Receptor oligomerization and beyond: a case study in bone morphogenetic proteins

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Transforming growth factor (TGF)β superfamily members transduce signals by oligomerizing two classes of serine/threonine kinase receptors, termed type I and type II. In contrast to the large number of ligands only seven type I and fi...

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Main Authors: Mueller Thomas D, Schmitz Werner, Seher Axel, Heinecke Kai, Sebald Walter, Nickel Joachim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-09-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/7/59