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Oncogenic activation of tyrosine kinases

G A Rodrigues et al. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 1994 Feb.

Abstract

Tyrosine kinases comprise the largest group of oncoproteins, a fact that underscores the importance of reversible tyrosine phosphorylation in the regulation of essential cellular functions. Oncogenic activation of tyrosine kinases results in the constitutive activation of what is normally a conditionally regulated enzyme activity. Studies of tyrosine kinase oncoproteins, and a comparison with their corresponding proto-oncogene products, have identified important functional and regulatory domains within these proteins, positive and negative regulators of their enzyme activities and signalling cascades that control cell growth and differentiation.

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