Adaptor proteins

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Adaptor proteins are cell signalling proteins, which enable the continued transduction of a cell signal[1]. These proteins usually bridge a gap between two other proteins in the signalling pathway allowing the continued propagation of the signal to give rise to a cellular response[2].

Refrences 

  1. ↑ Johnson, A et al . (2008). Mechanisms of Cell Communication. In: Schanck, D. and Masson, S. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 5th ed. New York: Garland science . p879-964.
  2. ↑ Flynn, D. (2001). Adaptor proteins. Oncogene . 20 (44), p6270-6272.
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