2010
Dynamin GTPase regulation is altered by PH domain mutations found in centronuclear myopathy patients
Kenniston JA, Lemmon MA. Dynamin GTPase regulation is altered by PH domain mutations found in centronuclear myopathy patients. The EMBO Journal 2010, 29: 3054-3067. PMID: 20700106, PMCID: PMC2944063, DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2010.187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDynamin GTPase activityPH domain mutationsGTPase activityCNM mutationsConformational changesLarge GTPase dynaminGTP hydrolysis cycleC-terminal α-helixPleckstrin homology domainLow-resolution structureDomain mutationsReceptor-mediated endocytosisGTPase dynaminGTPase regulationPH domainScission functionCellular processesGTPase activationDynaminDomain rearrangementsVesicle invaginationGTPase rateCentronuclear myopathyHydrolysis cycleΑ-helix
2007
Ligand-Induced Structural Transitions in ErbB Receptor Extracellular Domains
Dawson JP, Bu Z, Lemmon MA. Ligand-Induced Structural Transitions in ErbB Receptor Extracellular Domains. Structure 2007, 15: 942-954. PMID: 17697999, DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2007.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular regionDimerization siteLow-resolution molecular envelopeEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activationGrowth factor receptor activationAutoinhibitory intramolecular interactionMajor domain rearrangementsSmall-angle X-ray scatteringReceptor extracellular domainDomain rearrangementsEGF receptorExtracellular domainLigand bindingEGFR mutantsReceptor conformationMutantsMolecular envelopeExtended conformationNew insightsReceptor activationCrystallographic studiesConformationIntramolecular interactionsReceptorsX-ray scattering