Artificial Transmembrane Oncoproteins Smaller than the Bovine Papillomavirus E5 Protein Redefine Sequence Requirements for Activation of the Platelet-Derived Growth Factor β Receptor
Talbert-Slagle K, Marlatt S, Barrera FN, Khurana E, Oates J, Gerstein M, Engelman DM, Dixon AM, DiMaio D. Artificial Transmembrane Oncoproteins Smaller than the Bovine Papillomavirus E5 Protein Redefine Sequence Requirements for Activation of the Platelet-Derived Growth Factor β Receptor. Journal Of Virology 2009, 83: 9773-9785. PMID: 19605488, PMCID: PMC2748040, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00946-09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPDGF beta receptorTransmembrane domainBPV E5Transmembrane proteinBovine papillomavirus E5 proteinPlatelet-derived growth factor beta receptorArtificial transmembrane proteinsLigand-independent receptor activationPrimary amino acid sequenceSimilar cellular proteinsSmall artificial proteinsGrowth factor β receptorHomodimeric transmembrane proteinAmino acid sequenceGrowth factor beta receptorConsecutive amino acidsC-terminal cysteineSame cellular targetsNew genetic techniquesBeta receptorsCellular proteinsAcid sequenceE5 proteinGenetic techniquesSequence requirements