Structures of β-klotho reveal a ‘zip code’-like mechanism for endocrine FGF signalling
Lee S, Choi J, Mohanty J, Sousa LP, Tome F, Pardon E, Steyaert J, Lemmon MA, Lax I, Schlessinger J. Structures of β-klotho reveal a ‘zip code’-like mechanism for endocrine FGF signalling. Nature 2018, 553: 501-505. PMID: 29342135, PMCID: PMC6594174, DOI: 10.1038/nature25010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBinding SitesCrystallography, X-RayExtracellular SpaceFibroblast Growth Factor-23Fibroblast Growth FactorsGlycoside HydrolasesHEK293 CellsHumansKlotho ProteinsLigandsMembrane ProteinsModels, MolecularProtein BindingProtein DomainsReceptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorSignal TransductionSubstrate SpecificityInhibition of ErbB3 by a monoclonal antibody that locks the extracellular domain in an inactive configuration
Lee S, Greenlee EB, Amick JR, Ligon GF, Lillquist JS, Natoli EJ, Hadari Y, Alvarado D, Schlessinger J. Inhibition of ErbB3 by a monoclonal antibody that locks the extracellular domain in an inactive configuration. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 13225-13230. PMID: 26460020, PMCID: PMC4629334, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1518361112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllosteric mechanismExtracellular domainUnique allosteric mechanismFormation of heterodimersReceptor tyrosine kinasesEGF receptor familyTyrosine kinase domainStructure-based designPseudo-kinaseKinase domainLigand-dependent mechanismInactive conformationTyrosine kinaseInactive configurationReceptor familyFamily activationErbB3 activationErbB3KinaseErbB2ErbB4Family membersDomainActivationHeterodimerization