Search Results - "WILLIAMS, Roger L"
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VPS34 complexes from a structural perspective
Published in Journal of lipid research (01-02-2019)“…VPS34 phosphorylates phosphatidylinositol to produce PtdIns3P and is the progenitor of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) family. VPS34 has a simpler domain…”
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Activation of GCN2 by the ribosomal P-stalk
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (12-03-2019)“…Cells dynamically adjust their protein translation profile to maintain homeostasis in changing environments. During nutrient stress, the kinase general control…”
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Structure and flexibility of the endosomal Vps34 complex reveals the basis of its function on membranes
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (09-10-2015)“…Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase Vps34 complexes regulate intracellular membrane trafficking in endocytic sorting, cytokinesis, and autophagy. We present the 4.4…”
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Oncogenic mutations mimic and enhance dynamic events in the natural activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase p110α (PIK3CA)
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (18-09-2012)“…The p110α catalytic subunit (PIK3CA) is one of the most frequently mutated genes in cancer. We have examined the activation of the wild-type p110α/p85α and a…”
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The ribosomal P-stalk couples amino acid starvation to GCN2 activation in mammalian cells
Published in eLife (21-11-2019)“…The eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α (eIF2α) kinase GCN2 is activated by amino acid starvation to elicit a rectifying physiological program known as…”
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Tor forms a dimer through an N-terminal helical solenoid with a complex topology
Published in Nature communications (13-04-2016)“…The target of rapamycin (Tor) is a Ser/Thr protein kinase that regulates a range of anabolic and catabolic processes. Tor is present in two complexes, TORC1…”
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Structure of Lipid Kinase p110β/p85β Elucidates an Unusual SH2-Domain-Mediated Inhibitory Mechanism
Published in Molecular cell (04-03-2011)“…Phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks) are essential for cell growth, migration, and survival. The structure of a p110β/p85β complex identifies an inhibitory…”
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5‑(4,6-Dimorpholino-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-amine (PQR309), a Potent, Brain-Penetrant, Orally Bioavailable, Pan-Class I PI3K/mTOR Inhibitor as Clinical Candidate in Oncology
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (14-09-2017)“…Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) is deregulated in a wide variety of human tumors and triggers activation of protein kinase B (PKB/Akt) and mammalian target of…”
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Structural basis for activation and inhibition of class I phosphoinositide 3-kinases
Published in Science signaling (18-10-2011)“…Phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks) are implicated in a broad spectrum of cellular activities, such as growth, proliferation, differentiation, migration, and…”
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A Role for the ESCRT System in Cell Division in Archaea
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (12-12-2008)“…Archaea are prokaryotic organisms that lack endomembrane structures. However, a number of hyperthermophilic members of the Kingdom Crenarchaea, including…”
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The intrinsically disordered tails of PTEN and PTEN-L have distinct roles in regulating substrate specificity and membrane activity
Published in Biochemical journal (15-01-2016)“…Phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) is a lipid and protein phosphatase, and both activities are necessary for its role as a tumour…”
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Regulation of PI3K by PKC and MARCKS: Single-Molecule Analysis of a Reconstituted Signaling Pathway
Published in Biophysical journal (26-04-2016)“…In chemotaxing ameboid cells, a complex leading-edge signaling circuit forms on the cytoplasmic leaflet of the plasma membrane and directs both actin and…”
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Structural basis for VPS34 kinase activation by Rab1 and Rab5 on membranes
Published in Nature communications (10-03-2021)“…The lipid phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate (PI3P) is a regulator of two fundamental but distinct cellular processes, endocytosis and autophagy, so its…”
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Deconvolution of Buparlisib’s mechanism of action defines specific PI3K and tubulin inhibitors for therapeutic intervention
Published in Nature communications (09-03-2017)“…BKM120 (Buparlisib) is one of the most advanced phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors for the treatment of cancer, but it interferes as an off-target…”
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Targeted polypharmacology: discovery of dual inhibitors of tyrosine and phosphoinositide kinases
Published in Nature chemical biology (01-11-2008)“…The clinical success of multitargeted kinase inhibitors has stimulated efforts to identify promiscuous drugs with optimal selectivity profiles. It remains…”
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Dynamics of the Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase p110δ Interaction with p85α and Membranes Reveals Aspects of Regulation Distinct from p110α
Published in Structure (London) (10-08-2011)“…Phosphoinositide 3-kinase δ is upregulated in lymphocytic leukemias. Because the p85-regulatory subunit binds to any class IA subunit, it was assumed there is…”
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Mechanism of Two Classes of Cancer Mutations in the Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Catalytic Subunit
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (13-07-2007)“…Many human cancers involve up-regulation of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase PI3Kα, with oncogenic mutations identified in both the p110α catalytic and the p85α…”
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Human PI3Kγ deficiency and its microbiota-dependent mouse model reveal immunodeficiency and tissue immunopathology
Published in Nature communications (25-09-2019)“…Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-gamma (PI3Kγ) is highly expressed in leukocytes and is an attractive drug target for immune modulation. Different experimental…”
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Membrane characteristics tune activities of endosomal and autophagic human VPS34 complexes
Published in eLife (30-06-2020)“…The lipid kinase VPS34 orchestrates diverse processes, including autophagy, endocytic sorting, phagocytosis, anabolic responses and cell division. VPS34 forms…”
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Structural Insights into Arl1-Mediated Targeting of the Arf-GEF BIG1 to the trans-Golgi
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (19-07-2016)“…The GTPase Arf1 is the major regulator of vesicle traffic at both the cis- and trans-Golgi. Arf1 is activated at the cis-Golgi by the guanine nucleotide…”
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