1m14: Difference between revisions

[[Image:1m14.gif|left|200px]]<br /><applet load="1m14" size="350" color="white" frame="true" align="right" spinBox="true"  

The crystal structure of the kinase domain from the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFRK) including forty amino acids from the carboxyl-terminal tail has been determined to 2.6-A resolution, both with and without an EGFRK-specific inhibitor currently in Phase III clinical trials as an anti-cancer agent, erlotinib (OSI-774, CP-358,774, Tarceva(TM)). The EGFR family members are distinguished from all other known receptor tyrosine kinases in possessing constitutive kinase activity without a phosphorylation event within their kinase domains. Despite its lack of phosphorylation, we find that the EGFRK activation loop adopts a conformation similar to that of the phosphorylated active form of the kinase domain from the insulin receptor. Surprisingly, key residues of a putative dimerization motif lying between the EGFRK domain and carboxyl-terminal substrate docking sites are found in close contact with the kinase domain. Significant intermolecular contacts involving the carboxyl-terminal tail are discussed with respect to receptor oligomerization.

1M14 is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_protein Single protein] structure of sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Active as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transferase Transferase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=2.7.10.1 and 2.7.10.2 2.7.10.1 and 2.7.10.2] Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1M14 OCA].  

[[Category: Sliwkowski, M X.]]

''Page seeded by [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca OCA ] on Thu Feb 21 13:50:23 2008''