2017
EGFR Ligands Differentially Stabilize Receptor Dimers to Specify Signaling Kinetics
Freed DM, Bessman NJ, Kiyatkin A, Salazar-Cavazos E, Byrne PO, Moore JO, Valley CC, Ferguson KM, Leahy DJ, Lidke DS, Lemmon MA. EGFR Ligands Differentially Stabilize Receptor Dimers to Specify Signaling Kinetics. Cell 2017, 171: 683-695.e18. PMID: 28988771, PMCID: PMC5650921, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor tyrosine kinasesEpidermal growth factor receptorEGFR ligandsEGFR extracellular regionG protein-coupled receptorsDifferent EGFR ligandsCellular programsDifferent activating ligandsEGFR dimersCell signalingGrowth factor receptorExtracellular regionDimeric conformationEGFR dimerizationNew therapeutic opportunitiesReceptor dimersTyrosine kinaseBreast cancer cellsDimerization strengthActivating ligandsFactor receptorCancer cellsEpigenTherapeutic opportunitiesBiased agonism
2010
Structural Basis for Negative Cooperativity in Growth Factor Binding to an EGF Receptor
Alvarado D, Klein DE, Lemmon MA. Structural Basis for Negative Cooperativity in Growth Factor Binding to an EGF Receptor. Cell 2010, 142: 568-579. PMID: 20723758, PMCID: PMC2925043, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.07.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEGFR extracellular regionEpidermal growth factor receptorExtracellular regionEGF receptorDifferent signaling propertiesLigand-binding eventsLigand-induced dimerizationIntracellular tyrosine kinase domainNegative cooperativityCooperative ligand bindingTyrosine kinase domainAllosteric regulationEGF-binding sitesKinase domainFactor bindingGrowth factor receptorGrowth factor bindingStructural basisLigand bindingEGFR ligandsSignaling propertiesFactor receptorReduced affinityAsymmetric dimerUnoccupied sites
2009
Structural basis for EGFR ligand sequestration by Argos
Klein D, Stayrook S, Shi F, Narayan K, Lemmon M. Structural basis for EGFR ligand sequestration by Argos. The FASEB Journal 2009, 23: 883.7-883.7. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.883.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpidermal growth factor receptorHuman urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptorDiverse developmental processesClamp-like structureEGF-like domainGrowth factor ligandsArgos functionMammalian counterpartsLigand sequestrationEGF-like modulesUrokinase-type plasminogen activator receptorEGF domainsEGF ligandGrowth factor receptorEssential regulatorStructural basisDevelopmental processesStructural homologuesEGFR ligandsFactor ligandHuman cancersPlasminogen activator receptorFactor receptorErbB/Inappropriate activation
2008
Structural basis for EGFR ligand sequestration by Argos
Klein DE, Stayrook SE, Shi F, Narayan K, Lemmon MA. Structural basis for EGFR ligand sequestration by Argos. Nature 2008, 453: 1271-1275. PMID: 18500331, PMCID: PMC2526102, DOI: 10.1038/nature06978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCell LineCrystallography, X-RayDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsEye ProteinsHumansLigandsMembrane ProteinsModels, MolecularNerve Tissue ProteinsProtein Structure, TertiaryReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaSpodopteraConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorLigand sequestrationEGFR ligand SpitzLigand SpitzMammalian counterpartsGrowth factor receptorStructural basisUrokinase plasminogen activatorStructural homologuesEGFR ligandsFactor receptorAnticancer therapeuticsStructural resemblanceHomologuesPlasminogen activatorReceptorsSequestrationProteinActivatorLigandsSpitzTGFTherapeuticsDomainHarnessing Novel Secreted Inhibitors of EGF Receptor Signaling for Breast Cancer Treatment
Lemmon M. Harnessing Novel Secreted Inhibitors of EGF Receptor Signaling for Breast Cancer Treatment. 2008 DOI: 10.21236/ada488172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEGF receptor family membersEGF receptor signalingEGF-like ligandsReceptor family membersNew structural informationFruit flyYeast surface displayEGF receptorEGFR ligandsSecreted inhibitorsProtein scaffoldsReceptor signalingFunctional fragmentsSurface displayHuman EGFProtein therapeuticsTherapeutic designGrowth factorStructural informationNew therapeuticsExperimental approachStructure determinationFamily membersDrosophilaReceptors
2007
Harnessing Novel Secreted Inhibitors of EGF Receptor Signaling for Breast Cancer Treatment
Lemmon M. Harnessing Novel Secreted Inhibitors of EGF Receptor Signaling for Breast Cancer Treatment. 2007 DOI: 10.21236/ada471085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEGF receptor family membersEGF receptor signalingEGF-like ligandsReceptor family membersNew structural informationFruit flyYeast surface displayEGF receptorSecreted inhibitorsEGFR ligandsProtein scaffoldsReceptor signalingFunctional fragmentsSurface displayHuman EGFProtein therapeuticsTherapeutic designGrowth factorNew therapeuticsStructural informationExperimental approachStructure determinationFamily membersDrosophilaReceptors