Evidence map›Paper›PMID 11467446›Full record

ReviewJournal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia2001

The ras signaling pathway in mammary tumorigenesis and metastasis.

S Malaney, R J Daly

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Review in Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia, 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

S MalaneyCancer Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
R J Daly
Garvan Institute of Medical Research · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Ras superfamily of GTPases act as important regulatory switches to co-ordinate extracellular stimuli with activation of intracellular signaling pathways and appropriate biological responses. The Ras branch of this superfamily includes H-, K- and N-Ras, which are commonly mutated in particular human cancers, but notably not in those of the breast. Instead, in breast cancer the signaling pathways involving these GTPases may be upregulated due to increased coupling to growth factor receptors or other tyrosine kinases commonly overexpressed in this disease, or increased expression of regulators, the Ras protein itself, or downstream effectors. Functional studies utilizing both in vitro and in vivo models demonstrate that Ras signaling can regulate a variety of endpoints relevant to breast cancer progression, including anchorage dependent and independent growth, tumorigenesis, steroid sensitivity and invasion. Finally, analysis of the processing and signaling mechanisms of the Ras superfamily has identified potential targets for therapeutic intervention.

Indexed as

AnimalsBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMammary Neoplasms, AnimalProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Signal TransductionHRAS protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)

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PMID11467446
OpenAlexW1509540590

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