학위논문(박사)--서울대학교 대학원 :약학대학 약학과,2020. 2. 한병우.MINERVA (Melanoma invasion by Erk) also known as FAM129B is a member of FAM129 protein family only present in vertebrates. MINERVA is involved in key signaling pathways including EGFR/Erk and Wnt/β-catenin and found upregulated in many types of cancer to promote invasion. However exact function of the protein remain elusive. X-ray crystallographic methods were implemented in order to determine structure of MINERVA9–553, lacking C-terminal flexible region. Trypsin-digestion was required before crystallization to obtain diffraction-quality crystals. While the N-terminal PH domain exhibits typical fold of a PH domains, amino acid composition at its ligand binding site directs affinity for specific lip...