Open AccessOn Mammary Gland Growth Factors: Roles in Normal Development and in Cancer
Author(s) -
MienChie Hung
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
cold spring harbor perspectives in biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.011
H-Index - 173
ISSN - 1943-0264
DOI - 10.1101/cshperspect.a013532
Subject(s) - biology , receptor tyrosine kinase , function (biology) , receptor protein tyrosine kinases , mammary gland , microbiology and biotechnology , receptor , tyrosine kinase , kinase , cancer , breast cancer , signal transduction , cancer research , genetics
Receptor-tyrosine kinases (RTKs) have essential roles in normal breast development, and are highly expressed and activated in cancers. But novel aspects of RTK function (e.g., posttranslational modifications) are emerging.
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