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Role of the<i>VHL</i>(von Hippel–Lindau) gene in renal cancer: a multifunctional tumour suppressor
21 May 2008
Abstract excerpt
The VHL (von Hippel-Lindau) tumour-suppressor gene is inactivated in VHL disease and in sporadic cases of CCRCC [clear-cell RCC (renal cell carcinoma)]. pVHL (VHL protein) functions as part of an E3 ubiquitin ligase complex that targets proteins for proteasomal degradation. The best-characterized substrate is HIF-alpha (hypoxia-inducible factor-alpha). Loss of pVHL and subsequent up-regulation of HIF target genes...
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