Three molecular determinants of malignant conversion and their potential as therapeutic targets.

Abstract:

:The past decade has been marked by an explosion of knowledge regarding the dysregulation of cancer at the molecular level. It has become apparent that oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, and other ancillary molecules interact in complex pathways that govern cellular homeostasis. We review three molecular events that have been implicated in tumorigenesis and define pathways ripe for the development of new therapeutic approaches: 1) activation of telomerase, 2) dysregulation of the patched/sonic hedgehog pathway, and 3) mutation of the INK4 alpha-ARF locus.

journal_name

Curr Opin Oncol

authors

Dome JS,Look AT

doi

10.1097/00001622-199901000-00013

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1999-01-01 00:00:00

pages

58-67

issue

1

eissn

1040-8746

issn

1531-703X

journal_volume

11

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