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Impairment of DYRK2 augments stem-like traits by promoting KLF4 expression in breast cancer.
Oncogene - 30 Mar 2017
Mimoto R, Imawari Y, Hirooka S, Takeyama H, Yoshida K
Abstract excerpt
Whereas accumulating studies have supported the cancer stem cell theory, a specific therapy targeting a cancer stem cell subpopulation has not been established. Here, we show that dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-kinase 2 (DYRK2) is a novel negative regulator for formation of breast cancer stem cells. Downregulation of DYRK2 promotes cancer stem-like traits in vitro, tumourigenesis in vivo and the...
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