Receptor tyrosine kinases can be auto-activated independent of ligand. Sabet et al.show that on ligand stimulation, ephrin receptor EphA2 switches from auto-activation suppression by vesicular recycling to ligand-dependent signalling limited by directional trafficking to late endosomes/lysosomes.
- Ola Sabet
- Rabea Stockert
- Philippe I. H. Bastiaens