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The Advantages of Targeted Protein Degradation Over Inhibition: An RTK Case Study
Burslem GM, Smith BE, Lai AC, Jaime-Figueroa S, McQuaid DC, Bondeson DP, Toure M, Dong H, Qian Y, Wang J, Crew AP, Hines J, Crews CM. The Advantages of Targeted Protein Degradation Over Inhibition: An RTK Case Study. Cell Chemical Biology 2017, 25: 67-77.e3. PMID: 29129716, PMCID: PMC5831399, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2017.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor tyrosine kinasesProtein familyProtein degradationTyrosine kinaseDownstream signaling responseTargeted Protein DegradationDevelopment of PROTACsTargeted degradationEndogenous proteinsSignaling responseChimera technologyCell proliferationPROTACsPROTAC technologyKinaseKinase inhibitorsLigand showAdvantages of degradationReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsInhibitionDegradationFamilyPowerful toolProteolysis
2000
Small-molecule inhibitors of the cell cycle
Crews C, Mohan R. Small-molecule inhibitors of the cell cycle. Current Opinion In Chemical Biology 2000, 4: 47-53. PMID: 10679374, DOI: 10.1016/s1367-5931(99)00050-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall molecule inhibitorsCell cycleNovel cell cycle inhibitorsCyclin-dependent kinasesCell cycle progressionCell cycle inhibitorsCytoskeletal dynamicsAnti-mitotic agentsNovel chemotherapeuticsAttractive targetInhibitorsScreening technologiesRecent advancesKinaseGreater specificityCycleChemotherapeutics
1995
Mek MAPK/Erk kinase (vertebrates) (MAP kinase kinase, MAPKK)
Erikson R, Alessandrini A, Crews C. Mek MAPK/Erk kinase (vertebrates) (MAP kinase kinase, MAPKK). 1995, 275-277. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012324719-3/50085-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMAPK/ERK kinaseMAP kinaseERK kinaseReversible protein phosphorylationAmino acid sequenceRelated gene productsMEK1/MEK2Microtubule-associated proteinsOutside vertebratesPhosphorylation eventsERK2 geneProtein phosphorylationKinase domainRaf-1MEK kinaseGene productsAcid sequenceTyrosine residuesFusion proteinKinaseMouse tissuesExogenous substratesByr1MEKProtein
1993
MEK2 is a kinase related to MEK1 and is differentially expressed in murine tissues.
Brott BK, Alessandrini A, Largaespada DA, Copeland NG, Jenkins NA, Crews CM, Erikson RL. MEK2 is a kinase related to MEK1 and is differentially expressed in murine tissues. Molecular Cancer Research 1993, 4: 921-9. PMID: 8297798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAmino AcidsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBase SequenceBrainChromosome MappingCloning, MolecularFemaleGene Expression RegulationMaleMAP Kinase Kinase 1MAP Kinase Kinase 2MiceMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid HybridizationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesRecombinant ProteinsRNA, MessengerSequence AnalysisConceptsERK-1Dual-specificity kinaseMurine chromosome 9Substantial sequence homologyErk/MAPMultigene familyLow expression levelsMEK2 proteinsAdult mouse brainSequence homologyAmino terminusDifferent genesERK-2MEK2MEK1Northern analysisChromosome 9Complementary DNAMurine tissuesExpression levelsKinase
1992
The Primary Structure of MEK, a Protein Kinase that Phosphorylates the ERK Gene Product
Crews C, Alessandrini A, Erikson R. The Primary Structure of MEK, a Protein Kinase that Phosphorylates the ERK Gene Product. Science 1992, 258: 478-480. PMID: 1411546, DOI: 10.1126/science.1411546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesGene ExpressionMAP Kinase Kinase 1MiceMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesMolecular Sequence DataPhosphorylationProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProteinsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesRNA, MessengerSequence AlignmentConceptsExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseProtein kinaseMAP kinaseGene productsCritical protein kinaseSignal-regulated kinaseComplementary DNA sequenceMEK genesExtracellular signalsERK kinaseMultiple biochemical signalsDNA sequencesBiochemical signalsPrimary structureKinaseAmino acidsEnzymatic activityGenesMurine brainSequenceSchizosaccharomycesMEK1MEKThreonineProteinPurification of a murine protein-tyrosine/threonine kinase that phosphorylates and activates the Erk-1 gene product: relationship to the fission yeast byr1 gene product.
Crews CM, Erikson RL. Purification of a murine protein-tyrosine/threonine kinase that phosphorylates and activates the Erk-1 gene product: relationship to the fission yeast byr1 gene product. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1992, 89: 8205-8209. PMID: 1381507, PMCID: PMC49886, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.17.8205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsEnzyme ActivationFungal ProteinsGenesMiceMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMolecular Sequence DataPeptide FragmentsPhosphorylationPhosphoserinePhosphothreoninePhosphotyrosineProtein KinasesRecombinant ProteinsSequence AlignmentTyrosineConceptsGene productsProtein kinaseSerine/threonine phosphatase 2AMyelin basic protein kinaseProtein tyrosine phosphatase 1B.MAPK/ERK kinaseSignal transduction mechanismsPossible signal transduction mechanismsERK-1 proteinSte7 genePhosphatase 2AThreonine kinaseERK kinaseERK-1Tyrosine residuesSequence analysisKinaseTransduction mechanismsMEKTrypsin digestionProteinByr1PurificationGenesLesser extentPhorbol ester stimulates a protein-tyrosine/threonine kinase that phosphorylates and activates the Erk-1 gene product.
Alessandrini A, Crews CM, Erikson RL. Phorbol ester stimulates a protein-tyrosine/threonine kinase that phosphorylates and activates the Erk-1 gene product. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1992, 89: 8200-8204. PMID: 1518847, PMCID: PMC49885, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.17.8200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCells, CulturedIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedOligodeoxyribonucleotidesPeptide MappingPhorbol EstersPhosphorylationPhosphothreonineProtein KinasesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesT-LymphocytesConceptsProtein kinase activityProtein kinaseGene productsKinase activityMyelin basic protein kinaseMyelin basic protein kinase activityMultiple extracellular signalsUpstream protein kinaseWild-type proteinIdentification of proteinsAmino acid residuesSame amino acid residuesERK-1 proteinDegree of phosphorylationReversible phosphorylationThreonine sitesThreonine kinaseExtracellular signalsTyrosine sitesAcid residuesKinasePhosphorylationPhorbol esterProteinThreonine
1991
Mouse Erk-1 gene product is a serine/threonine protein kinase that has the potential to phosphorylate tyrosine.
Crews CM, Alessandrini AA, Erikson RL. Mouse Erk-1 gene product is a serine/threonine protein kinase that has the potential to phosphorylate tyrosine. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1991, 88: 8845-8849. PMID: 1717989, PMCID: PMC52607, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.88.19.8845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBlotting, WesternCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCloning, MolecularMiceMolecular Sequence DataMolecular WeightMyelin Basic ProteinOligonucleotidesPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesPhosphoproteinsPhosphotyrosinePolymerase Chain ReactionProtein KinasesProtein Phosphatase 2Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesRecombinant ProteinsTyrosineConceptsSerine/threonine protein kinaseERK-1Serine/threonine kinaseRibosomal protein S6 kinaseSubstrate phosphorylation sitesThreonine protein kinaseProtein S6 kinaseSame substrate specificityPhosphatase 2AThreonine residuesThreonine kinaseActive kinasePhosphorylation sitesERK1 proteinS6 kinaseProtein kinaseSequence dataBacterial expressionSubstrate specificityGene productsKinase activityPhosphatase 1BKinaseRat cellsProtein