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Pituitary Tumor-Transforming Gene Regulates Multiple Downstream Angiogenic Genes in Thyroid Cancer
Author(s) -
D. S. Kim,
J. A. Franklyn,
Anna L. Stratford,
Kristien Boelaert,
John Watkinson,
Margaret C. Eggo,
Christopher J. McCabe
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2005-1826
Subject(s) - angiogenesis , cancer research , thyroid cancer , thyroid , biology , follicular thyroid cancer , papillary thyroid cancer , medicine , endocrinology
Pituitary tumor-transforming gene (PTTG) is a multifunctional protein involved in several tumorigenic mechanisms, including angiogenesis. PTTG has been shown to promote angiogenesis, a key rate-limiting step in tumor progression, by up-regulation of fibroblast growth factor-2 and vascular endothelial growth factor.

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