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Regulation of Plexin: A Ring of Structural Twists and Turns.

Authors :
Kuo, Yi-Chun
Zhang, Xuewu
Source :
Neuron. Aug2016, Vol. 91 Issue 3, p497-499. 3p.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

The regulation of the guidance receptor plexin is incompletely understood. In this issue, Kong et al. (2016) present crystal structures of the full-length extracellular region of class A plexins, revealing its dual role in both autoinhibition and activation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects

Subjects :
*PLEXINS
*CRYSTAL structure
*EXTRACELLULAR matrix
*DIMERIZATION
*ENZYME activation

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Language :
English
ISSN :
08966273
Volume :
91
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Neuron
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
117116351
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2016.07.022
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