2021
Phosphatidylserine binding directly regulates TIM-3 function
Smith CM, Li A, Krishnamurthy N, Lemmon MA. Phosphatidylserine binding directly regulates TIM-3 function. Biochemical Journal 2021, 478: 3331-3349. PMID: 34435619, PMCID: PMC8454703, DOI: 10.1042/bcj20210425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTim-3T cell receptorTherapeutic targetCo-signaling receptorsTim-3 functionTim-3 ligandTim-3 signalingCo-inhibitory receptorsCo-stimulatory receptorsImmune modulation approachesIL-2 secretionPotential therapeutic targetNF-κB signalingImportant therapeutic targetPD-1Jurkat cellsCultured Jurkat cellsT cellsCell receptorTCR stimulationReceptorsImportance of phosphatidylserineDifferent studiesCellsSignaling
2018
Regulation of Kinase Activity in the Caenorhabditis elegans EGF Receptor, LET-23
Liu L, Thaker TM, Freed DM, Frazier N, Malhotra K, Lemmon MA, Jura N. Regulation of Kinase Activity in the Caenorhabditis elegans EGF Receptor, LET-23. Structure 2018, 26: 270-281.e4. PMID: 29358026, PMCID: PMC5803352, DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2017.12.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLET-23Allosteric activatorEGF receptorAllosteric activation mechanismFull-length receptorCaenorhabditis elegansActive kinaseKinase domainAllosteric activationKinase activityReceptor dimersEGFR kinaseKinaseHuman EGFRDistinct rolesHuman counterpartActivation mechanismActivatorReceptorsElegansHeterodimerizationMutationsCrystal structureRegulationEGFR
2014
Complex Relationship between Ligand Binding and Dimerization in the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
Bessman NJ, Bagchi A, Ferguson KM, Lemmon MA. Complex Relationship between Ligand Binding and Dimerization in the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor. Cell Reports 2014, 9: 1306-1317. PMID: 25453753, PMCID: PMC4254573, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorLigand bindingExtracellular regionGrowth factor receptorIntact epidermal growth factor receptorEGFR extracellular regionComplex allosteric regulationExtracellular epidermal growth factor receptorFactor receptorLigand-binding affinityAllosteric regulationReceptor dimerizationEGFR dimerizationAllosteric linkagePathological mutationsOncogenic mutationsNegative cooperativityMutationsDimerizationUnexpected relationshipBindingSpecific ligandsPivotal roleRecent advancesReceptorsPutting together structures of epidermal growth factor receptors
Bessman NJ, Freed DM, Lemmon MA. Putting together structures of epidermal growth factor receptors. Current Opinion In Structural Biology 2014, 29: 95-101. PMID: 25460273, PMCID: PMC4268130, DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2014.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorIntact epidermal growth factor receptorChemical biology methodsNumerous crystal structuresFactor receptorTyrosine kinase domainVariety of inhibitorsKinase domainExtracellular regionMembrane environmentIntracellular regionBiology methodsIntact receptorReceptorsCancer therapyNext challengeCrystal structureMembraneActivationRegionInhibitorsDomain
2013
Receptor tyrosine kinases with intracellular pseudokinase domains
Mendrola JM, Shi F, Park JH, Lemmon MA. Receptor tyrosine kinases with intracellular pseudokinase domains. Biochemical Society Transactions 2013, 41: 1029-1036. PMID: 23863174, PMCID: PMC3777422, DOI: 10.1042/bst20130104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeak kinase activityKinase activitySignificant kinase activityReceptor tyrosine kinasesPseudokinase domainHuman proteomeProtein kinaseImportant residuesWnt receptorsTyrosine kinaseEGFR familyKinaseFunctional studiesRTKPseudokinasesPseudokinaseProteomeReceptorsWntNew lightErbB3MutationsResiduesActivityRecent work
2009
ErbB2 resembles an autoinhibited invertebrate epidermal growth factor receptor
Alvarado D, Klein DE, Lemmon MA. ErbB2 resembles an autoinhibited invertebrate epidermal growth factor receptor. Nature 2009, 461: 287-291. PMID: 19718021, PMCID: PMC2762480, DOI: 10.1038/nature08297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchErbB2/HER2/Neu resembles an autoinhibited invertebrate EGF receptor
