Characterization of Ephrin-A1 and Ephrin-A4 as Ligands for the EphA8 Receptor Protein Tyrosine Kinase

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 440-445

  Choi, Sunga ^a,b   Jeong, Jaemin ^a   Kim, Taewoong ^b   Park, Soochul ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Eph; Ephrin; Receptor Protein Tyrosine Kinase

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EPHRIN A1; EPHRIN A4; EPHRIN RECEPTOR A8; HYBRID PROTEIN; LIGAND; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL LINE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN BINDING; SERODIAGNOSIS;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EPHRIN-A1; EPHRIN-A4; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIGANDS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRECIPITIN TESTS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEINS; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTOR, EPHA8; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 0033620960     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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