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Decreased growth of Vhl-/- fibrosarcomas is associated with elevated levels of cyclin kinase inhibitors p21 and p27.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Jun 2005
Mack Fiona A, Patel Jagruti H, Biju Mangatt P, Haase Volker H, Simon M Celeste
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Inactivating mutations within the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) tumor suppressor gene predispose patients to develop a variety of highly vascularized tumors. pVHL targets alpha subunits of the heterodimeric transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF), a critical regulator of energy metabolism, angiogenesis, hematopoiesis, and oxygen (O(2)) delivery, for ubiquitin-mediated degradation in an O(2)-dependent...
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