2015
Heparin is an activating ligand of the orphan receptor tyrosine kinase ALK
Murray PB, Lax I, Reshetnyak A, Ligon GF, Lillquist JS, Natoli EJ, Shi X, Folta-Stogniew E, Gunel M, Alvarado D, Schlessinger J. Heparin is an activating ligand of the orphan receptor tyrosine kinase ALK. Science Signaling 2015, 8: ra6. PMID: 25605972, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2005916.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnaplastic lymphoma kinaseReceptor tyrosine kinasesActivation of RTKsCultured neuroblastoma cellsReceptor tyrosine kinase anaplastic lymphoma kinaseActivation of ALKStroma contributesLung adenocarcinomaLymphoma kinaseNervous systemExtracellular domainDrug resistanceNeuroblastoma cellsAberrant activationALK activityHeparinCancerPotential mechanismsGenetic amplificationActivationTyrosine kinaseAdenocarcinomaNeuroblastomaTherapyProgression
2014
The docking protein FRS2α is a critical regulator of VEGF receptors signaling
Chen PY, Qin L, Zhuang ZW, Tellides G, Lax I, Schlessinger J, Simons M. The docking protein FRS2α is a critical regulator of VEGF receptors signaling. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 5514-5519. PMID: 24706887, PMCID: PMC3992672, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1404545111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCell MovementDNA PrimersEndothelial CellsGene Expression ProfilingGenetic VectorsHEK293 CellsHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryImmunoprecipitationLaser-Doppler FlowmetryLentivirusMembrane ProteinsMiceReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorSignal TransductionX-Ray MicrotomographyConceptsLymphatic endothelial cell migrationFibroblast growth factor receptor substrate 2Growth factor receptor substrate 2Cognate receptor tyrosine kinasesFactor receptor substrate 2Receptor kinase signalingVascular endothelial growth factorPostnatal vascular developmentReceptor tyrosine kinasesEndothelial cell migrationKinase signalingEndothelial-specific deletionAdult angiogenesisVEGF receptorsTyrosine kinaseCritical regulatorVascular developmentFRS2αSubstrate 2Cell migrationDependent activationCritical roleUnidentified componentsGrowth factorEndothelial growth factorReceptor Tyrosine Kinases: Legacy of the First Two Decades
Schlessinger J. Receptor Tyrosine Kinases: Legacy of the First Two Decades. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Biology 2014, 6: a008912. PMID: 24591517, PMCID: PMC3949355, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a008912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructure, domain organization, and different conformational states of stem cell factor-induced intact KIT dimers
Opatowsky Y, Lax I, Tomé F, Bleichert F, Unger VM, Schlessinger J. Structure, domain organization, and different conformational states of stem cell factor-induced intact KIT dimers. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 1772-1777. PMID: 24449920, PMCID: PMC3918759, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1323254111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular regionConformational statesIg-like domainsReceptor tyrosine kinasesDifferent conformational statesTrans autophosphorylationTyrosine kinase domainMembrane-proximal Ig-like domainsTrans phosphorylationAutophosphorylation sitesDomain organizationKinase domainCytoplasmic regionHomotypic interactionsKinase activityReceptor dimersDimeric receptorTyrosine kinaseAsymmetric arrangementMolecular interactionsPrevalent conformationsCrystal structureAutophosphorylationDimersKinaseDifferential TAM receptor–ligand–phospholipid interactions delimit differential TAM bioactivities
Lew ED, Oh J, Burrola PG, Lax I, Zagórska A, Través PG, Schlessinger J, Lemke G. Differential TAM receptor–ligand–phospholipid interactions delimit differential TAM bioactivities. ELife 2014, 3: e03385. PMID: 25265470, PMCID: PMC4206827, DOI: 10.7554/elife.03385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxl Receptor Tyrosine KinaseBone Marrow CellsCell LineC-Mer Tyrosine KinaseEmbryo, MammalianFemaleFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationHEK293 CellsHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPhagocytosisPhosphatidylserinesPrimary Cell CultureProtein SProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionConceptsActivation of MerWild-type affinityReceptor tyrosine kinasesCellular physiologyReceptor-ligand engagementTAM receptor tyrosine kinasesGenetic analysisLigand specificityTyrosine kinaseLigand engagementPhospholipid phosphatidylserineGla domainPhospholipid interactionsDifferential activityProtein SAxlGas6PhosphatidylserinePhagocytosisPredominant roleKinasePhysiologyRegulationActivationReceptors
2010
Cell Signaling by Receptor Tyrosine Kinases
Lemmon MA, Schlessinger J. Cell Signaling by Receptor Tyrosine Kinases. Cell 2010, 141: 1117-1134. PMID: 20602996, PMCID: PMC2914105, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor tyrosine kinasesTyrosine kinaseIntracellular tyrosine kinase domainRecent structural studiesGrowth factor ligandsTyrosine kinase domainUnexpected diversityKinase domainCell signalingLigand bindingCellular responsesFactor ligandRTK mutationsKinaseStructural studiesActivationSignalingDiversityMutationsDimerizationMechanismBindingDomainAsymmetric receptor contact is required for tyrosine autophosphorylation of fibroblast growth factor receptor in living cells
Bae JH, Boggon TJ, Tomé F, Mandiyan V, Lax I, Schlessinger J. Asymmetric receptor contact is required for tyrosine autophosphorylation of fibroblast growth factor receptor in living cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 2866-2871. PMID: 20133753, PMCID: PMC2840318, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0914157107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor tyrosine kinasesTyrosine autophosphorylationKinase moleculesTyrosine kinaseFGFR1 kinase domainSpecific docking sitesAsymmetric dimer formationFibroblast growth factor receptorActivation of intracellularKinase domainOncogenic activating mutationsGrowth factor receptorMolecular basisDocking siteKinase activityBiochemical experimentsActive enzymeN-lobeC-lobeFGF receptorsFunction mutationsAutophosphorylationTransphosphorylationLiving cellsFactor receptor
2009
The Selectivity of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling Is Controlled by a Secondary SH2 Domain Binding Site
Bae JH, Lew ED, Yuzawa S, Tomé F, Lax I, Schlessinger J. The Selectivity of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling Is Controlled by a Secondary SH2 Domain Binding Site. Cell 2009, 138: 514-524. PMID: 19665973, PMCID: PMC4764080, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.05.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSH2 domainSH2 domain-mediated interactionsReceptor tyrosine kinase signalingPhosphorylation-independent mannerReceptor phosphorylation sitesDomain-mediated interactionsDomain Binding SiteSpecific cellular processesTyrosine kinase signalingParticular sequence motifsReceptor tyrosine kinasesBinding sitesTyrosine kinase domainPhosphorylation sitesCellular processesSequence motifsPhospholipase CgammaKinase signalingKinase domainTyrosine kinaseSecondary binding siteCultured cellsDomain selectivityRegulation of selectivityIndependent manner