2021
Structural Insights into Pseudokinase Domains of Receptor Tyrosine Kinases
Sheetz J, Mathea S, Karvonen H, Malhotra K, Chatterjee D, Niininen W, Perttila R, Preuss F, Suresh K, Stayrook S, Tsutsui Y, Radhakrishnan R, Ungureanu D, Knapp S, Lemmon M. Structural Insights into Pseudokinase Domains of Receptor Tyrosine Kinases. The FASEB Journal 2021, 35 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2021.35.s1.02446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReceptor tyrosine kinasesPseudokinase domainTyrosine kinaseTyrosine kinase-mediated signalingKey cellular processesKinase-mediated signalingExtracellular cuesViable drug targetTransduce signalsCellular processesEmbryonic developmentPseudokinasesTissue homeostasisFuture dissectionReceptor dimerizationStructural insightsKinase activityCancer hallmarksSignaling mechanismDrug targetsPutative routesKinaseOncogenic driversSmall moleculesPhosphotransfer
2018
Regulation of Kinase Activity in the Caenorhabditis elegans EGF Receptor, LET-23
Liu L, Thaker TM, Freed DM, Frazier N, Malhotra K, Lemmon MA, Jura N. Regulation of Kinase Activity in the Caenorhabditis elegans EGF Receptor, LET-23. Structure 2018, 26: 270-281.e4. PMID: 29358026, PMCID: PMC5803352, DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2017.12.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLET-23Allosteric activatorEGF receptorAllosteric activation mechanismFull-length receptorCaenorhabditis elegansActive kinaseKinase domainAllosteric activationKinase activityReceptor dimersEGFR kinaseKinaseHuman EGFRDistinct rolesHuman counterpartActivation mechanismActivatorReceptorsElegansHeterodimerizationMutationsCrystal structureRegulationEGFR
2013
Receptor tyrosine kinases with intracellular pseudokinase domains
Mendrola JM, Shi F, Park JH, Lemmon MA. Receptor tyrosine kinases with intracellular pseudokinase domains. Biochemical Society Transactions 2013, 41: 1029-1036. PMID: 23863174, PMCID: PMC3777422, DOI: 10.1042/bst20130104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeak kinase activityKinase activitySignificant kinase activityReceptor tyrosine kinasesPseudokinase domainHuman proteomeProtein kinaseImportant residuesWnt receptorsTyrosine kinaseEGFR familyKinaseFunctional studiesRTKPseudokinasesPseudokinaseProteomeReceptorsWntNew lightErbB3MutationsResiduesActivityRecent work
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
2004
The p21-activated Protein Kinase-related Kinase Cla4 Is a Coincidence Detector of Signaling by Cdc42 and Phosphatidylinositol 4-Phosphate*
Wild AC, Yu JW, Lemmon MA, Blumer KJ. The p21-activated Protein Kinase-related Kinase Cla4 Is a Coincidence Detector of Signaling by Cdc42 and Phosphatidylinositol 4-Phosphate*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 17101-17110. PMID: 14766750, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m314035200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAmino Acid SequenceCdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCell MembraneDose-Response Relationship, DrugEscherichia coliGenotypeGreen Fluorescent ProteinsImmunoblottingKineticsLipid MetabolismLuminescent ProteinsMitosisModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataMutationP21-Activated KinasesPhosphatidylinositol PhosphatesPlasmidsPoint MutationProtein BindingProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSignal TransductionSurface Plasmon ResonanceTemperatureConceptsPleckstrin homologyPH domainRho-type GTPase Cdc42P21-activated protein kinaseMitotic exit networkPlasma membrane poolSignal transduction pathwaysPhosphoinositide speciesGolgi poolCell morphogenesisEukaryotic cellsGTPase Cdc42Cdc42 bindingKinase mutantsMammalian cellsCla4Protein kinaseTransduction pathwaysCoincidence detectorMembrane poolPlasma membraneCdc42Kinase activityPI4PBiological processes
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