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Oncogenic role of nuclear accumulated Aurora-A.
Molecular carcinogenesis - 1 Sept 2009
Tatsuka Masaaki, Sato Sunao, Kanda Akifumi, Miki Tomoharu, Kamata Nobuyuki, Kitajima Shojiro, Kudo Yasusei, Takata Takashi
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Aurora-A, also known as Aik, BTAK, or STK15, is a centrosomal serine/threonine protein kinase, which is proto-oncogenic and is overexpressed in a wide range of human cancers. Besides gene amplification and mRNA overexpression, proteolytic resistance mechanisms are thought to contribute to overexp...
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