A change in conformational dynamics underlies the activation of Eph receptor tyrosine kinases
Wiesner, S., Wybenga-Groot, L.E., Warner, N., Lin, H., Pawson, T., Forman-Kay, J.D., Sicheri, F.(2006) EMBO J 25: 4686-4696
- PubMed: 16977320 
- DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601315
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2HEL, 2HEN - PubMed Abstract: 
Eph receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) mediate numerous developmental processes. Their activity is regulated by auto-phosphorylation on two tyrosines within the juxtamembrane segment (JMS) immediately N-terminal to the kinase domain (KD). Here, we probe the molecular details of Eph kinase activation through mutational analysis, X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy on auto-inhibited and active EphB2 and EphA4 fragments ...