THE SON OF SEVENLESS GENE-PRODUCT - A PUTATIVE ACTIVATOR OF RAS

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BONFINI, L
KARLOVICH, CA
DASGUPTA, C
BANERJEE, U
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,DEPT BIOL,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
[2] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,INST MOLEC BIOL,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
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10.1126/science.1736363
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The Son of sevenless (Sos) gene functions in signaling pathways initiated by the sevenless and epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinases. The Sos gene has now been isolated and sequenced. Its product is a 1595 - amino acid protein similar to the CDC25 protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor that activates Ras. These results imply a role for the ras pathway in Drosophila neuronal development.
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