Venus kinase receptors control reproduction in the platyhelminth parasite Schistosoma mansoni.

The Venus kinase receptor (VKR) is a single transmembrane molecule composed of an intracellular tyrosine kinase domain close to that of insulin receptor and an extracellular Venus Flytrap (VFT) structure similar to the ligand binding domain of many class C G protein coupled receptors. This receptor...

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Main Authors: Mathieu Vanderstraete, Nadège Gouignard, Katia Cailliau, Marion Morel, Steffen Hahnel, Silke Leutner, Svenja Beckmann, Christoph G Grevelding, Colette Dissous
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4038586?pdf=render