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MET receptor tyrosine kinase as a therapeutic anticancer target.
Cancer letters - 18 Jul 2009
Stellrecht Christine M, Gandhi Varsha
Abstract excerpt
Tyrosine kinases are frequently deregulated in cancer either by constitutive activation, mutation, or over-expression. Though they are often associated with an aggressive phenotype they are also proving to be a druggable target. Activation of the MET receptor tyrosine kinase promotes cell proliferation, scattering, invasion, survival, and angiogenesis. Deregulation of MET promotes tumor formation, growth,...
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