLigand bindingCellular responsesFactor ligandRTK mutationsKinaseStructural studiesActivationSignalingDiversityMutationsDimerizationMechanismBindingDomain
2000
Signal-dependent membrane targeting by pleckstrin homology (PH) domains
LEMMON M, FERGUSON K. Signal-dependent membrane targeting by pleckstrin homology (PH) domains. Biochemical Journal 2000, 350: 1-18. DOI: 10.1042/bj3500001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPleckstrin homology domainPH domainHomology domainSignal-dependent recruitmentSmall protein modulesDifferent protein ligandsMost PH domainsGreen fluorescent proteinMembrane associationProtein modulesCellular signalingDynamin 1Cytoskeletal rearrangementsCell signalingOligomeric statePlasma membraneMembrane bindingStructural basisHost proteinsFluorescent proteinProtein ligandsPhysiological functionsPhysiological roleAmino acidsPhosphoinositide