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A targeting mutation of tyrosine 1062 in Ret causes a marked decrease of enteric neurons and renal hypoplasia.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Sept 2004
Jijiwa Mayumi, Fukuda Toshifumi, Kawai Kumi, Nakamura Akari, Kurokawa Kei, Murakumo Yoshiki, Ichihara Masatoshi, Takahashi Masahide
Abstract excerpt
The Ret receptor tyrosine kinase plays a crucial role in the development of the enteric nervous system and the kidney. Tyrosine 1062 in Ret represents a binding site for the phosphotyrosine-binding domains of several adaptor and effector proteins that are important for the activation of intracellular signaling pathways, such as the RAS/ERK, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT, and Jun-associated N-terminal kinase...
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