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Structural basis for inhibition of the epidermal growth factor receptor by cetuximab.
Cancer cell - 1 Apr 2005
Li Shiqing, Schmitz Karl R, Jeffrey Philip D, Wiltzius Jed J W, Kussie Paul, Ferguson Kathryn M
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Recent structural studies of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family extracellular regions have identified an unexpected mechanism for ligand-induced receptor dimerization that has important implications for activation and inhibition of these receptors. Here we describe the 2.8 angstroms resolution X-ray crystal structure of the antigen binding (Fab) fragment from cetuximab (Erbitux), an inhibitory...
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