Example sentences for: rtk
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Determining whether a co-expressed RTK is structurally necessary for δ-OR-mediated ERK activation
, unpublished observations), similar to what we previously reported for the δ-OR expressed in Chinese hamster ovary or HEK-293 cells [ 11 13 ] . Thus, in at least two different cell lines, HEK-293 and C6 glioma, we have significant evidence that transactivation of an endogenously expressed RTK is not required for ERK activation through opioid receptors.
In this report, we have presented considerable evidence that δ-ORs and EGFRs activate ERKs, independently, without the need for transphosphorylation of a co-expressed RTK.
It is hypothesized that trans-tyrosine phosphorylation of the EGFR creates protein phosphotyrosine binding sites that act as a surrogate scaffold for ERK activation [ 7 ] . Since ORs share many similarities with LPAR and β 2 -ARs in the way they activate the ERK pathway [ 9 15 ] , we chose to examine whether RTK transactivation occurs and is a necessary aspect of δ-opioid-mediated ERK activation.
The down-regulation is most apparent on cellular receptors that have intrinsic receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) activity and signal transduction members that mediate RTK function; including the Ras-Raf-MEK pathway, and co-activators such as p300/CBP and SRC-1, which mediate gene expression related to hormone receptor genes.