Myasthenia gravis—autoantibody characteristics and their implications for therapy

NE Gilhus, GO Skeie, F Romi, K Lazaridis… - Nature reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder caused by autoantibodies that target the
neuromuscular junction, leading to muscle weakness and fatigability. Currently available …

[HTML][HTML] Cell signaling by receptor tyrosine kinases

MA Lemmon, J Schlessinger - Cell, 2010 - cell.com
Recent structural studies of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) have revealed unexpected
diversity in the mechanisms of their activation by growth factor ligands. Strategies for …

Lrp4 is a receptor for Agrin and forms a complex with MuSK

N Kim, AL Stiegler, TO Cameron, PT Hallock… - Cell, 2008 - cell.com
Neuromuscular synapse formation requires a complex exchange of signals between motor
neurons and skeletal muscle fibers, leading to the accumulation of postsynaptic proteins …

Receptor tyrosine kinases: mechanisms of activation and signaling

SR Hubbard, WT Miller - Current opinion in cell biology, 2007 - Elsevier
Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) are essential components of signal transduction pathways
that mediate cell-to-cell communication. These single-pass transmembrane receptors, which …

MuSK IgG4 autoantibodies cause myasthenia gravis by inhibiting binding between MuSK and Lrp4

MG Huijbers, W Zhang, R Klooster… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a severely debilitating autoimmune disease that is due to a
decrease in the efficiency of synaptic transmission at neuromuscular synapses. MG is …

Myasthenia gravis: pathogenic effects of autoantibodies on neuromuscular architecture

I Koneczny, R Herbst - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ).
Autoantibodies target key molecules at the NMJ, such as the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor …

The role of MuSK in synapse formation and neuromuscular disease

SJ Burden, N Yumoto, W Zhang - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2013 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Muscle-specific kinase (MuSK) is essential for each step in neuromuscular synapse
formation. Before innervation, MuSK initiates postsynaptic differentiation, priming the muscle …

Agrin binds to the N-terminal region of Lrp4 protein and stimulates association between Lrp4 and the first immunoglobulin-like domain in muscle-specific kinase …

W Zhang, AS Coldefy, SR Hubbard… - Journal of Biological …, 2011 - ASBMB
Neuromuscular synapse formation depends upon coordinated interactions between motor
neurons and muscle fibers, leading to the formation of a highly specialized postsynaptic …

Structural mechanisms of the agrin–LRP4–MuSK signaling pathway in neuromuscular junction differentiation

Y Zong, R Jin - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2013 - Springer
The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is the most extensively studied model of neuronal
synaptogenesis. Acetylcholine receptor (AChR) clustering on the postsynaptic membrane is …

Structural insights into the assembly of the agrin/LRP4/MuSK signaling complex

T Xie, G Xu, Y Liu, B Quade… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
MuSK is a receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) that plays essential roles in the formation and
maintenance of the neuromuscular junction. Distinct from most members of RTK family …