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Structure of the receptor for platelet-derived growth factor helps define a family of closely related growth factor receptors
Yosef Yarden,Jaime Escobedo,Wun-Jing Kuang,Teresa L. Yang-Feng,T. O. Daniel,P. M. Tremble,Ellson Y. Chen,M. E. Ando,Richard N. Harkins,Uta Francke,Victor A. Fried,Axel Ullrich,Lewis T. Williams +12 more
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The primary structure of the receptor for platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), determined by means of cloning a cDNA that encodes the murine pre-PDGF receptor, is closely related to that of the v-kit oncogene product and the receptors for macrophage colony stimulating factor (CSF-1).Abstract:
The primary structure of the receptor for platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), determined by means of cloning a cDNA that encodes the murine pre-PDGF receptor, is closely related to that of the v-kit oncogene product and the receptor for macrophage colony stimulating factor (CSF-1). Common structural features include the presence of long sequences that interrupt the tyrosine-specific protein kinase domains of each molecule. The PDGF and CSF-1 receptors also share a characteristic distribution of extracellular cysteine residues. Ubiquitin is covalently bound to the purified PDGF receptor, the human gene for which is on chromosome 5.read more
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The protein kinase family: conserved features and deduced phylogeny of the catalytic domains.
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The precursor of Alzheimer's disease amyloid A4 protein resembles a cell-surface receptor
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Mechanism of Action and In Vivo Role of Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
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The biology of interleukin-6.
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