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
1994
Regulation of signal transduction and signal diversity by receptor oligomerization
Lemmon M, Schlessinger J. Regulation of signal transduction and signal diversity by receptor oligomerization. Trends In Biochemical Sciences 1994, 19: 459-463. PMID: 7855887, DOI: 10.1016/0968-0004(94)90130-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor oligomerizationProtein tyrosine kinase activityTyrosine kinase activityDiversity of ligandsGrowth factorCytoplasmic domainSignal transductionEpidermal growth factorKinase activityExtracellular domainDifferent complementsSame receptor familySignal diversityReceptor familyIndividual receptorsOligomerizationHeterodimerizationDiversityAccessory moleculesReceptorsImportant roleSH2TransmembraneTransductionDomain