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Ras-mediated apoptosis of PC CL 3 rat thyroid cells induced by RET/PTC oncogenes.
Oncogene - 16 Jan 2003
Castellone Maria Domenica, Cirafici Anna Maria, De Vita Gabriella, De Falco Valentina, Malorni Luca, Tallini Giovanni, Fagin James A, Fusco Alfredo, Melillo Rosa Marina, Santoro Massimo
Abstract excerpt
RET gene rearrangements, which generate chimeric RET/PTC oncogenes, are early events in the evolution of thyroid papillary carcinomas. Expression of RET/PTC oncogenes promotes neoplastic transformation of cultured thyroid cells and of thyroid glands in transgenic mice. Notwithstanding these oncogenic effects, we have found that the expression of two RET/PTC oncogenes (H4-RET and RFG-RET) induces apoptosis of rat...
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