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MET receptor variant R970C favors calpain-dependent generation of a fragment promoting epithelial cell scattering.
Oncotarget - 14 Feb 2017
Montagne Rémi, Baranzelli Anne, Muharram Ghaffar, Catherine Leroy, Lesaffre Marie, Vinchent Audrey, Kherrouche Zoulika, Werkmeister Elisabeth, Cortot Alexis B, Tulasne David
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The receptor tyrosine kinase MET and its ligand, the hepatocyte growth factor, are essential to embryonic development, whereas deregulation of MET signaling is associated with tumorigenesis leading to various cancers, including lung carcinoma. Mutations in the MET kinase domain lead to constitutive kinase activity and are associated with tumorigenesis. In lung cancer, however, some mutations are found in the...
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