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C-kit signaling promotes proliferation and invasion of colorectal mucinous adenocarcinoma in a murine model.
Oncotarget - 29 Sept 2015
Tan Jun, Yang Shu, Shen Ping, Sun Haimei, Xiao Jie, Wang Yaxi, Wu Bo, Ji Fengqing, Yan Jihong, Xue Hong, Zhou Deshan
Abstract excerpt
It was reported that the receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) family often highly expressed in several mucinous carcinomas. In the present study, we established a murine model of colorectal mucinous adenocardinoma (CRMAC) by treating C57 mice [both wild type (WT) and loss-of-function c-kit mutant type (Wads-/-)] with AOM+DSS for 37 weeks and found that c-kit, a member of RTK family, clearly enhanced the tumor cell...
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