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Novel somatic mutations in heterotrimeric G proteins in melanoma.
Cancer biology & therapy - 1 Jul 2010
Cárdenas-Navia L Isabel, Cruz Pedro, Lin Jimmy C, Rosenberg Steven A, Samuels Yardena
Abstract excerpt
Heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) mediate signals between G-protein coupled receptors and their downstream pathways, and have been shown to be mutated in cancer. In particular, GNAQ was found to be frequently mutated in blue nevi of the skin and uveal melanoma, acting as an oncogene in its mutated form. To further examine the role of heterotrimeric G proteins in malignant melanoma,...
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