2013
RAC1P29S is a spontaneously activating cancer-associated GTPase
Davis MJ, Ha BH, Holman EC, Halaban R, Schlessinger J, Boggon TJ. RAC1P29S is a spontaneously activating cancer-associated GTPase. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 912-917. PMID: 23284172, PMCID: PMC3549122, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1220895110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsCell Surface ExtensionsChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsCrystallography, X-RayEnzyme ActivationGenetic Association StudiesGuanosine TriphosphateHumansHydrolysisKineticsMelanomaMiceMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, MolecularMutation, MissenseNIH 3T3 CellsOncogenesRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSignal TransductionStatic Electricity
1997
Chymase cleavage of stem cell factor yields a bioactive, soluble product
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