TY - ADVS AU - Mohammadi,Moosa TI - Structural basis for Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) receptor activation: implications in development and disease T2 - Signal transduction via protein tyrosine kinase receptors : structures, function, regulation, mechanisms and role in disease, PY - 2007/// CY - London PB - Henry Stewart Talks KW - Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases KW - Signal Transduction N1 - Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration; Title from title frames; Contents: FGF family of ligands, and FGF receptor (FGFR) subfamily of receptor tyrosine kinase superfamily -- The roles of FGF signaling in mammalian biology and diseases -- FGFR receptor alternative splicing and its essential role in epithelial-mesenchymal signaling loop, and organogenesis -- Structural mechanism by which FGF and heparan sulfate induce FGFR dimerization and activation on the cell surface -- A working model for FGFR autoinhibition -- Structural mechanisms by which FGF-FGFR binding specificity is achieved -- Structural basis for how alternative splicing regulates ligand-binding specificity of FGFRs -- Structural basis by which ligand-dependent pathogenic mutations in FGFR lead to receptor gain-of-function in human skeletal syndromes -- Structural basis by which alternative splicing regulates patterning ability of FGF8 in the brain; Access restricted to subscribers UR - https://hstalks.com/bs/455/ UR - https://hstalks.com/bs/p/38/ ER -