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Twists in views on RB functions in cellular signaling, metabolism and stem cells.
Cancer science - 1 Jul 2012
Takahashi Chiaki, Sasaki Nobunari, Kitajima Shunsuke
Abstract excerpt
One-quarter of a century ago, identification of the human retinoblastoma gene (RB) loci proved Knudson's 'two-hit theory' that tumor suppressor genes exist. Since then, numerous works delineated crucial roles for the RB protein (pRB)-E2F transcription factor complex in G1-S phase transition. In addition, discovering the relationship between pRB and tissue-specific transcription factors enabled a better...
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