2014
Complex Relationship between Ligand Binding and Dimerization in the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
Bessman NJ, Bagchi A, Ferguson KM, Lemmon MA. Complex Relationship between Ligand Binding and Dimerization in the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor. Cell Reports 2014, 9: 1306-1317. PMID: 25453753, PMCID: PMC4254573, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorLigand bindingExtracellular regionGrowth factor receptorIntact epidermal growth factor receptorEGFR extracellular regionComplex allosteric regulationExtracellular epidermal growth factor receptorFactor receptorLigand-binding affinityAllosteric regulationReceptor dimerizationEGFR dimerizationAllosteric linkagePathological mutationsOncogenic mutationsNegative cooperativityMutationsDimerizationUnexpected relationshipBindingSpecific ligandsPivotal roleRecent advancesReceptors
2010
Cell Signaling by Receptor Tyrosine Kinases
Lemmon MA, Schlessinger J. Cell Signaling by Receptor Tyrosine Kinases. Cell 2010, 141: 1117-1134. PMID: 20602996, PMCID: PMC2914105, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor tyrosine kinasesTyrosine kinaseIntracellular tyrosine kinase domainRecent structural studiesGrowth factor ligandsTyrosine kinase domainUnexpected diversityKinase domainCell signalingLigand bindingCellular responsesFactor ligandRTK mutationsKinaseStructural studiesActivationSignalingDiversityMutationsDimerizationMechanismBindingDomain
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
1997
Kit Receptor Dimerization Is Driven by Bivalent Binding of Stem Cell Factor*
Lemmon M, Pinchasi D, Zhou M, Lax I, Schlessinger J. Kit Receptor Dimerization Is Driven by Bivalent Binding of Stem Cell Factor*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1997, 272: 6311-6317. PMID: 9045650, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.10.6311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell factorKIT dimerizationReceptor dimerizationExtracellular domainCell factorFourth Ig-like domainColony-stimulating factor-1Receptor tyrosine kinasesIg-like domainsCytokine stem cell factorDomain bindsPlatelet-derived growth factorGrowth factorLike domainDimer bindsMost growth factorsTyrosine kinaseDimerization siteConformational changesReceptor KITAnalytical ultracentrifugationForms of KITBivalent bindingFactor 1DimerizationDimerization of the p185neu transmembrane domain is necessary but not sufficient for transformation
Burke C, Lemmon M, Coren B, Engelman D, Stern D. Dimerization of the p185neu transmembrane domain is necessary but not sufficient for transformation. Oncogene 1997, 14: 687-696. PMID: 9038376, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1200873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor tyrosine kinasesTransmembrane domainEpidermal growth factor receptorSignal transductionWild-type domainSecond-site mutationsPosition 664Dimerization domainGrowth factor receptorTyrosine kinaseGlycophorin AFactor receptorValine substitutionDimerizationMutationsTransductionGlutamic acidDomainWeak dimerizationMutantsKinaseSignalingProteinEGFChimerasTwo 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
1996
Ala‐insertion scanning mutagenesis of the glycophorin a transmembrane helix: A rapid way to map helix‐helix interactions in integral membrane proteins
Mingarro I, Whitley P, Von Heijne G, Lemmon M. Ala‐insertion scanning mutagenesis of the glycophorin a transmembrane helix: A rapid way to map helix‐helix interactions in integral membrane proteins. Protein Science 1996, 5: 1339-1341. PMID: 8819166, PMCID: PMC2143459, DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560050712.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
A dimerization motif for transmembrane α–helices
Lemmon M, Treutlein H, Adams P, Brünger A, Engelman D. A dimerization motif for transmembrane α–helices. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 1994, 1: 157-163. PMID: 7656033, DOI: 10.1038/nsb0394-157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmembrane α-helicesHydrophobic transmembrane α-helicesSpecific helix-helix interactionsΑ-helixIntegral membrane proteinsHelix-helix interactionsHelix-helix interfaceDimerization motifSpecific dimerizationMembrane proteinsHelix associationFunctional analysisAmino acidsSuch motifsLipid bilayersMotifParticular motifsFoldingDimerizationSuch interactionsComplex membranesProteinOligomerizationVariety of systemsInteraction
1992
Dimerization of Glycophorin a Transmembrane Helices: Mutagenesis and Modeling
Engelman D, Adair B, Brünger A, Flanagan J, Lemmon M, Treutlein H, Zhang J. Dimerization of Glycophorin a Transmembrane Helices: Mutagenesis and Modeling. Jerusalem Symposia 1992, 25: 115-125. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-2718-9_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransmembrane domainSingle transmembrane domainSite-specific mutagenesisGpA dimerTransmembrane helicesDeletion mutagenesisTransmembrane portionCarboxy terminusDimer interfaceHanded supercoilMutagenesisChimera formLipid bilayersGlycophorin AStaphylococcal nucleaseHuman erythrocyte sialoglycoproteinSDS-PAGEErythrocyte sialoglycoproteinDimerizationClose associationDomainDimersSupercoilsNucleaseTerminus