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Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor Receptor alpha Subunit

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Definition: A ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor subunit. It is anchored to the cell surface via GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL LINKAGE and has specificity for binding to CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR. It lacks signal transducing domains which are found on the other two subunits of the receptor.      Other names Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor Receptor alpha Chain; CNTFRalpha
 
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CNTFR protein, human  0   *Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor Receptor alpha Subunit.

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