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Phosphoproteomic Screen Identifies Potential Therapeutic Targets in Melanoma
Tworkoski K, Singhal G, Szpakowski S, Zito CI, Bacchiocchi A, Muthusamy V, Bosenberg M, Krauthammer M, Halaban R, Stern DF. Phosphoproteomic Screen Identifies Potential Therapeutic Targets in Melanoma. Molecular Cancer Research 2011, 9: 801-812. PMID: 21521745, PMCID: PMC3117976, DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-10-0512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationErbB ReceptorsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Knockdown TechniquesHEK293 CellsHumansInfant, NewbornMelanocytesMelanomaPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationProteomicsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, IGF Type 2RNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsSTAT3 Transcription FactorConceptsTherapeutic targetReceptor tyrosine kinasesMelanoma cellsPotential therapeutic targetIdentifies potential therapeutic targetsActive receptor tyrosine kinasesTyrosine kinaseMelanoma cell migrationReceptor expressionBreast cancerAxl knockdownAutocrine circuitTherapeutic interventionsCancer subtypesReceptor tyrosine kinase activationTyrosine kinase activationNovel targetActivated receptorsAxlRNA knockdownMelanomaCell migrationHER3KnockdownIGF1RActivation of Neu (ErbB-2) Mediated by Disulfide Bond-Induced Dimerization Reveals a Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Dimer Interface
Burke C, Stern D. Activation of Neu (ErbB-2) Mediated by Disulfide Bond-Induced Dimerization Reveals a Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Dimer Interface. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1998, 18: 5371-5379. PMID: 9710621, PMCID: PMC109122, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.18.9.5371.Peer-Reviewed Original Research3T3 CellsAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsCell LineCell Transformation, NeoplasticCOS CellsCysteineDimerizationDisulfidesDNA PrimersMiceModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPolymerase Chain ReactionProtein Structure, SecondaryRatsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, ErbB-2Recombinant ProteinsSequence Alignment
2013
MERTK controls melanoma cell migration and survival and differentially regulates cell behavior relative to AXL
Tworkoski KA, Platt JT, Bacchiocchi A, Bosenberg M, Boggon TJ, Stern DF. MERTK controls melanoma cell migration and survival and differentially regulates cell behavior relative to AXL. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2013, 26: 527-541. PMID: 23617806, PMCID: PMC3918898, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAxl Receptor Tyrosine KinaseC-Mer Tyrosine KinaseCdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationCell SurvivalCytophotometryGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHEK293 CellsHumansMelanomaNeoplasm MetastasisOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsConceptsCell migrationCell behaviorMelanoma cellsAkt-dependent mannerShRNA-mediated knockdownDifferential cell behaviorDifferent transcriptional signaturesReceptor tyrosine kinase AXLMelanoma cell migrationMelanoma cell proliferationKinase domainTyrosine kinase AXLCell motilityTranscriptional signatureCell survivalColony formationCell proliferationOverexpression of AxlPossible therapeutic targetMelanoma pathogenesisNovel mutationsMerTKAxlTherapeutic targetMutations
1996
The Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Couples Transforming Growth Factor-α, Heparin-binding Epidermal Growth Factor-like Factor, and Amphiregulin to Neu, ErbB-3, and ErbB-4*
Riese D, Kim E, Elenius K, Buckley S, Klagsbrun M, Plowman G, Stern D. The Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Couples Transforming Growth Factor-α, Heparin-binding Epidermal Growth Factor-like Factor, and Amphiregulin to Neu, ErbB-3, and ErbB-4*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1996, 271: 20047-20052. PMID: 8702723, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.33.20047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmphiregulinAnimalsCell DivisionCell LineCell SurvivalEGF Family of ProteinsEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsGlycoproteinsGrowth SubstancesHeparin-binding EGF-like Growth FactorIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsInterleukin-3MicePhosphorylationPhosphotyrosineProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptor, ErbB-3Receptor, ErbB-4Recombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor alphaConceptsHeparin-binding EGF-like growth factorErbB family receptorsPhysiologic responsesReceptor tyrosine phosphorylationFamily receptorsGrowth factorEpidermal growth factor (EGF) familyBa/F3 cell lineEpidermal growth factor-like factorsCell linesEGF-like growth factorGrowth factor familyTGF-alphaReceptor couplingReceptors coupleHuman malignanciesAmphiregulinTyrosine phosphorylationEGF familyErbB-3ErbB-4ReceptorsStimulationEGFSimilar patternType 1 receptor tyrosine kinases are differentially phosphorylated in mammary carcinoma and differentially associated with steroid receptors.
Bacus SS, Chin D, Yarden Y, Zelnick CR, Stern DF. Type 1 receptor tyrosine kinases are differentially phosphorylated in mammary carcinoma and differentially associated with steroid receptors. American Journal Of Pathology 1996, 148: 549-58. PMID: 8579117, PMCID: PMC1861670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsErbB ReceptorsFemaleFrozen SectionsGenes, erbB-2HumansImmunohistochemistryPhosphorylationPhosphotyrosinePrognosisProto-Oncogene MasReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptor, ErbB-4Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneReceptors, SteroidRetrospective StudiesConceptsMammary carcinomaReceptor tyrosine kinasesType 1 receptor tyrosine kinasesMammary carcinoma patientsType 1 receptorExpression of neuAnti-neu antibodyEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorTyrosine kinaseCarcinoma patientsPrognostic factorsPoor prognosisClinical evaluationTherapeutic strategiesCarcinomaHER-4Frozen sectionsSteroid receptorsNeu/ErbBNeuFactor receptorReceptorsDifferent biological activitiesTyrosine phosphorylation