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Guanylyl cyclase C suppresses intestinal tumorigenesis by restricting proliferation and maintaining genomic integrity.
Gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2007
Li Peng, Schulz Stephanie, Bombonati Alessandro, Palazzo Juan P, Hyslop Terry M, Xu Yihuan, Baran Amy A, Siracusa Linda D, Pitari Giovanni M, Waldman Scott A
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The most commonly lost gene products in colorectal carcinogenesis include guanylin and uroguanylin, endogenous ligands for guanylyl cyclase C (GCC). Beyond intestinal fluid balance, GCC mediates diarrhea induced by bacterial enterotoxins, and an inverse relationship exists between enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infections producing the exogenous GCC ligand ST and colorectal cancer...
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