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Activation of the proto-oncogene c-myc and c-fos by c-ras: involvement of polyamines.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 29 Jul 1994
Tabib A, Bachrach U
Abstract excerpt
Rat kidney cells infected with a temperature-sensitive mutant of Kirsten sarcoma virus (Ki-MSV ts 371) expressed Ki-Ras at 37 degrees C but not at 42 degrees C. This expression of the oncogene was accompanied by an increase in the activity of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) and the accumulation of putrescine. Elevation of cellular polyamine content triggered the transcription of c-myc and c-fos....
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