Alvarado D, Klein D, Lemmon M. ErbB2/HER2/Neu resembles an autoinhibited invertebrate EGF receptor. The FASEB Journal 2009, 23: 884.3-884.3. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.884.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReceptor tyrosine kinase ErbB2Human cancersAutoinhibitory interactionsExtracellular regionInterdomain interactionsEGF receptorErbB2 signalingOrphan receptorOncogenic propertiesHuman EGFRErbB receptorsImportant therapeutic targetErbB2Structural studiesTherapeutic targetNovel aspectsReceptorsAutoinhibitoryAutoinhibitionSignalingOverexpressionImportant implicationsRegulationTherapeutic approachesEGFR
2008
Functional selectivity of EGF family peptide growth factors: Implications for cancer
Wilson KJ, Gilmore JL, Foley J, Lemmon MA, Riese DJ. Functional selectivity of EGF family peptide growth factors: Implications for cancer. Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2008, 122: 1-8. PMID: 19135477, PMCID: PMC2665203, DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2008.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEGF family membersPeptide growth factorsFunctional selectivityGrowth factorErbB family receptorsFamily membersNeck cancerReceptor couplingReceptor tyrosine phosphorylationMalignant phenotypeDivergent biological responsesSame receptorFamily receptorsEGF familyReceptorsErbB receptorsG proteinsCancerCancer chemotherapeuticsCell culturesLigand activityTyrosine phosphorylationColorectalSubsequent differencesBiological responsesLigand-induced ErbB receptor dimerization
Lemmon MA. Ligand-induced ErbB receptor dimerization. Experimental Cell Research 2008, 315: 638-648. PMID: 19038249, PMCID: PMC2667204, DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2008.10.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor dimerizationEGF receptorCell surfaceStructural studiesReceptor tyrosine kinasesReceptor extracellular regionExtracellular regionSimple overexpressionImportant new insightsTyrosine kinaseIntact receptorCell transformationStructural predictionsWhole receptorErbB familyErbB receptorsEGF bindingNegative cooperativityMechanistic componentsKey mechanistic componentNew insightsDimerizationReceptorsHomodimerizationKinaseStructural basis for EGFR ligand sequestration by Argos
Klein DE, Stayrook SE, Shi F, Narayan K, Lemmon MA. Structural basis for EGFR ligand sequestration by Argos. Nature 2008, 453: 1271-1275. PMID: 18500331, PMCID: PMC2526102, DOI: 10.1038/nature06978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCell LineCrystallography, X-RayDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsEye ProteinsHumansLigandsMembrane ProteinsModels, MolecularNerve Tissue ProteinsProtein Structure, TertiaryReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaSpodopteraConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorLigand sequestrationEGFR ligand SpitzLigand SpitzMammalian counterpartsGrowth factor receptorStructural basisUrokinase plasminogen activatorStructural homologuesEGFR ligandsFactor receptorAnticancer therapeuticsStructural resemblanceHomologuesPlasminogen activatorReceptorsSequestrationProteinActivatorLigandsSpitzTGFTherapeuticsDomainHarnessing Novel Secreted Inhibitors of EGF Receptor Signaling for Breast Cancer Treatment
Lemmon M. Harnessing Novel Secreted Inhibitors of EGF Receptor Signaling for Breast Cancer Treatment. 2008 DOI: 10.21236/ada488172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEGF receptor family membersEGF receptor signalingEGF-like ligandsReceptor family membersNew structural informationFruit flyYeast surface displayEGF receptorEGFR ligandsSecreted inhibitorsProtein scaffoldsReceptor signalingFunctional fragmentsSurface displayHuman EGFProtein therapeuticsTherapeutic designGrowth factorStructural informationNew therapeuticsExperimental approachStructure determinationFamily membersDrosophilaReceptors
2007
Ligand-Induced Structural Transitions in ErbB Receptor Extracellular Domains
Dawson JP, Bu Z, Lemmon MA. Ligand-Induced Structural Transitions in ErbB Receptor Extracellular Domains. Structure 2007, 15: 942-954. PMID: 17697999, DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2007.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular regionDimerization siteLow-resolution molecular envelopeEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activationGrowth factor receptor activationAutoinhibitory intramolecular interactionMajor domain rearrangementsSmall-angle X-ray scatteringReceptor extracellular domainDomain rearrangementsEGF receptorExtracellular domainLigand bindingEGFR mutantsReceptor conformationMutantsMolecular envelopeExtended conformationNew insightsReceptor activationCrystallographic studiesConformationIntramolecular interactionsReceptorsX-ray scatteringHarnessing Novel Secreted Inhibitors of EGF Receptor Signaling for Breast Cancer Treatment
