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Lost in translation: dysregulation of cap-dependent translation and cancer.
Cancer cell - 1 Jun 2004
Bjornsti Mary-Ann, Houghton Peter J
Abstract excerpt
Activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3' kinase-Akt pathway has long been associated with malignant transformation and antiapoptotic signaling. Mutations downstream of Akt that activate the TOR kinase are found in tumor-prone syndromes, while overexpression of translation initiation complex components, such as eIF4E, occurs frequently in human cancer. However, direct roles for TOR signaling or eIF4E...
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