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
2021
Phosphatidylserine binding directly regulates TIM-3 function
Smith CM, Li A, Krishnamurthy N, Lemmon MA. Phosphatidylserine binding directly regulates TIM-3 function. Biochemical Journal 2021, 478: 3331-3349. PMID: 34435619, PMCID: PMC8454703, DOI: 10.1042/bcj20210425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTim-3T cell receptorTherapeutic targetCo-signaling receptorsTim-3 functionTim-3 ligandTim-3 signalingCo-inhibitory receptorsCo-stimulatory receptorsImmune modulation approachesIL-2 secretionPotential therapeutic targetNF-κB signalingImportant therapeutic targetPD-1Jurkat cellsCultured Jurkat cellsT cellsCell receptorTCR stimulationReceptorsImportance of phosphatidylserineDifferent studiesCellsSignaling
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
2015
Ligand regulation of a constitutively dimeric EGF receptor
Freed DM, Alvarado D, Lemmon MA. Ligand regulation of a constitutively dimeric EGF receptor. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 7380. PMID: 26060020, PMCID: PMC4465127, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorLin-3Ligand-induced receptor dimerizationInsulin receptor family membersReceptor family membersLET-23Minor structural rearrangementsDomain compositionLigand regulationGrowth factor receptorDimerization armAllosteric changesExtracellular regionOligomerization stateReceptor dimerizationMutational analysisEGF receptorFactor receptorStructural rearrangementsKey eventsCovalent dimersStructural studiesFamily membersCaenorhabditisDimers
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 advancesReceptorsPutting together structures of epidermal growth factor receptors
Bessman NJ, Freed DM, Lemmon MA. Putting together structures of epidermal growth factor receptors. Current Opinion In Structural Biology 2014, 29: 95-101. PMID: 25460273, PMCID: PMC4268130, DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2014.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorIntact epidermal growth factor receptorChemical biology methodsNumerous crystal structuresFactor receptorTyrosine kinase domainVariety of inhibitorsKinase domainExtracellular regionMembrane environmentIntracellular regionBiology methodsIntact receptorReceptorsCancer therapyNext challengeCrystal structureMembraneActivationRegionInhibitorsDomain
2009
ErbB2 resembles an autoinhibited invertebrate epidermal growth factor receptor
Alvarado D, Klein DE, Lemmon MA. ErbB2 resembles an autoinhibited invertebrate epidermal growth factor receptor. Nature 2009, 461: 287-291. PMID: 19718021, PMCID: PMC2762480, DOI: 10.1038/nature08297.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Functional selectivity of EGF family peptide growth factors: Implications for cancer
Wilson KJ, Gilmore JL, Foley J, Lemmon MA, Riese DJ. Functional selectivity of EGF family peptide growth factors: Implications for cancer. Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2008, 122: 1-8. PMID: 19135477, PMCID: PMC2665203, DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2008.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEGF family membersPeptide growth factorsFunctional selectivityGrowth factorErbB family receptorsFamily membersNeck cancerReceptor couplingReceptor tyrosine phosphorylationMalignant phenotypeDivergent biological responsesSame receptorFamily receptorsEGF familyReceptorsErbB receptorsG proteinsCancerCancer chemotherapeuticsCell culturesLigand activityTyrosine phosphorylationColorectalSubsequent differencesBiological responsesLigand-induced ErbB receptor dimerization
Lemmon MA. Ligand-induced ErbB receptor dimerization. Experimental Cell Research 2008, 315: 638-648. PMID: 19038249, PMCID: PMC2667204, DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2008.10.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor dimerizationEGF receptorCell surfaceStructural studiesReceptor tyrosine kinasesReceptor extracellular regionExtracellular regionSimple overexpressionImportant new insightsTyrosine kinaseIntact receptorCell transformationStructural predictionsWhole receptorErbB familyErbB receptorsEGF bindingNegative cooperativityMechanistic componentsKey mechanistic componentNew insightsDimerizationReceptorsHomodimerizationKinaseStructural 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 activatorReceptorsSequestrationProteinActivatorLigandsSpitzTGFTherapeuticsDomain
2007
Ligand-Induced Structural Transitions in ErbB Receptor Extracellular Domains
Dawson JP, Bu Z, Lemmon MA. Ligand-Induced Structural Transitions in ErbB Receptor Extracellular Domains. Structure 2007, 15: 942-954. PMID: 17697999, DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2007.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular regionDimerization siteLow-resolution molecular envelopeEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activationGrowth factor receptor activationAutoinhibitory intramolecular interactionMajor domain rearrangementsSmall-angle X-ray scatteringReceptor extracellular domainDomain rearrangementsEGF receptorExtracellular domainLigand bindingEGFR mutantsReceptor conformationMutantsMolecular envelopeExtended conformationNew insightsReceptor activationCrystallographic studiesConformationIntramolecular interactionsReceptorsX-ray scattering
