2022
Glioblastoma mutations alter EGFR dimer structure to prevent ligand bias
Hu C, Leche CA, Kiyatkin A, Yu Z, Stayrook SE, Ferguson KM, Lemmon MA. Glioblastoma mutations alter EGFR dimer structure to prevent ligand bias. Nature 2022, 602: 518-522. PMID: 35140400, PMCID: PMC8857055, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04393-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Complex Relationship between Ligand Binding and Dimerization in the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
Bessman NJ, Bagchi A, Ferguson KM, Lemmon MA. Complex Relationship between Ligand Binding and Dimerization in the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor. Cell Reports 2014, 9: 1306-1317. PMID: 25453753, PMCID: PMC4254573, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorLigand bindingExtracellular regionGrowth factor receptorIntact epidermal growth factor receptorEGFR extracellular regionComplex allosteric regulationExtracellular epidermal growth factor receptorFactor receptorLigand-binding affinityAllosteric regulationReceptor dimerizationEGFR dimerizationAllosteric linkagePathological mutationsOncogenic mutationsNegative cooperativityMutationsDimerizationUnexpected relationshipBindingSpecific ligandsPivotal roleRecent advancesReceptors