Protein modules and signalling networks

@article{Pawson1995ProteinMA,
  title={Protein modules and signalling networks},
  author={Tony Pawson},
  journal={Nature},
  year={1995},
  volume={373},
  pages={573-580}
}
  • T. Pawson
  • Published 16 February 1995
  • Biology
  • Nature
Communication between cells assumes particular importance in multicellular organisms. The growth, migration and differentiation of cells in the embryo, and their organization into specific tissues, depend on signals transmitted from one cell to another. In the adult, cell signalling orchestrates normal cellular behaviour and responses to wounding and infection. The consequences of breakdowns in this signalling underlie cancer, diabetes and disorders of the immune and cardiovascular systems… 
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