2006
Palmitoylation of the EGFR Ligand Spitz by Rasp Increases Spitz Activity by Restricting Its Diffusion
Miura GI, Buglino J, Alvarado D, Lemmon MA, Resh MD, Treisman JE. Palmitoylation of the EGFR Ligand Spitz by Rasp Increases Spitz Activity by Restricting Its Diffusion. Developmental Cell 2006, 10: 167-176. PMID: 16459296, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2005.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcyltransferasesAnimalsBase SequenceBiological Transport, ActiveCell LineCell MembraneCysteineDNADrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsFemaleGenes, InsectIn Vitro TechniquesLigandsMaleMembrane ProteinsModels, BiologicalMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationOvaryPalmitic AcidRecombinant ProteinsTransfectionWings, AnimalConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorDrosophila epidermal growth factor receptorEGFR ligand SpitzPlasma membrane associationN-terminal cysteine residueLigand SpitzMembrane associationWnt familyDevelopmental functionsGrowth factor receptorCysteine residuesBiological functionsLipid modificationPalmitoylationIntracellular proteinsCultured cellsCell membraneFactor receptorSpitzReduced activityVivoTransmembraneHedgehogProteinActivity
2001
The Single Transmembrane Domains of ErbB Receptors Self-associate in Cell Membranes*
Mendrola JM, Berger MB, King MC, Lemmon MA. The Single Transmembrane Domains of ErbB Receptors Self-associate in Cell Membranes*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 277: 4704-4712. PMID: 11741943, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m108681200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceCell MembraneChloramphenicol O-AcetyltransferaseDimerizationDNA Mutational AnalysisErbB ReceptorsEscherichia coliGenetic VectorsGlutamic AcidHumansLigandsMaltoseModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationProtein Structure, TertiaryReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptor, ErbB-3Receptor, ErbB-4Recombinant Fusion ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidValineConceptsTM domain interactionsTM domainReceptor tyrosine kinasesEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorDomain interactionsSingle transmembrane alpha-helixReceptor dimersTyrosine kinaseExtracellular domainErbB receptor functionEscherichia coli cell membraneSingle transmembrane domainTransmembrane alpha-helixErbB receptorsCell membraneLimited mutational analysisFactor receptorGlutamic acid mutationTransmembrane domainGxxxG motifDomain dimerMutational analysisAlpha-helixErythropoietin receptor
1998
Specificity and Promiscuity in Phosphoinositide Binding by Pleckstrin Homology Domains*
Kavran J, Klein D, Lee A, Falasca M, Isakoff S, Skolnik E, Lemmon M. Specificity and Promiscuity in Phosphoinositide Binding by Pleckstrin Homology Domains*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1998, 273: 30497-30508. PMID: 9804818, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.46.30497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPleckstrin homology domainPH domainGrp1 PH domainD-myo-inositolParticular phosphoinositidesPhosphoinositide bindingHomology domainDependent membrane recruitmentDifferent PH domainsPH domain bindsSmall protein modulesSoluble inositol phosphatesMembrane recruitmentDomain bindsProtein modulesSpecific phosphoinositideMammalian cellsPlasma membraneSingle speciesAbundant speciesMultiple phosphoinositidesCellular membranesPhosphoinositidePI 3Clear specificity
1997
Kit Receptor Dimerization Is Driven by Bivalent Binding of Stem Cell Factor*
Lemmon M, Pinchasi D, Zhou M, Lax I, Schlessinger J. Kit Receptor Dimerization Is Driven by Bivalent Binding of Stem Cell Factor*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1997, 272: 6311-6317. PMID: 9045650, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.10.6311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell factorKIT dimerizationReceptor dimerizationExtracellular domainCell factorFourth Ig-like domainColony-stimulating factor-1Receptor tyrosine kinasesIg-like domainsCytokine stem cell factorDomain bindsPlatelet-derived growth factorGrowth factorLike domainDimer bindsMost growth factorsTyrosine kinaseDimerization siteConformational changesReceptor KITAnalytical ultracentrifugationForms of KITBivalent bindingFactor 1Dimerization
1996
PH Domains: Diverse Sequences with a Common Fold Recruit Signaling Molecules to the Cell Surface
Lemmon M, Ferguson K, Schlessinger J. PH Domains: Diverse Sequences with a Common Fold Recruit Signaling Molecules to the Cell Surface. Cell 1996, 85: 621-624. PMID: 8646770, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81022-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements