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LRIG1 negatively regulates the oncogenic EGF receptor mutant EGFRvIII.
Oncogene - 25 Sept 2008
Stutz M A, Shattuck D L, Laederich M B, Carraway K L, Sweeney C
Abstract excerpt
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation is frequently observed in human cancer and contributes to the growth, survival and therapeutic resistance of tumors. EGFRvIII is an oncogenic EGFR mutant resulting from the deletion of exons 2-7 and is the most common EGFR mutant observed in glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive brain tumor. EGFRvIII is constitutively active but poorly ubiquitinated, leading to...
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