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Abstract
A family of closely-related serine-threonine kinases that were originally identified as the cellular homologs of the retrovirus-derived V-RAF KINASES. They are MAP kinase kinase kinases that play important roles in SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION.
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- Proto-Oncogene Proteins raf
- raf Kinase
- raf MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases
- raf Proto-Oncogene Proteins
- raf Serine-Theonine Protein Kinases
- Kinase, raf
- Kinases, raf
- Proteins raf, Proto-Oncogene
- Proto Oncogene Proteins raf
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins, raf
- raf Proto Oncogene Proteins
- raf Serine Theonine Protein Kinases
- MIL-RAF Proteins
- mil-raf Protein Kinases
- Kinases, mil-raf Protein
- MIL RAF Proteins
- Protein Kinases, mil-raf
- mil raf Protein Kinases
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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History Note
2005
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Previous Indexing
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf (1986-2004)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. raf Kinases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D048490. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D048490
- raf Kinases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_kinase
- raf Kinases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22015156