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Atg7 Overcomes Senescence and Promotes Growth of BrafV600E-Driven Melanoma.
Cancer discovery - 1 Apr 2015
Xie Xiaoqi, Koh Ju Yong, Price Sandy, White Eileen, Mehnert Janice M
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Macroautophagy (autophagy hereafter) may promote survival and growth of spontaneous tumors, including melanoma. We utilized a genetically engineered mouse model of melanoma driven by oncogenic BrafV600E and deficiency in the Pten tumor suppressor gene in melanocytes to test the functional consequences of loss of the essential autophagy gene autophagy-related-7, Atg7. Atg7 deficiency prevented melanoma...
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