Receptor tyrosine kinase transmembrane domain interactions: Potential target for "interceptor" therapy

Science Signaling

Volumn 3, Issue 138, 2010, Pages

  Kajanajmudeen, Arafath ^a  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGAND; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

CELL MEMBRANE; DIMERIZATION; HUMAN; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES;

EID: 77956623666     PISSN: 19450877     EISSN: 19379145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.3138jc6     Document Type: Note

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15. I would like to thank Y. Ashok (Oulu Biocenter, University of Oulu, Finland) for encouragement and support in writing this article.