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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000070818
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000070818
Preferred Name

Discoidin Domain Receptors

Definitions
Receptor tyrosine kinases that bind COLLAGENS. They are characterized by the presence of extracellular DISCOIDIN DOMAINS that activate SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION PATHWAYS in response to collagen binding. They may also be cleaved by MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES to mediate cell interactions with the EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX.
Synonyms
Receptor, Discoidin Domain
Proteins, DDR
DDR Proteins
Receptors, Discoidin Domain
Discoidin Domain Receptor
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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