Septin Mutations in Human Cancers
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Septin Mutations in Human Cancers
Septins are GTP-binding proteins that are evolutionarily and structurally related to the RAS oncogenes. Septin expression levels are altered in many cancers and new advances point to how abnormal septin expression may contribute to the progression of cancer. In contrast to the RAS GTPases, which are frequently mutated and actively promote tumorigenesis, little is known about the occurrence and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2296-634X
DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2016.00122