Crystal structure of the kringle domain of human receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 (hROR1).

ABSTRACT: Receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptors (RORs) are monotopic membrane proteins belonging to the receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) family. RTKs play a role in the control of most basic cellular processes, including cell proliferation, differentiation, migration and metabolism. New emerging roles for RORs in cancer progression have recently been proposed: RORs have been shown to be overexpressed in various malignancies but not in normal tissues, and moreover an abnormal expression level of RORs on the cellular surface is correlated with high levels of cytotoxicity in primary cancer cells. Monoclonal antibodies against the extracellular part of RTKs might be of importance to prevent tumor cell growth: targeting extracellular kringle domain molecules induces the internalization of RORs and

SUBMITTER: Guarino SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9067376 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature