EGFR oligomerization organizes kinase-active dimers into competent signalling platforms

oleh: Sarah R. Needham, Selene K. Roberts, Anton Arkhipov, Venkatesh P. Mysore, Christopher J. Tynan, Laura C. Zanetti-Domingues, Eric T. Kim, Valeria Losasso, Dimitrios Korovesis, Michael Hirsch, Daniel J. Rolfe, David T. Clarke, Martyn D. Winn, Alireza Lajevardipour, Andrew H. A. Clayton, Linda J. Pike, Michela Perani, Peter J. Parker, Yibing Shan, David E. Shaw, Marisa L. Martin-Fernandez

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-10-01

Deskripsi

Epidermal growth factor receptors have been shown to oligomerise upon binding to their cognate ligands. Here, the authors use biochemical, biophysical and cell biology techniques to analyse the structures of these oligomers, and argue that these formations are required for signalling.