2020
Structural Insights into Pseudokinase Domains of Receptor Tyrosine Kinases
Sheetz JB, Mathea S, Karvonen H, Malhotra K, Chatterjee D, Niininen W, Perttilä R, Preuss F, Suresh K, Stayrook SE, Tsutsui Y, Radhakrishnan R, Ungureanu D, Knapp S, Lemmon MA. Structural Insights into Pseudokinase Domains of Receptor Tyrosine Kinases. Molecular Cell 2020, 79: 390-405.e7. PMID: 32619402, PMCID: PMC7543951, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2020.06.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBaculoviridaeBinding SitesCell Adhesion MoleculesCell LineCloning, MolecularCrystallography, X-RayGene ExpressionHumansMiceModels, MolecularPrecursor Cells, B-LymphoidProtein BindingProtein Conformation, alpha-HelicalProtein Conformation, beta-StrandProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor Tyrosine Kinase-like Orphan ReceptorsReceptors, Eph FamilyRecombinant ProteinsSf9 CellsSmall Molecule LibrariesSpodopteraStructural Homology, ProteinSubstrate SpecificityConceptsInsulin receptor kinasePseudokinase domainReceptor tyrosine kinasesTyrosine kinaseNon-catalytic functionsATP-binding pocketType II inhibitorsDomain plasticityActivation loopReceptor kinaseInactive conformationStructural insightsPseudokinasesATP siteStructural comparisonAromatic residuesKinaseAlternative interactionsApparent lackImportant roleDomainWntMotifROR1Residues
2015
Ligand regulation of a constitutively dimeric EGF receptor
Freed DM, Alvarado D, Lemmon MA. Ligand regulation of a constitutively dimeric EGF receptor. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 7380. PMID: 26060020, PMCID: PMC4465127, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCell LineDimerizationDrosophila melanogasterErbB ReceptorsLigandsConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorLin-3Ligand-induced receptor dimerizationInsulin receptor family membersReceptor family membersLET-23Minor structural rearrangementsDomain compositionLigand regulationGrowth factor receptorDimerization armAllosteric changesExtracellular regionOligomerization stateReceptor dimerizationMutational analysisEGF receptorFactor receptorStructural rearrangementsKey eventsCovalent dimersStructural studiesFamily membersCaenorhabditisDimers
2012
Erlotinib binds both inactive and active conformations of the EGFR tyrosine kinase domain
Park JH, Liu Y, Lemmon MA, Radhakrishnan R. Erlotinib binds both inactive and active conformations of the EGFR tyrosine kinase domain. Biochemical Journal 2012, 448: 417-423. PMID: 23101586, PMCID: PMC3507260, DOI: 10.1042/bj20121513.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchThe 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 contacts
2008
Structural 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 activatorReceptorsSequestrationProteinActivatorLigandsSpitzTGFTherapeuticsDomain
2006
Palmitoylation of the EGFR Ligand Spitz by Rasp Increases Spitz Activity by Restricting Its Diffusion
Miura GI, Buglino J, Alvarado D, Lemmon MA, Resh MD, Treisman JE. Palmitoylation of the EGFR Ligand Spitz by Rasp Increases Spitz Activity by Restricting Its Diffusion. Developmental Cell 2006, 10: 167-176. PMID: 16459296, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2005.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcyltransferasesAnimalsBase SequenceBiological Transport, ActiveCell LineCell MembraneCysteineDNADrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsFemaleGenes, InsectIn Vitro TechniquesLigandsMaleMembrane ProteinsModels, BiologicalMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationOvaryPalmitic AcidRecombinant ProteinsTransfectionWings, AnimalConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorDrosophila epidermal growth factor receptorEGFR ligand SpitzPlasma membrane associationN-terminal cysteine residueLigand SpitzMembrane associationWnt familyDevelopmental functionsGrowth factor receptorCysteine residuesBiological functionsLipid modificationPalmitoylationIntracellular proteinsCultured cellsCell membraneFactor receptorSpitzReduced activityVivoTransmembraneHedgehogProteinActivity
2004
ErbB3/HER3 does not homodimerize upon neuregulin binding at the cell surface
Berger MB, Mendrola JM, Lemmon MA. ErbB3/HER3 does not homodimerize upon neuregulin binding at the cell surface. FEBS Letters 2004, 569: 332-336. PMID: 15225657, DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research