Lemmon M. Harnessing Novel Secreted Inhibitors of EGF Receptor Signaling for Breast Cancer Treatment. 2007 DOI: 10.21236/ada471085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEGF receptor family membersEGF receptor signalingEGF-like ligandsReceptor family membersNew structural informationFruit flyYeast surface displayEGF receptorSecreted inhibitorsEGFR ligandsProtein scaffoldsReceptor signalingFunctional fragmentsSurface displayHuman EGFProtein therapeuticsTherapeutic designGrowth factorNew therapeuticsStructural informationExperimental approachStructure determinationFamily membersDrosophilaReceptors
2004
Rapid Visual Assays of Oncogenic Aberrant ErbB Receptor Activation Using Fluorescence Microscopy
Berger M, Lemmon M. Rapid Visual Assays of Oncogenic Aberrant ErbB Receptor Activation Using Fluorescence Microscopy. 2004 DOI: 10.21236/ada427040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchErbB receptor activationHeteromeric complexesHuman cancersReceptor tyrosine kinase familyTyrosine kinase familyCell surface receptorsErbB receptor tyrosine kinase familyErbB receptor familyGrowth factorPeptide growth factorsCell biologicalKinase familyReceptor activationGrowth of cellsBiophysical approachesEGF receptorErbB2/HERReceptor familyFluorescence microscopyMajor targetClinical trialsPhysiologic outcomesReceptorsChemotherapeutic agentsFamily
2001
Development of Strategies to Manipulate ErbB Receptor Heterodimerization from a Quantitative Analysis of Receptor/Ligand Relationships
Lemmon M. Development of Strategies to Manipulate ErbB Receptor Heterodimerization from a Quantitative Analysis of Receptor/Ligand Relationships. 2001 DOI: 10.21236/ada398353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerErbB-1Growth factorHuman breast cancer casesBreast cancer casesInappropriate receptor activationEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorSame growth factorsCancer casesReceptor activationExtracellular domainReceptor heterodimerizationReceptor tyrosine kinasesFactor receptorErbB receptorsReceptorsErbB2ErbB familyErbB2 activationReceptor transmodulationDevelopment of strategiesCancerTyrosine kinaseReceptor homo
2000
Study of the Regulation of erbB Signaling by Receptor-mediated Endocytosis
Lee A, Lemmon M. Study of the Regulation of erbB Signaling by Receptor-mediated Endocytosis. 2000 DOI: 10.21236/ada383058.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Two EGF molecules contribute additively to stabilization of the EGFR dimer
Lemmon M, Bu Z, Ladbury J, Zhou M, Pinchasi D, Lax I, Engelman D, Schlessinger J. Two EGF molecules contribute additively to stabilization of the EGFR dimer. The EMBO Journal 1997, 16: 281-294. PMID: 9029149, PMCID: PMC1169635, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.2.281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factorReceptor dimerizationEGF moleculesPrecise molecular detailsHuman growth hormone receptorReceptor-receptor interactionsGrowth factorInterferon-gamma receptorEGFR dimersSignaling eventsMolecular detailsReceptor oligomerizationGrowth hormone receptorExtracellular domainEGFR familyCell surfaceMonomer bindsSubsequent associationDimerizationHormone receptorsTitration calorimetrySmall-angle X-ray scatteringBindingReceptorsMultivalent binding
1994
Regulation of signal transduction and signal diversity by receptor oligomerization
Lemmon M, Schlessinger J. Regulation of signal transduction and signal diversity by receptor oligomerization. Trends In Biochemical Sciences 1994, 19: 459-463. PMID: 7855887, DOI: 10.1016/0968-0004(94)90130-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor oligomerizationProtein tyrosine kinase activityTyrosine kinase activityDiversity of ligandsGrowth factorCytoplasmic domainSignal transductionEpidermal growth factorKinase activityExtracellular domainDifferent complementsSame receptor familySignal diversityReceptor familyIndividual receptorsOligomerizationHeterodimerizationDiversityAccessory moleculesReceptorsImportant roleSH2TransmembraneTransductionDomain