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Calcium-induced activation of a mutant G-protein-coupled receptor causes in vitro transformation of NIH/3T3 cells.
Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Dec 1999
Hoff A O, Cote G J, Fritsche H A, Qiu H, Schultz P N, Gagel R F
Abstract excerpt
The calcium-sensing receptor (CaR) is a G-protein-coupled receptor that is widely expressed, has tissue-specific functions, and regulates cell growth. Activating mutations of this receptor cause autosomal dominant hypocalcemia, a syndrome characterized by hypocalcemia and hypercalciuria. The identification of a family with an activating mutation of the CaR (Thr151Met) in which hypocalcemia cosegregates with...
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