RR-Src is a synthetic peptide substrate that corresponds to the sequence in Src surrounding the tyrosine subject to phosphorylation.1,2 It is a substrate for EGF-mediated tyrosine phosphorylation.3 RR-Src inhibits IL-2-induced proliferation of cytotoxic T cells.4
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