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Haploinsufficiency of Krüppel-like factor 5 rescues the tumor-initiating effect of the Apc(Min) mutation in the intestine.
Cancer research - 15 May 2009
McConnell Beth B, Bialkowska Agnieszka B, Nandan Mandayam O, Ghaleb Amr M, Gordon Frank J, Yang Vincent W
Abstract excerpt
Inactivation of the tumor suppressor adenomatous polyposis coli, with the resultant activation of beta-catenin, is the initiating event in the development of a majority of colorectal cancers. Krüppel-like factor 5 (KLF5), a proproliferative transcription factor, is highly expressed in the proliferating intestinal crypt epithelial cells. To determine whether KLF5 contributes to intestinal adenoma formation, we...
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