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Discoidin Domain Receptors  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Receptor tyrosine kinases that bind COLLAGENS. They are characterized by the presence of extracellular DISCOIDIN DOMAINS that activate SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION PATHWAYS in response to collagen binding. They may also be cleaved by MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES to mediate cell interactions with the EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX.

Entry terms

  • DDR Proteins
  • Discoidin Domain Receptor

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-D3HW4J0H-K

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