2014
Identification of PLX4032‐resistance mechanisms and implications for novel RAF inhibitors
Choi J, Landrette SF, Wang T, Evans P, Bacchiocchi A, Bjornson R, Cheng E, Stiegler AL, Gathiaka S, Acevedo O, Boggon TJ, Krauthammer M, Halaban R, Xu T. Identification of PLX4032‐resistance mechanisms and implications for novel RAF inhibitors. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2014, 27: 253-262. PMID: 24283590, PMCID: PMC4065135, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDNA Transposable ElementsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmHumansIndolesMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMelanomaModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, InsertionalMutant ProteinsMutationProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafSulfonamidesVemurafenibConceptsBRAF mutationsNovel BRAF mutationBRAF inhibitorsNext-generation BRAF inhibitorsPLX4032-resistant melanoma cellsMelanoma cellsMelanoma patient survivalHuman prostate cancerBRAF mutant cellsWhole-exome sequencingMelanoma patientsPatient survivalClinical trialsProstate cancerRAF inhibitorsOncogenic mutationsNew screening approachRelevant aberrationsInhibitorsCellsMutationsScreening approachNovel RAF inhibitorsPatientsPLX8394
2009
RigidFinder: A fast and sensitive method to detect rigid blocks in large macromolecular complexes
Abyzov A, Bjornson R, Felipe M, Gerstein M. RigidFinder: A fast and sensitive method to detect rigid blocks in large macromolecular complexes. Proteins Structure Function And Bioinformatics 2009, 78: 309-324. PMID: 19705487, DOI: 10.1002/prot.22544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge macromolecular complexesMacromolecular complexesLarge-scale conformational changesRNA polymerase IIT7 RNA polymeraseMultiple polypeptide chainsPolymerase IIRNA polymeraseDistance conservationPhosphate dikinaseDifferent conformationsInter-residue distancesLarge complexesConformational changesPolypeptide chainDomain motionPartial refoldingFurther distinguishing featureConformationStructure determinationComplexesDikinaseSensitive identificationGroELIdentification