2008
Ligand-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 insightsDimerizationReceptorsHomodimerizationKinase
2007
Activation and Inhibition of the EGF Receptor
Lemmon M. Activation and Inhibition of the EGF Receptor. The FASEB Journal 2007, 21: a46-a46. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a46-b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReceptor tyrosine kinasesEGFR extracellular regionEGF-induced dimerizationActivation of EGFRErbB family receptor tyrosine kinasesKekkon-1D. melanogasterEpidermal growth factor receptorC. elegansLigand sinkMembrane proteinsGrowth factor receptorExtracellular regionEGF receptorExtracellular domainTyrosine kinaseCurrent mechanistic viewsCell surfaceHuman cancersCell growthOrthologsFactor receptorMechanistic viewNovel EGFRDimerization
2006
EGF-independent activation of cell-surface EGF receptors harboring mutations found in gefitinib-sensitive lung cancer
Choi SH, Mendrola JM, Lemmon MA. EGF-independent activation of cell-surface EGF receptors harboring mutations found in gefitinib-sensitive lung cancer. Oncogene 2006, 26: 1567-1576. PMID: 16953218, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorTyrosine kinase domainKinase domainEGF receptorRecent structural studiesSomatic mutationsCell surface EGF receptorsTyrosine kinase activityAbsence of EGFAutoinhibitory interactionsActivation loopErbB family membersGrowth factor receptorTyrosine phosphorylationEGFR tyrosine kinase domainKinase activityNull backgroundMechanistic basisOncogenic mutationsBiochemical propertiesCell surfaceCell lung carcinoma patientsFactor receptorMutationsLung carcinoma patients
1997
Two EGF molecules contribute additively to stabilization of the EGFR dimer
Lemmon M, Bu Z, Ladbury J, Zhou M, Pinchasi D, Lax I, Engelman D, Schlessinger J. Two EGF molecules contribute additively to stabilization of the EGFR dimer. The EMBO Journal 1997, 16: 281-294. PMID: 9029149, PMCID: PMC1169635, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.2.281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factorReceptor dimerizationEGF moleculesPrecise molecular detailsHuman growth hormone receptorReceptor-receptor interactionsGrowth factorInterferon-gamma receptorEGFR dimersSignaling eventsMolecular detailsReceptor oligomerizationGrowth hormone receptorExtracellular domainEGFR familyCell surfaceMonomer bindsSubsequent associationDimerizationHormone receptorsTitration calorimetrySmall-angle X-ray scatteringBindingReceptorsMultivalent binding