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ReviewMolecular biology reports2020

Critical role of EphA3 in cancer and current state of EphA3 drug therapeutics.

Max London, Eugenio Gallo

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Review in Molecular biology reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 34 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.

Max LondonDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Donnelly Centre, University of Toronto, 160 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E1, Canada.
Eugenio GalloDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Donnelly Centre, University of Toronto, 160 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E1, Canada. gallo@avancebiologicals.ltd.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4708-462X
University of Toronto · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The erythropoietin-producing human hepatocellular (Eph) receptors are transmembrane glycoprotein members of the tyrosine kinase receptors family. The Ephs may bind to various ephrin ligands resulting in the phosphorylation of their tyrosine kinase domain and the activation of the Eph receptor. In this review we focus on EphA3, one receptor of the 14 different Ephs, as it carries out both redundant and restricted functions in the germline development of mammals and in the maintenance of various adult tissues. The loss of EphA3 regulation is correlated with various human malignancies, the most notable being cancer. This receptor is overexpressed and/or mutated in multiple tumors, and is also associated with poor prognosis and decreased survival in patients. Here we highlight the role of EphA3 in normal and malignant tissues that are specific to cancer; these include hematologic disorders, gastric cancer, glioblastoma multiforme, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, renal cell carcinoma, and prostate cancer. Moreover, various anticancer agents against EphA3 have been developed to either inhibit its kinase domain activity or to function as agonists. Thus, we examine the most potent small molecule drugs and mAb-based therapeutics against EphA3 that are currently in pre-clinical or clinical stages.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Renal CellColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlioblastomaHumansKidney NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsMaleNeoplasmsPhosphorylationProstatic NeoplasmsProtein BindingReceptor, EphA3Antineoplastic AgentsEPHA3 protein, humanReceptor, EphA3Receptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesAntibody therapeuticsCancer therapeuticsEphA3 receptorErythropoietin-producing hepatocellular receptorOncologyReceptor tyrosine-kinase

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PMID32621117
OpenAlexW3038543817

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