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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Lemmon MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2914105 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Recent structural studies of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) have revealed unexpected diversity in the mechanisms of their activation by growth factor ligands. Strategies for inducing dimerization by ligand binding are surprisingly diverse, as are mechanisms that couple this event to activation of the intracellular tyrosine kinase domains. As our understanding of these details becomes increasingly sophisticated, it provides an important context for therapeutically countering the effects of path ...[more]