2024
De novo-designed transmembrane proteins bind and regulate a cytokine receptor
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1998
Oncogenic activation of the PDGF β receptor by the transmembrane domain of p185neu*
Petti L, Irusta P, DiMaio D. Oncogenic activation of the PDGF β receptor by the transmembrane domain of p185neu*. Oncogene 1998, 16: 843-851. PMID: 9484775, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1201590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBa/F3 cellsTransmembrane domainBa/F3 hematopoietic cellsF3 cellsWild-type PDGF receptorNovel tyrosine phosphorylated proteinsIL-3-independent growthTyrosine phosphorylated proteinsDistinct signaling pathwaysWild-type PDGFLevels of phosphotyrosineWild-type receptorIL-3Β receptorPDGF β-receptorPhosphorylated proteinsTyrosine autophosphorylationOncogenic formsKinase activityMouse C127Receptor homodimerizationOncogenic activationSignaling pathwaysChimeric receptorsFoci formation