2024
Allosteric activation of the co-receptor BAK1 by the EFR receptor kinase initiates immune signaling
Mühlenbeck H, Tsutsui Y, Lemmon M, Bender K, Zipfel C. Allosteric activation of the co-receptor BAK1 by the EFR receptor kinase initiates immune signaling. ELife 2024, 12: rp92110. PMID: 39028038, PMCID: PMC11259431, DOI: 10.7554/elife.92110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKinase domainReceptor kinasePhosphorylation-dependent conformational changesActive conformationIntragenic suppressor mutationsCo-receptor BAK1Kinase-dead variantPlant receptor kinasesProtein kinase domainLeucine-rich repeatNon-catalytic functionsIntracellular kinase domainCo-receptorLRR-RKsSuppressor mutationsTrans-phosphorylationPseudokinase domainActivation loopActive kinaseAllosteric activationTransmembrane signalingBAK1Immune signalingRegulate signalingSignaling activityAllosteric activation of the co-receptor BAK1 by the EFR receptor kinase initiates immune signaling
Mühlenbeck H, Tsutsui Y, Lemmon M, Bender K, Zipfel C. Allosteric activation of the co-receptor BAK1 by the EFR receptor kinase initiates immune signaling. ELife 2024, 12 DOI: 10.7554/elife.92110.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKinase domainReceptor kinasePhosphorylation-dependent conformational changesActive conformationIntragenic suppressor mutationsCo-receptor BAK1Kinase-dead variantPlant receptor kinasesProtein kinase domainLeucine-rich repeatNon-catalytic functionsIntracellular kinase domainCo-receptorLRR-RKsSuppressor mutationsTrans-phosphorylationPseudokinase domainActivation loopActive kinaseAllosteric activationTransmembrane signalingBAK1Immune signalingRegulate signalingSignaling activity
2013
Mechanism for activation of mutated epidermal growth factor receptors in lung cancer
Brewer M, Yun CH, Lai D, Lemmon MA, Eck MJ, Pao W. Mechanism for activation of mutated epidermal growth factor receptors in lung cancer. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: e3595-e3604. PMID: 24019492, PMCID: PMC3780914, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1220050110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWT epidermal growth factor receptorEpidermal growth factor receptorTyrosine kinase domainGrowth factor receptorConformational changesAsymmetric dimer interfaceMutant epidermal growth factor receptorAllosteric conformational changeAsymmetric dimer formationFactor receptorIntermolecular regulationKinase domainEGFR tyrosine kinase domainDimer interfaceMutantsM mutantActive conformation
2012
Erlotinib binds both inactive and active conformations of the EGFR tyrosine kinase domain
Park JH, Liu Y, Lemmon MA, Radhakrishnan R. Erlotinib binds both inactive and active conformations of the EGFR tyrosine kinase domain. Biochemical Journal 2012, 448: 417-423. PMID: 23101586, PMCID: PMC3507260, DOI: 10.1042/bj20121513.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Molecular dynamics analysis of conserved hydrophobic and hydrophilic bond-interaction networks in ErbB family kinases
Shih AJ, Telesco SE, Choi SH, Lemmon MA, Radhakrishnan R. Molecular dynamics analysis of conserved hydrophobic and hydrophilic bond-interaction networks in ErbB family kinases. Biochemical Journal 2011, 436: 241-251. PMID: 21426301, PMCID: PMC3138537, DOI: 10.1042/bj20101791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErbB familyDifferent molecular contextsIntracellular kinase domainImportant regulatory elementsSrc kinase HckReceptor tyrosine kinasesHomologous receptor tyrosine kinasesSequence similarityKinase domainRegulatory elementsDimer interfaceSubdomain motionsInactive conformationKey residuesEGFR activationMolecular contextTyrosine kinasePresent molecular dynamics studyBond networkActive conformationConformational statesKinaseErbB kinasesMolecular dynamics analysisSalt bridge