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Regulation of Receptor Binding Specificity of FGF9 by an Autoinhibitory Homodimerization.
Structure (London, England : 1993) - 5 Sept 2017
Liu Yang, Ma Jinghong, Beenken Andrew, Srinivasan Lakshmi, Eliseenkova Anna V, Mohammadi Moosa
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The epithelial fibroblast growth factor 9 (FGF9) subfamily specifically binds and activates the mesenchymal "c" splice isoform of FGF receptors 1-3 (FGFR1-3) to regulate organogenesis and tissue homeostasis. The unique N and C termini of FGF9 subfamily ligands mediate a reversible homodimerization that occludes major receptor binding sites within the ligand core region. Here we provide compelling X-ray...
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