Structure of the extracellular region of HER2 alone and in complex with the Herceptin Fab Export

@article{citeulike:2211814, abstract = {HER2 (also known as Neu, ErbB2) is a member of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR; also known as ErbB) family of receptor tyrosine kinases, which in humans includes HER1 (EGFR, ERBB1), HER2, HER3 (ERBB3) and HER4 (ERBB4)1. ErbB receptors are essential mediators of cell proliferation and differentiation in the developing embryo and in adult tissues2, and their inappropriate activation is associated with the development and severity of many cancers3. Overexpression of HER2 is found in 20–30\% of human breast cancers, and correlates with more aggressive tumours and a poorer prognosis4. Anticancer therapies targeting ErbB receptors have shown promise, and a monoclonal antibody against HER2, Herceptin (also known as trastuzumab), is currently in use as a treatment for breast cancer5. Here we report crystal structures of the entire extracellular regions of rat HER2 at 2.4 \r{A} and human HER2 complexed with the Herceptin antigen-binding fragment (Fab) at 2.5 \r{A}. These structures reveal a fixed conformation for HER2 that resembles a ligand-activated state, and show HER2 poised to interact with other ErbB receptors in the absence of direct ligand binding. Herceptin binds to the juxtamembrane region of HER2, identifying this site as a target for anticancer therapies.}, address = {Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.}, author = {Cho, Hyun-Soo and Mason, Karen and Ramyar, Kasra X. and Stanley, Ann M. and Gabelli, Sandra B. and Denney, Dan W. and Leahy, Daniel J.}, citeulike-article-id = {2211814}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature01392}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature01392}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12610629}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=12610629}, day = {13}, doi = {10.1038/nature01392}, issn = {0028-0836}, journal = {Nature}, keywords = {leprosy}, month = {February}, number = {6924}, pages = {756--760}, posted-at = {2008-01-09 18:28:55}, priority = {5}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group}, title = {Structure of the extracellular region of HER2 alone and in complex with the Herceptin Fab}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature01392}, volume = {421}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2211814 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2211814 N2 - HER2 (also known as Neu, ErbB2) is a member of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR; also known as ErbB) family of receptor tyrosine kinases, which in humans includes HER1 (EGFR, ERBB1), HER2, HER3 (ERBB3) and HER4 (ERBB4)1. ErbB receptors are essential mediators of cell proliferation and differentiation in the developing embryo and in adult tissues2, and their inappropriate activation is associated with the development and severity of many cancers3. Overexpression of HER2 is found in 20–30% of human breast cancers, and correlates with more aggressive tumours and a poorer prognosis4. Anticancer therapies targeting ErbB receptors have shown promise, and a monoclonal antibody against HER2, Herceptin (also known as trastuzumab), is currently in use as a treatment for breast cancer5. Here we report crystal structures of the entire extracellular regions of rat HER2 at 2.4 Å and human HER2 complexed with the Herceptin antigen-binding fragment (Fab) at 2.5 Å. These structures reveal a fixed conformation for HER2 that resembles a ligand-activated state, and show HER2 poised to interact with other ErbB receptors in the absence of direct ligand binding. Herceptin binds to the juxtamembrane region of HER2, identifying this site as a target for anticancer therapies. IS - 6924 JF - Nature SN - 0028-0836 AD - Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA. EP - 760 TI - Structure of the extracellular region of HER2 alone and in complex with the Herceptin Fab PB - Nature Publishing Group VL - 421 SP - 756 KW - leprosy AU - Cho, Hyun-Soo AU - Mason, Karen AU - Ramyar, Kasra AU - Stanley, Ann AU - Gabelli, Sandra AU - Denney, Dan AU - Leahy, Daniel PY - 2003/02/13/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature01392 ER -