Receptor signaling: Dimerization and beyond
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It is has been proposed that hormone receptors which have only a single transmembrane sequence mediate signaling via hormone-induced monomer-to-dimer transitions. But recent studies of analogous receptors in bacteria indicate that dimerization may be only a prerequisite for signaling.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996