Crystal structure of neurotrophin-3 homodimer shows distinct regions are used to bind its receptors.
Butte, M.J., Hwang, P.K., Mobley, W.C., Fletterick, R.J.(1998) Biochemistry 37: 16846-16852
- PubMed: 9836577 
- DOI: 10.1021/bi981254o
- PubMed Abstract: 
Neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) is a cystine knot growth factor that promotes the survival, proliferation, and differentiation of developing neurons and is a potential therapeutic for neurodegenerative diseases. To clarify the structural basis of receptor spec ...