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Metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype-1 is essential for in vivo growth of melanoma.
Oncogene - 4 Dec 2008
Ohtani Y, Harada T, Funasaka Y, Nakao K, Takahara C, Abdel-Daim M, Sakai N, Saito N, Nishigori C, Aiba A
Abstract excerpt
Ectopic expression of metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 1 (mGluR1) in mouse melanocytes induces melanoma formation. Although requirement of mGluR1 for development of melanoma in the initial stage has been demonstrated, its role in melanoma growth in vivo remains unclear. In this study, we developed novel transgenic mice that conditionally express mGluR1 in melanocytes, using a tetracycline regulatory...
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