Stable expression of activated Ki-Ras does not constitutively activate the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway but attenuates epidermal growth factor receptor activation in human astrocytoma cells.

Abstract excerpt

Mutation in the ras oncogene is one of the most commonly reported genetic aberrations in human cancer. Activated ras mutants are thought to play a major role in promoting the growth and malignancy of tumor cells. Ras protein plays a central role in transmitting mitogenic signals from cell surface...

Topics

• Astrocytoma
• Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases
• Cell Division
• Enzyme Activation
• ErbB Receptors
• Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
• Genes, ras
• Humans
• Mutation
• Phosphorylation