How to switch a master switch

The crystal structure of a nucleotide exchange factor in white blood cells reveals an autoinhibitory mechanism that reinforces the switch-like behaviour of the signalling protein Ras.

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Main Authors: Christopher Hein, Alfred Wittinghofer, Volker Dötsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2013-07-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/01159
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description The crystal structure of a nucleotide exchange factor in white blood cells reveals an autoinhibitory mechanism that reinforces the switch-like behaviour of the signalling protein Ras.
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spelling doaj.art-4e6f549d7d6f4d639e196f61b16a13822022-12-22T02:01:23ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2013-07-01210.7554/eLife.01159How to switch a master switchChristopher Hein0Alfred Wittinghofer1Volker Dötsch2Institute of Biophysical Chemistry and the Buchmann Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, Goethe University, Frankfurt, GermanyMax Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, GermanyInstitute of Biophysical Chemistry and the Buchmann Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, Goethe University, Frankfurt, GermanyThe crystal structure of a nucleotide exchange factor in white blood cells reveals an autoinhibitory mechanism that reinforces the switch-like behaviour of the signalling protein Ras.https://elifesciences.org/articles/01159cell signallingnucleotide exchange factordiacylglycerol
spellingShingle Christopher Hein
Alfred Wittinghofer
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How to switch a master switch
eLife
cell signalling
nucleotide exchange factor
diacylglycerol
title How to switch a master switch
title_full How to switch a master switch
title_fullStr How to switch a master switch
title_full_unstemmed How to switch a master switch
title_short How to switch a master switch
title_sort how to switch a master switch
topic cell signalling
nucleotide exchange factor
diacylglycerol
url https://elifesciences.org/articles/01159
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