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ArticleJournal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP2012

Potential role of septins in oral carcinogenesis: An update and avenues for future research.

Rooban Thavarajah, Km Vidya, Elizabeth Joshua, Umadevi K Rao, K Ranganathan

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Article in Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors.

Rooban ThavarajahDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India.
Km Vidya
Elizabeth Joshua
Umadevi K Rao
K Ranganathan

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Septins belong to the GTPase superclass of conserved proteins and have been identified to play a role in diverse aspects of cell biology, from cytokinesis to the maintenance of cellular morphology. At least 14 septins have been identified in humans. With their complex patterns in gene expressions and interaction, it has been reported that alterations in septin expression are observed in human diseases. Although much is not known about the role of human septins in oral carcinogenesis, circumstantial evidence does indicate that it may play a major role. This review intends to summarize the basis of septin biology, with the focus being on the evidence for septin involvement in human oral cancer.

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Canceroralseptin

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PMID22438646
PMCPMC3303527

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