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Epidermal growth factor contains both positive and negative determinants for interaction with ErbB-2/ErbB-3 heterodimers.
Biochemistry - 2 Apr 2002
Stortelers Catelijne, van De Poll Monique L M, Lenferink Anne E G, Gadellaa Mireille M, van Zoelen Claudia, van Zoelen Everardus J J
Abstract excerpt
Epidermal growth factor (EGF) and transforming growth factor (TGF)-alpha are potent activators of the ErbB-1 receptor, but, unlike TGF-alpha, EGF is also a weak activator of ErbB-2/ErbB-3 heterodimers. To understand the specificity of EGF-like growth factors for binding to distinct ErbB members, we used EGF/TGF-alpha chimeras to examine the requirements for ErbB-2/ErbB-3 activation. Here we show that in contrast...
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