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Enzyme-Linked Receptors and Receptor Tyrosine Kinases
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An enzyme-linked receptor has an intracellular domain that is itself an enzyme or binds one directly; a receptor tyrosine kinase phosphorylates tyrosine residues once ligand binding causes dimerization.
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A signaling molecule binding two nearby receptor tyrosine kinases makes them pair up and phosphorylate each other's tails.
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Phosphorylation follows dimerization — an unpaired receptor tyrosine kinase does not activate alone.