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Cancer therapy: can the challenge be MET?
Trends in molecular medicine - 1 Jun 2005
Corso Simona, Comoglio Paolo M, Giordano Silvia
Abstract excerpt
The deregulation of tyrosine kinase receptors (RTKs) is frequent in human tumors and is often associated with the acquisition of an aggressive phenotype. The Met oncogene, encoding the RTK for hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), controls genetic programs leading to cell growth, invasion and protection from apoptosis. The deregulated activation of Met is crucial not only for the acquisition of tumorigenic properties...
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