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Picture of VEGF

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VEGF structure
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Picture of VEGF

This is one of the receptors with which VEGF interacts and its inhibition (analogous to inhibiting VEGF itself) would prevent the development of blood vessels.

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The protein structures are from the RSCB Protein Data Bank. with a reference H.M.Berman, J.Westbrook, Z.Feng, G.Gilliland, T.N.Bhat, H.Weissig, I.N.Shindyalov, P.E.Bourne: The Protein Data Bank. Nucleic Acids Research, 28 pp. 235-242 (2000)

Formal Chemical Name (IUPAC)

References

http://www.rcsb.org/pdb

Update by Karl Harrison
(Molecule of the Month for April 2001 )