Crystal structure at 1.7 Å resolution f VEGF in complex with domain 2 of the Fit-1 receptor

Cell

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 695-704

  Wiesmann, Christian ^a   Fuh, Germaine ^a   Christinger, Hans W ^a   Eigenbrot, Charles ^a   Wells, James A ^a   De Vos, Abraham M ^a  

^a GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030782410     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80456-0     Document Type: Article

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