Structural basis for cytokine hormone-receptor recognition and receptor activation

Advances in Protein Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue , 1998, Pages 67-108

  Kossiakoff, Anthony A ^a   De Vos, Abraham M ^a  

^a GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BETA INTERFERON; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; CYTOKINE; CYTOKINE RECEPTOR; ERYTHROPOIETIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; INTERLEUKIN 10; PROLACTIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BINDING AFFINITY; DIMERIZATION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HUMAN; LIGAND BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031739144     PISSN: 00653233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0065-3233(08)60433-7     Document Type: Review

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