Editing CD36 (section)

=== Protein-protein interactions ===

In the absence of ligand, membrane bound CD36 exists primarily in a monomeric state. However exposure to the [[thrombospondin]] ligand causes CD36 to dimerize. This dimerization has been proposed to play an important role in CD36 [[signal transduction]].<ref name="pmid9268192">{{cite journal | vauthors = Daviet L, Malvoisin E, Wild TF, McGregor JL | title = Thrombospondin induces dimerization of membrane-bound, but not soluble CD36 | journal = Thrombosis and Haemostasis | volume = 78 | issue = 2 | pages = 897–901 | date = August 1997 | pmid = 9268192 | doi = 10.1055/s-0038-1657649 | s2cid = 43232897 }}</ref>