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Azatyrosine. Mechanism of action for conversion of transformed phenotype to normal.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Jan 1999
Monden Y, Hamano Takaku F, Shindo Okada N, Nishimura S
Abstract excerpt
Azatyrosine [L-beta-(5-hydroxy-2-pyridyl)-alanine] has the unique property of converting ras- or c-erbB-2 transformed phenotype to normal. The administration of azatyrosine also inhibits tumor formation in transgenic mice harboring the normal human c-Ha-ras which is mutated during treatment with various chemical carcinogens. To elucidate the molecular mechanism, we investigated how azatyrosine functions and what...
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