High affinity nerve growth factor receptor
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3D structures of high affinity nerve growth factor receptor
Updated on 27-December-2018
FunctionHigh affinity nerve growth factor receptor (TrkA) is a tyrosine kinase receptor. TrkA ligand - nerve growth factor activates the receptor by stabilizing homodimer formation which initiates transautophosphorylation[1]. DiseaseRelevanceTrkA has a role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis and its inhibitors are studied in the development of novel therapeutics for the disease[2]. Structural highlightsAn Arg residue, conserved in all neutrophins, forms the most important binding determinant between TrkA and its ligand - nerve growth factor - which forms the active homodimer of the receptor[3], [4].
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Updated on 27-December-2018
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