proligand
nounEtymology From pro- + ligand.
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Any compound that is transformed into a ligand
- EGFR activation involves an integrated signaling pathway that includes NADPH oxidase activation of metalloproteinase, and EGFR proligand release that activates EGFR.2014 May 16, April Kalinowski et al., “EGFR activation suppresses respiratory virus-induced IRF1-dependent CXCL10 production”, in American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, volume 307, →DOI: