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. 1987;8(5):134-40.
doi: 10.1016/0167-5699(87)90140-X.

Why do hemopoietic growth factor receptors interact with each other?

N A Nicola  1
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Why do hemopoietic growth factor receptors interact with each other?

N A Nicola. Immunol Today. 1987.

Abstract

Hemopoietic growth factors (colony-stimulating factors, CSFs) interact with distinct cellular receptors that recognize only their cognate ligand. Yet, like other growth factor/receptor systems, the binding of one type of CSF to its receptor can 'down-modulate' the availability of a different tyoe of CSF receptor. In this article Nicos Nicola discusses the distinctive pattern of] CSF-receptor modulations and suggests a novel interpretation of such modulations as a means of coupling receptor-derived signals which is consistent with the known biology of the system.

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