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Preferred term

Ephrins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Signaling proteins that are ligands for the EPH FAMILY RECEPTORS. They are membrane-bound proteins that are attached to the CELL MEMBRANE either through a GLYCOINOSITOL PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE ANCHOR or through a transmembrane domain. Many of the ephrins are considered important intercellular signaling molecules that control morphogenic changes during embryogenesis.

Entry terms

  • Eph Receptor Ligands
  • Ephrin

In other languages

  • French

  • Ligands des récepteurs Eph

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-JKBS1DZT-V

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