1997
Two EGF molecules contribute additively to stabilization of the EGFR dimer
Lemmon M, Bu Z, Ladbury J, Zhou M, Pinchasi D, Lax I, Engelman D, Schlessinger J. Two EGF molecules contribute additively to stabilization of the EGFR dimer. The EMBO Journal 1997, 16: 281-294. PMID: 9029149, PMCID: PMC1169635, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.2.281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factorReceptor dimerizationEGF moleculesPrecise molecular detailsHuman growth hormone receptorReceptor-receptor interactionsGrowth factorInterferon-gamma receptorEGFR dimersSignaling eventsMolecular detailsReceptor oligomerizationGrowth hormone receptorExtracellular domainEGFR familyCell surfaceMonomer bindsSubsequent associationDimerizationHormone receptorsTitration calorimetrySmall-angle X-ray scatteringBindingReceptorsMultivalent binding
1994
Regulation of signal transduction and signal diversity by receptor oligomerization
Lemmon M, Schlessinger J. Regulation of signal transduction and signal diversity by receptor oligomerization. Trends In Biochemical Sciences 1994, 19: 459-463. PMID: 7855887, DOI: 10.1016/0968-0004(94)90130-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor oligomerizationProtein tyrosine kinase activityTyrosine kinase activityDiversity of ligandsGrowth factorCytoplasmic domainSignal transductionEpidermal growth factorKinase activityExtracellular domainDifferent complementsSame receptor familySignal diversityReceptor familyIndividual receptorsOligomerizationHeterodimerizationDiversityAccessory moleculesReceptorsImportant roleSH2TransmembraneTransductionDomain