TOWARDS DEFINING RECEPTORS FOR L-TYROSINE AND L-DOPA

被引:40
作者
SLOMINSKI, A
PAUS, R
机构
[1] ALBANY MED COLL,DEPT MICROBIOL,ALBANY,NY 12208
[2] FREE UNIV BERLIN,HOSP R VIRCHOW,DEPT DERMATOL,D-13533 BERLIN,GERMANY
[3] ALBANY MED COLL,DEPT IMMUNOL & MOLEC GENET,ALBANY,NY 12208
关键词
L-TYROSINE; L-DOPA; RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR EVOLUTION; MELANOCYTE;
D O I
10.1016/0303-7207(94)90001-9
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
We postulate that in mammalian systems neurotransmitter and hormone-like functions of L-tyrosine (LT) and L-DOPA (LD) are mediated via specific membrane-bound and/or nuclear receptors. The structure and function of these receptors may represent an evolutionary continuum of regulatory proteins binding LT or LD in unicellular and lower multicellular organisms.
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页码:C7 / C11
页数:5
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