Fibroblast growth factor receptor family

Yazaki, N., Hosoi, Y., Kawabata, K., Miyaake, A., Minami, M., Satoh, M., Ohta, M., Kawasaki, T., and Itoh, N., Differential expression patterns of mRNAs for members of the fibroblast growth factor receptor family, FGFR-l-FGFR-4, in rat brain, J. Neurosci. Res., 37, 445, 1994. 

Keegan, K. Johnson, D.E. Williams, L.T. Hayman, M.J. Isolation of an additional member of the fibroblast growth factor receptor family, FGFR-3. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 88, 1095-1099 (1991)... 

Stark, K.L. McMahon, J.A. McMahon, A.P. FGFR-4, a new member of the fibroblast growth factor receptor family, expressed in the definitive endo-derm and skeletal muscle lineages of the mouse. Development, 113, 641-651 (1991)... 

Amino acid sequence analyses reveal the existence of more than 50 different growth factor receptors. These can be grouped into at least 18 families, notable examples of which include the (1) platelet-derived growth factor receptor family, (2) fibroblast growth factor receptor family, (3) epidermal growth factor receptor family, and (4) insulin-like growth factor receptor family. 

Ozawa, K., Uruno, T., Miyakawa, K., Seo, M., and Imamura, T., Expression of the fibroblast growth factor family and their receptor family genes during mouse brain development, Mol. Brain Res., 41, 279, 1996. 

FGF. An X-ray structure of a heparin-linked biologically active dimer of fibroblast growth factor was described (170). The fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) form a large family of structurally related, multifunctional proteins that mediate cellular functions by binding to transmembrane FGF receptors (171,172). 

Mansukhani, A. Dell Era, P Moscatelli, D. Kornbluth, S. Hanafusa, H. Basilico, C. Characterization of the murine BEK fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor activation by three members of the FGF family and requirement for heparin. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 89, 3305-3309 (1992)... 

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