Structural and functional characterization of alternative transmembrane domain conformations in VEGF receptor 2 activation.
Manni, S., Mineev, K.S., Usmanova, D., Lyukmanova, E.N., Shulepko, M.A., Kirpichnikov, M.P., Winter, J., Matkovic, M., Deupi, X., Arseniev, A.S., Ballmer-Hofer, K.(2014) Structure 22: 1077-1089
- PubMed: 24980797 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2014.05.010
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2M59, 2MET, 2MEU - PubMed Abstract: 
Transmembrane signaling by receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) entails ligand-mediated dimerization and structural rearrangement of the extracellular domains. RTK activation also depends on the specific orientation of the transmembrane domain (TMD) helices, as suggested by pathogenic, constitutively active RTK mutants ...