2023
Cryo-EM analyses of KIT and oncogenic mutants reveal structural oncogenic plasticity and a target for therapeutic intervention
Krimmer S, Bertoletti N, Suzuki Y, Katic L, Mohanty J, Shu S, Lee S, Lax I, Mi W, Schlessinger J. Cryo-EM analyses of KIT and oncogenic mutants reveal structural oncogenic plasticity and a target for therapeutic intervention. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2300054120. PMID: 36943885, PMCID: PMC10068818, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2300054120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOncogenic KIT mutantsStem cell factorKIT mutantsHomotypic contactsCryo-EM analysisUnexpected structural plasticityLigand stem cell factorElectron microscopy structural analysisReceptor tyrosine kinase KITOncogenic mutantsHematopoietic stem cellsKIT dimerizationTyrosine kinase KITD5 regionPlasma membraneMutational analysisMutantsExtracellular domainGerm cellsHuman cancersSomatic gainCell factorStructural plasticityStem cellsKinase KIT
2011
Crystal Structure of the E2 Domain of Amyloid Precursor Protein-like Protein 1 in Complex with Sucrose Octasulfate*
Xue Y, Lee S, Wang Y, Ha Y. Crystal Structure of the E2 Domain of Amyloid Precursor Protein-like Protein 1 in Complex with Sucrose Octasulfate*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 286: 29748-29757. PMID: 21715329, PMCID: PMC3191016, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.219659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAPP-like proteinsE2 domainHEK-293 cellsSucrose OctasulfateSignal transductionProtein geneBasic residuesSOS moleculesMutational analysisE2 dimerMost residuesProcessing of APPFamilial Alzheimer's diseaseExtracellular matrixAmyloid precursor protein geneProteolysis of APPMissense mutationsProtein 1Key heparinProteinResiduesSymmetry mateAPLP1Precursor protein geneCrystal structure