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- Title
Mechanistic insights into the activation of oncogenic forms of EGF receptor.
- Authors
Wang, Zhihong; Longo, Patti A; Tarrant, Mary Katherine; Kim, Kwangsoo; Head, Sarah; Leahy, Daniel J; Cole, Philip A
- Abstract
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a receptor tyrosine kinase that is commonly activated by mutation in non-small cell lung cancer. The mechanism of this oncogenic activation is not completely understood, but in contrast to that of the wild-type EGFR, it is proposed to be independent of kinase domain dimerization. Mechanistic studies on EGFR have mainly relied on cell-based assays or isolated kinase domain measurements. Here we show, using purified, near full-length human EGFR proteins (tEGFRs), that two oncogenic mutants are fully active independently of EGF and highly resistant to the therapeutic and endogenous inhibitors cetuximab, lapatinib and MIG6. Based on the pattern of inhibition and the effects of additional asymmetric kinase dimer interface mutations, we propose that these oncogenic EGFR mutants drive and strongly depend on the formation of the asymmetric kinase dimer for activation, which has implications for drug design and cancer treatment strategies.
- Subjects
MOLECULAR biology; CANCER treatment; EPIDERMAL growth factor; LUNG cancer; SMALL cell lung cancer; PROTEIN-tyrosine kinases
- Publication
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 2011, Vol 18, Issue 12, p1388
- ISSN
1545-9993
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nsmb.2168