title: Structure of the receptor for platelet-derived growth factor helps define a family of closely related growth factor receptors.
abstract: The primary structure of the receptor for platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), determined by means of cloning a cDNA that encodes the murine pre-PDGF receptor, is closely related to that of the v-kit oncogene product and the receptor for macrophage colony stimulating factor (CSF-1). Common structural features include the presence of long sequences that interrupt the tyrosine-specific protein kinase domains of each molecule. The PDGF and CSF-1 receptors also share a characteristic distribution of extracellular cysteine residues. Ubiquitin is covalently bound to the purified PDGF receptor, the human gene for which is on chromosome 5.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002895:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D005810:Multigene Family; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
chemical_list: D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D004247:DNA; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor