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Signal transduction

Molecular ticket to enter cells

Just as important as starting cellular signalling pathways is switching them off again. It seems that the Cbl protein has a dual function in accelerating the degradation of certain signalling molecules.

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Figure 1: Switching off signalling: the dual role of the Cbl protein.

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Oved, S., Yarden, Y. Molecular ticket to enter cells. Nature 416, 133–136 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/416133a

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