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C-Raf is required for the initiation of lung cancer by K-Ras(G12D).
Cancer discovery - 1 Jul 2011
Karreth Florian A, Frese Kristopher K, DeNicola Gina M, Baccarini Manuela, Tuveson David A
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The Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK (extracellular signal-regulated kinase) pathway is primarily responsible for mitogenesis in metazoans, and mutational activation of this pathway is common in cancer. A variety of selective chemical inhibitors directed against the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway are now available for clinical investigation and thus the determination of the importance of each of the kinases in...
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