Dok-7 Activates the Muscle Receptor Kinase MuSK and Shapes Synapse Formation
- 24 February 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science Signaling
- Vol. 2 (59) , ra7
Abstract
The cytoplasmic protein Dok-7 is required for the full activation of the receptor tyrosine kinase MuSK.Keywords
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