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Structural underpinnings of oestrogen receptor mutations in endocrine therapy resistance.
Nature reviews. Cancer - 1 Jun 2018
Katzenellenbogen John A, Mayne Christopher G, Katzenellenbogen Benita S, Greene Geoffrey L, Chandarlapaty Sarat
Abstract excerpt
Oestrogen receptor-α (ERα), a key driver of breast cancer, normally requires oestrogen for activation. Mutations that constitutively activate ERα without the need for hormone binding are frequently found in endocrine-therapy-resistant breast cancer metastases and are associated with poor patient outcomes. The location of these mutations in the ER ligand-binding domain and their impact on receptor conformation...
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