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- receptor tyrosine kinase | RTK | RTKs | tyrosine kinase receptor | TKR | TRKs
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- Definition cell surface receptor that also has a tyrosine kinase activity Reference "Kevin Ahern & Indira Rajagopal, '8.5: Receptor Tyrosine Kinases (RTKs)' (16.11.2020), Biology LibreTexts"
- Comment The signal binding domain of the receptor tyrosine kinase is on the cell surface, while the tyrosine kinase enzymatic activity resides in the cytoplasmic part of the protein (see figure above). A transmembrane alpha helix connects these two regions of the receptor.