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Reduction in IkappaB kinase alpha expression promotes the development of skin papillomas and carcinomas.
Cancer research - 1 Oct 2007
Park Eunmi, Zhu Feng, Liu Bigang, Xia Xiaojun, Shen Jianjun, Bustos Tracie, Fischer Susan M, Hu Yinling
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We reported recently a marked reduction in IkappaB kinase alpha (IKKalpha) expression in a large proportion of human poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) and the occurrence of Ikkalpha mutations in human SCCs. In addition, overexpression of IKKalpha in the epidermis inhibited the development of skin carcinomas and metastases in mice. However, whether a reduction in IKKalpha expression promotes...
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