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Androgen receptor represses the neuroendocrine transdifferentiation process in prostate cancer cells.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Sept 2003
Wright Michael E, Tsai Ming-Jer, Aebersold Ruedi
Abstract excerpt
Androgen-ablation therapy is an effective method for treating prostate cancer. However, prostate tumors that survive long-term androgen-ablation therapy are classified as androgen-independent as they proliferate in the absence of androgens, and they tend to be enriched for neuroendocrine (NE) cells. Androgen withdrawal causes androgen-dependent prostate cancer cells to adopt a pronounced NE phenotype, suggesting...
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