1998
A single amino acid substitution in a WW‐like domain of diverse members of the PDGF receptor subfamily of tyrosine kinases causes constitutive receptor activation
Irusta P, DiMaio D. A single amino acid substitution in a WW‐like domain of diverse members of the PDGF receptor subfamily of tyrosine kinases causes constitutive receptor activation. The EMBO Journal 1998, 17: 6912-6923. PMID: 9843497, PMCID: PMC1171039, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.23.6912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlanineAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsBinding SitesCell Line, TransformedCloning, MolecularDimerizationEnzyme ActivationHumansInterleukin-3LigandsMiceMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPeptidesPhosphorylationPolymerase Chain ReactionReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor betaReceptors, Platelet-Derived Growth FactorSequence Homology, Amino AcidStructure-Activity RelationshipTyrosineValineConceptsTyrosine kinase activityKinase activityTyrosine kinasePlatelet-derived growth factor beta receptorCytoplasmic juxtamembrane domainPDGF receptorSignal transduction proteinsWW-like domainTransmembrane receptor tyrosine kinaseProtein-protein interactionsBa/F3 cellsGST fusion proteinSingle amino acid substitutionConstitutive receptor activationGrowth factor beta receptorAbsence of ligandReceptor tyrosine kinasesAmino acid substitutionsSequence PPXYTransduction proteinsWW domainsCellular functionsJuxtamembrane regionTyrosine phosphorylationAlanine substitutions
1995
Ligand-Independent Activation of the Platelet-Derived Growth Factor β Receptor: Requirements for Bovine Papillomavirus E5-Induced Mitogenic Signaling
Drummond-Barbosa D, Vaillancourt R, Kazlauskas A, DiMaio D. Ligand-Independent Activation of the Platelet-Derived Growth Factor β Receptor: Requirements for Bovine Papillomavirus E5-Induced Mitogenic Signaling. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1995, 15: 2570-2581. PMID: 7739538, PMCID: PMC230487, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.15.5.2570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE5 proteinPDGF beta receptorTyrosine phosphorylationMitogenic signalsMitogenic signalingReceptor mutantsSH2 domain-containing proteinsPlatelet-derived growth factor beta receptorPDGF beta receptor tyrosine kinaseDomain-containing proteinsPhosphorylation of substratesInterleukin-3Tyrosine phosphorylation sitesGrowth factor β receptorBa/F3 cellsReceptor tyrosine phosphorylationGrowth factor beta receptorLigand-independent activationReceptor tyrosine kinasesTyrosine kinase activityBovine papillomavirus E5Beta receptorsComplex formationPhosphorylation sitesReceptor autophosphorylation