EGF: new tricks for an old growth factor

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Carpenter, Graham [1 ]
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[1] Vanderbilt Univ, Sch Med, Dept Biochem, Nashville, TN 37232 USA
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10.1016/0955-0674(93)90113-5
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Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
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During the past year, the biology of epidermal growth factor (EGF) has been investigated in lower organisms (Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila and bacteria). These experiments have produced some surprising results: the identification of defects produced by mutation of EGF-like genes; the role of EGF receptors in bacterial invasion; and the role of EGF-like precursors as receptors for a bacteria toxin.
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