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An unexpected new role of mutant Ras: perturbation of human embryonic development.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Mar 2007
Kratz Christian P, Niemeyer Charlotte M, Zenker Martin
Abstract excerpt
The Ras signaling pathway controls important cellular responses to growth factors, and somatic mutations in RAS genes and other components of the Ras pathway, such as PTPN11 (encoding the protein-tyrosine phosphatase SHP-2) and BRAF, are found in human malignancies. Ras proteins are guanosine nucleotide-binding proteins that cycle between active guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-bound and inactive guanosine...
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