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Heat shock factor 1 is a powerful multifaceted modifier of carcinogenesis.
Cell - 21 Sept 2007
Dai Chengkai, Whitesell Luke, Rogers Arlin B, Lindquist Susan
Abstract excerpt
Heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) is the master regulator of the heat shock response in eukaryotes, a very highly conserved protective mechanism. HSF1 function increases survival under a great many pathophysiological conditions. How it might be involved in malignancy remains largely unexplored. We report that eliminating HSF1 protects mice from tumors induced by mutations of the RAS oncogene or a hot spot mutation in...
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