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A Point Mutation in the Extracellular Domain Activates LET-23, the Caenorhabditis elegans Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Homolog

Wendy S. Katz1 Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California91125
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Giovanni M. Lesa1 Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California91125
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Drakoulis Yannoukakos2 Department of Pharmacology, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York10016
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Thomas R. Clandinin1 Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California91125
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Joseph Schlessinger2 Department of Pharmacology, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York10016
&
Paul W. Sternberg1 Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California91125
Pages 529-537 | Received 10 May 1995, Accepted 07 Nov 1995, Published online: 29 Mar 2023

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