The Juxtamembrane Region of the EGF Receptor Functions as an Activation Domain
Brewer M, Choi SH, Alvarado D, Moravcevic K, Pozzi A, Lemmon MA, Carpenter G. The Juxtamembrane Region of the EGF Receptor Functions as an Activation Domain. Molecular Cell 2009, 34: 641-651. PMID: 19560417, PMCID: PMC2719887, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2009.04.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell LineCell Transformation, NeoplasticChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsCrystallography, X-RayDimerizationErbB ReceptorsHumansMiceModels, MolecularMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationNIH 3T3 CellsPhosphorylationProtein Structure, TertiaryTyrosineConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorActivation domainJuxtamembrane regionJM regionGrowth factor receptorIntracellular juxtamembrane regionEGF receptor functionAlanine-scanning mutagenesisFactor receptorTyrosine kinase activationAsymmetric dimerTyrosine kinase domainAutoinhibitory interactionsKinase domainCellular transformationScanning mutagenesisKinase activationEGFR activationC-lobeXenograft assayCancer mutationsC-terminal 19 residuesCrystallographic approachReceptor functionExtensive contactsRegulation of the epidermal growth factor receptor intracellular domain
Choi S, Lemmon M. Regulation of the epidermal growth factor receptor intracellular domain. The FASEB Journal 2009, 23: 883.2-883.2. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.883.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchC-terminal tailTyrosine kinase domainIntracellular domainJuxtamembrane regionJM regionEGFR intracellular domainEpidermal growth factor receptorC-tailEGFR extracellular regionC-tail regionReceptor intracellular domainEffects of mutationsReceptor tyrosine kinasesReceptor-receptor interactionsSmall-angle X-ray scatteringKinase assaysKinase domainGrowth factor receptorExtracellular regionReceptor dimerizationEGFR activationBaculovirus systemIntracellular dimerTyrosine kinaseDeletion mutations