Abstract: The invention discloses novel phosphorylation sites identified in signal transduction proteins and pathways, and provides phosphorylation-site specific antibodies and heavy-isotope labeled peptides (AQUA peptides) for the selective detection and quantification of these phosphorylated sites/proteins, as well as methods of using the reagents for such purpose.

Abstract: The invention discloses 482 novel phosphorylation sites identified in carcinoma and/or leukemia, peptides (including AQUA peptides) comprising a phosphorylation site of the invention, antibodies specifically bind to a novel phosphorylation site of the invention, and diagnostic and therapeutic uses of the above.

Abstract: The invention discloses 142 novel phosphorylation sites identified in carcinoma, peptides (including AQUA peptides) comprising a phosphorylation site of the invention, antibodies specifically bind to a novel phosphorylation site of the invention, and diagnostic and therapeutic uses of the above.

Abstract: The invention discloses 94 novel phosphorylation sites identified in carcinoma and leukemia, peptides (including AQUA peptides) comprising a phosphorylation site of the invention, antibodies that specifically bind to a novel phosphorylation site of the invention, and diagnostic and therapeutic uses of the above.

Abstract: The invention discloses nearly 288 novel phosphorylation sites identified in signal transduction proteins and pathways underlying human Leukemia, and provides phosphorylation-site specific antibodies and heavy-isotope labeled peptides (AQUA peptides) for the selective detection and quantification of these phosphorylated sites/proteins, as well as methods of using the reagents for such purpose. Among the phosphorylation sites identified are sites occurring in the following protein types: Adaptor/Scaffold proteins, Cytoskeletal proteins, Cellular Metabolism enzymes, G Protein/GTPase Activating/Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor proteins, Immunoglobulin Superfamily proteins, Inhibitor proteins, Lipid Kinases, Nuclear DNA Repair/RNA Binding/Transcription proteins, Serine/Threonine Protein Kinases, Tyrosine Kinases, Protein Phosphatases, and Translation/Transporter proteins.

Abstract: The invention discloses 137 novel phosphorylation sites identified in insulin signaling pathways, peptides (including AQUA peptides) comprising a phosphorylation site of the invention, antibodies specifically bind to a novel phosphorylation site of the invention, and diagnostic and therapeutic uses of the above.

Abstract: The invention discloses novel phosphorylation sites identified in signal transduction proteins and pathways, and provides phosphorylation-site specific antibodies and heavy-isotope labeled peptides (AQUA peptides) for the selective detection and quantification of these phosphorylated sites/proteins, as well as methods of using the reagents for such purpose.

Abstract: The invention discloses novel phosphorylation sites identified in signal transduction proteins and pathways, and provides phosphorylation-site specific antibodies and heavy-isotope labeled peptides (AQUA peptides) for the selective detection and quantification of these phosphorylated sites/proteins, as well as methods of using the reagents for such purpose.

Abstract: The invention discloses 318 novel phosphorylation sites identified in carcinoma, peptides (including AQUA peptides) comprising a phosphorylation site of the invention, antibodies specifically bind to a novel phosphorylation site of the invention, and diagnostic and therapeutic uses of the above.

Abstract: The invention discloses a newly discovered Flt3 phosphorylation site, tyrosine 969 (Tyr969) in the intracellular domain, and provides reagents, including polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies, that selectively bind to Flt3 when phosphorylated at this site. Also provided are assays utilizing this reagent, including methods for determining the phosphorylation of Flt3 in a biological sample, selecting a patient suitable for Flt3 inhibitor therapy, profiling Flt3 activation in a test tissue, and identifying a compound that modulates phosphorylation of Flt3 in a test tissue, by using a detectable reagent, such as the disclosed antibody, that binds to Flt3 only when phosphorylated at Tyr969. The sample or test tissue may be taken from a subject suspected of having cancer, such as acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).

Abstract: The invention discloses novel phosphorylation sites identified in signal transduction proteins and pathways, and provides phosphorylation-site specific antibodies and heavy-isotope labeled peptides (AQUA peptides) for the selective detection and quantification of these phosphorylated sites/proteins, as well as methods of using the reagents for such purpose.

