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A mutant epidermal growth factor receptor targeted to lung epithelium inhibits asbestos-induced proliferation and proto-oncogene expression.
Cancer research - 1 Aug 2002
Manning Christopher B, Cummins Andrew B, Jung Michael W, Berlanger Ingrid, Timblin Cynthia R, Palmer Cathy, Taatjes Douglas J, Hemenway David, Vacek Pamela, Mossman Brooke T
Abstract excerpt
Asbestos is a ubiquitous naturally occurring fiber causing multiple cancers and fibroproliferativedisease. The mechanisms of epithelial cell hyperplasia, a hallmark of the initiation of lung cancers by asbestos, have been unclear. We demonstrate here that mice expressing a dominant-negative mutant epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) under the control of the human lung surfactant protein-C promoter exhibit...
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