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Targeting the WEE1 kinase as a molecular targeted therapy for gastric cancer.
Oncotarget - 2 Aug 2016
Kim Hye-Young, Cho Yunhee, Kang HyeokGu, Yim Ye-Seal, Kim Seok-Jun, Song Jaewhan, Chun Kyung-Hee
Abstract excerpt
Wee1 is a member of the Serine/Threonine protein kinase family and is a key regulator of cell cycle progression. It has been known that WEE1 is highly expressed and has oncogenic functions in various cancers, but it is not yet studied in gastric cancers. In this study, we investigated the oncogenic role and therapeutic potency of targeting WEE1 in gastric cancer. At first, higher expression levels of WEE1 with...
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