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The murine PKR tumor suppressor gene is rearranged in a lymphocytic leukemia.
Experimental cell research - 1 Nov 1998
Abraham N, Jaramillo M L, Duncan P I, Méthot N, Icely P L, Stojdl D F, Barber G N, Bell J C
Abstract excerpt
The double-stranded RNA-dependent kinase, PKR, is encoded by an interferon inducible gene and is largely responsible for the anti-viral effects of this cytokine. Recent studies have shown that PKR may also play a role in the regulation of normal cellular growth. Although numerous examples of viral strategies for inactivation of PKR exist, there is no evidence of PKR inactivation in tumors. We demonstrate here...
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