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The tyrosine phosphatase Shp2 (PTPN11) in cancer.
Cancer metastasis reviews - 1 Jun 2008
Chan Gordon, Kalaitzidis Demetrios, Neel Benjamin G
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Diverse cellular processes are regulated by tyrosyl phosphorylation, which is controlled by protein-tyrosine kinases (PTKs) and protein-tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs). De-regulated tyrosyl phosphorylation, evoked by gain-of-function mutations and/or over-expression of PTKs, contributes to the pathogenesis of many cancers and other human diseases. PTPs, because they oppose the action of PTKs, had been considered to...
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