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Separate elements are required for ligand-dependent and -independent internalization of metastatic potentiator CXCR4.
Cancer science - 1 Mar 2007
Futahashi Yuko, Komano Jun, Urano Emiko, Aoki Toru, Hamatake Makiko, Miyauchi Kosuke, Yoshida Takeshi, Koyanagi Yoshio, Matsuda Zene, Yamamoto Naoki
Abstract excerpt
The C-terminal cytoplasmic domain of the metastatic potentiator CXCR4 regulates its function and spatiotemporal expression. However, little is known about the mechanism underlying constitutive internalization of CXCR4 compared to internalization mediated by its ligand, stromal cell-derived factor-1 alpha (SDF-1alpha)/CXCL12. We established a system to analyze the role of the CXCR4 cytoplasmic tail in steady-state...
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