Abstract: The invention discloses 443 novel phosphorylation sites identified in leukemia, peptides (including AQUA peptides) comprising a phosphorylation site of the invention, antibodies specifically bind to a novel phosphorylation site of the invention, and diagnostic and therapeutic uses of the above.

Abstract: The invention discloses 397 novel phosphorylation sites identified in carcinoma and/or leukemia, peptides (including AQUA peptides) comprising a phosphorylation site of the invention, antibodies specifically bind to a novel phosphorylation site of the invention, and diagnostic and therapeutic uses of the above.

Abstract: In accordance with the invention, a novel activating mutation (alanine 572 to valine) in JAK3 kinase has been discovered in human acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). The mutant JAK3 kinase was confirmed to drive the proliferation and survival of acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AML-M7). The invention therefore provides, in part, isolated polynucleotides and vectors encoding the disclosed mutant JAK3 kinase polypeptides, probes for detecting it, isolated mutant polypeptides, recombinant polypeptides, and reagents for detecting the mutant polypeptides. The disclosed identification of this new mutant protein and enables new methods for determining the presence of mutant JAK3 kinase polypeptides in a biological sample, methods for screening for compounds that inhibit the mutant proteins, and methods for inhibiting the progression of a cancer characterized by the mutant polynucleotides or polypeptides, which are also provided by the invention.

Abstract: The invention discloses nearly 123 novel phosphorylation sites identified in signal transduction proteins and pathways underlying human Leukemia, and provides phosphorylation-site specific antibodies and heavy-isotope labeled peptides (AQUA peptides) for the selective detection and quantification of these phosphorylated sites/proteins, as well as methods of using the reagents for such purpose.

Abstract: The invention discloses novel phosphorylation sites identified in signal transduction proteins and pathways, and provides phosphorylation-site specific antibodies and heavy-isotope labeled peptides (AQUA peptides) for the selective detection and quantification of these phosphorylated sites/proteins, as well as methods of using the reagents for such purpose.

Abstract: The invention discloses nearly 480 novel phosphorylation sites identified in signal transduction proteins and pathways underlying human Leukemia, and provides phosphorylation site specific antibodies and heavy-isotope labeled peptides (AQUA peptides) for the selective detection and quantification of these phosphorylated sites/proteins, as well as methods of using the reagents for such purpose.

Abstract: In accordance with the invention, a novel gene translocation, (3p21, 5q33), in human myelogenous leukemia (AML) that results in a fusion protein combining part of RNA Binding Protein-6 (RBM6) with Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor-1 Receptor (CSF1R) kinase has now been identified. The RBM6-CSF1R fusion protein and truncated CSF1R kinase itself, which both retain CSF1R tyrosine kinase activity, were confirmed to drive the proliferation and survival of acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AML-M7). The invention therefore provides, in part, isolated polynucleotides and vectors encoding the disclosed mutant CSF1R kinase polypeptides, probes for detecting it, isolated mutant polypeptides, recombinant polypeptides, and reagents for detecting the fusion and truncated polypeptides.

Abstract: The invention discloses 424 novel phosphorylation sites identified in signal transduction proteins and pathways underlying human Leukemia, and provides phosphorylation-site specific antibodies and heavy-isotope labeled peptides (AQUA peptides) for the selective detection and quantification of these phosphorylated sites/proteins, as well as methods of using the reagents for such purpose. Among the phosphorylation sites identified are sites occurring in the following protein types: Adaptor/Scaffold proteins, Cytoskeletal proteins, Cellular Metabolism enzymes, G Protein/GTPase Activating/Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor proteins, Immunoglobulin Superfamily proteins, Inhibitor proteins, Lipid Kinases, Nuclear DNA Repair/RNA Binding/Transcription proteins, Serine/Threonine Protein Kinases, Tyrosine Kinases, Protein Phosphatases, and Translation/Transporter proteins.

Abstract: The invention discloses 482 novel phosphorylation sites identified in carcinoma and/or leukemia, peptides (including AQUA peptides) comprising a phosphorylation site of the invention, antibodies specifically bind to a novel phosphorylation site of the invention, and diagnostic and therapeutic uses of the above.