The structural basis of R-spondin recognition by LGR5 and RNF43

Genes and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1345-1350

  Chen, Po Han ^a   Chen, Xiaoyan ^a   Lin, Zhenghong ^a   Fang, Deyu ^a   He, Xiaolin ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

E3 ubiquitin ligase; Furin like repeat; LGR5; R spondin; RNF43; Wnt signaling

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE RICH PROTEIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 4-6; RING FINGER 43; RING FINGER PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; EMBRYO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STEM CELL;

E3 UBIQUITIN LIGASE; FURIN-LIKE REPEAT; LGR5; R-SPONDIN; RNF43; WNT SIGNALING;

DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THROMBOSPONDINS; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

EID: 84879160899     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.219915.113     Document Type: Article

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