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1.Harrington, A. et al. (2011) Cell. 146(3):421.2.Smeyne, R. et al. (1994) 368(6468):246.3.Recruitment of actin modifiers to TrkA endosomes governs retrograde NGF signaling and survival. Harrington A.W., St Hillaire C., Zweifel L.S., Glebova N.O., Philippidou P., Halegoua S., Ginty D.D.4.Severe sensory and sympathetic neuropathies in mice carrying a disrupted Trk/NGF receptor gene. Smeyne R.J., Klein R., Schnapp A., Long L.K., Bryant S., Lewin A., Lira S.A., Barbacid M.5.TrkA, but not TrkC, receptors are essential for survival of sympathetic neurons in vivo. Fagan A.M., Zhang H., Landis S., Smeyne R.J., Silos-Santiago I., Barbacid M.
Tropomyocin receptor kinase A (TrkA), also named Neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor type 1 (NTRK3) is a member of a nerve growth factor tyrosine kinase receptor family. There are three members of the Trk family, TrkA, TrkB and TrkC, and they bind a group of structurally related, secreted proteins termed neurotrophins, which play an important role in the development and function of the nervous system. Each Trk family member exhibits different ligand specificities: TrkA binds NGF and NT-3, TrkB binds BDNF, NT-3 and NT-4/5, and TrkC only binds NT-3. The biological activities of the neurotrophins are mediated by binding to and activating two unrelated receptor types: the p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) and the Trk family receptors. P75NTR is a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily (TNFRSF) and has been designated TNFRSF16.