Structure of Concatenated HAMP Domains Provides a Mechanism for Signal Transduction
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Structure and Signal Transduction
The band 4.1 domain was first identified in the red blood cell protein band 4.1, and subsequently in ezrin, radixin, and moesin (ERM proteins) and other proteins, including tumor suppressor merlin/schwannomin, talin, unconventional myosins VIHa and X, and protein tyrosine phosphatases. Recently, the presence of a structurally related domain has been demonstrated in the N-terminal region of two ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Structure
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0969-2126
DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2010.01.013