2008
Mechanism of Activation and Inhibition of the HER4/ErbB4 Kinase
Qiu C, Tarrant MK, Choi SH, Sathyamurthy A, Bose R, Banjade S, Pal A, Bornmann WG, Lemmon MA, Cole PA, Leahy DJ. Mechanism of Activation and Inhibition of the HER4/ErbB4 Kinase. Structure 2008, 16: 460-467. PMID: 18334220, PMCID: PMC2858219, DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2007.12.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErbB4 kinaseEGF receptorBa/F3 cellsReceptor tyrosine kinasesMechanism of activationHER4/ErbB4ErbB family membersKinase domainHER2/ErbB2Kinase activationMutagenesis studiesTyrosine kinaseF3 cellsKinaseDimer conformationErbB familyNormal developmentInactive formAsymmetric dimerMammary glandErbB4ActivationFamily members
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