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Estrogen receptor alpha deletion enhances the metastatic phenotype of Ron overexpressing mammary tumors in mice.
Molecular cancer - 6 Jan 2012
Marshall Aaron M, McClaine Rebecca J, Gurusamy Devikala, Gray Jerilyn K, Lewnard Kara E, Khan Sohaib A, Waltz Susan E
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BACKGROUND: The receptor tyrosine kinase family includes many transmembrane proteins with diverse physiological and pathophysiological functions. The involvement of tyrosine kinase signaling in promoting a more aggressive tumor phenotype within the context of chemotherapeutic evasion is gaining recognition. The Ron receptor is a tyrosine kinase receptor that has been implicated in the progression of breast cancer...
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