The interaction between the Drosophila secreted protein Argos and the epidermal growth factor receptor inhibits dimerization of the receptor and binding of secreted spitz to the receptor

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2098-2107

  Jin, Ming Hao ^a   Sawamoto, Kazunobu ^a,b   Ito, Mikiko ^a   Okano, Hideyuki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Science and Technology Agency   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; SECRETORY PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; DROSOPHILA; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DIMERIZATION; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EYE PROTEINS; LIGANDS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034003236     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.20.6.2098-2107.2000     Document Type: Article

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