High affinity nerve growth factor receptor

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== Structural highlights ==
== Structural highlights ==
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An 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<ref>PMID:17196528</ref>, <ref>PMID:10490030</ref>.
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Revision as of 07:24, 27 December 2018

Glycosylated human TrkA (grey and green) complex with nerve growth factor (yellow and pink) (PDB code 2ifg)

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3D structures of high affinity nerve growth factor receptor

Updated on 27-December-2018

References

  1. Gill JS, Windebank AJ. Direct activation of the high-affinity nerve growth factor receptor by a non-peptide symmetrical polyanion. Neuroscience. 1998 Dec;87(4):855-60. PMID:9759973
  2. Gill JS, Windebank AJ. Direct activation of the high-affinity nerve growth factor receptor by a non-peptide symmetrical polyanion. Neuroscience. 1998 Dec;87(4):855-60. PMID:9759973
  3. Wehrman T, He X, Raab B, Dukipatti A, Blau H, Garcia KC. Structural and mechanistic insights into nerve growth factor interactions with the TrkA and p75 receptors. Neuron. 2007 Jan 4;53(1):25-38. PMID:17196528 doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.09.034
  4. Wiesmann C, Ultsch MH, Bass SH, de Vos AM. Crystal structure of nerve growth factor in complex with the ligand-binding domain of the TrkA receptor. Nature. 1999 Sep 9;401(6749):184-8. PMID:10490030 doi:10.1038/43705

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