How a shape-shifting receptor influences cell growth

MIT chemists discovered how the epidermal growth factor receptor changes its shape when it binds to its target, and how those changes trigger cells to grow and proliferate.

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How EGF receptors influence cell growth

Seeing Shapeshifting Receptors at Work Could Yield New Drugs

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Growth Factor Receptor Signaling for Cancer Research

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New Way To Develop Drugs Without Side Effects – To Treat Obesity, Pain, Osteoporosis, and Neurological Disorders

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