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hScrib is a functional homologue of the Drosophila tumour suppressor Scribble.
Oncogene - 18 Dec 2003
Dow Lukas E, Brumby Anthony M, Muratore Rosa, Coombe Michelle L, Sedelies Karin A, Trapani Joseph A, Russell Sarah M, Richardson Helena E, Humbert Patrick O
Abstract excerpt
Scribble (scrib), discs large (dlg) and lethal giant larvae (lgl) encode proteins that regulate cell polarity and have been identified as neoplastic tumour suppressor genes in Drosophila melanogaster. Here, we have used the Drosophila model system to provide the first functional evidence that human Scribble (hScrib) can act as a tumour suppressor. We show that hScrib protein displays highly polarized localization...
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