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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

A Review of HER4 (ErbB4) Kinase, Its Impact on Cancer, and Its Inhibitors.

Mohammed I El-Gamal, Nada H Mewafi, Nada E Abdelmotteleb, Minnatullah A Emara, Hamadeh Tarazi, Rawan M Sbenati, Moustafa M Madkour, Seyed-Omar Zaraei, Afnan I Shahin, Hanan S Anbar

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohammed I El-GamalCollege of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Nada H MewafiCollege of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Nada E AbdelmottelebCollege of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Minnatullah A EmaraCollege of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Hamadeh TaraziCollege of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-6270-587X
Rawan M SbenatiSharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Moustafa M MadkourSharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Seyed-Omar ZaraeiSharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-0212-2146
Afnan I ShahinSharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Hanan S AnbarDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacotherapeutics, Dubai Pharmacy College for Girls, Dubai 19099, United Arab Emirates.
University of Sharjah · AEDubai Pharmacy College · AEMansoura University · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

HER4 is a receptor tyrosine kinase that is required for the evolution of normal body systems such as cardiovascular, nervous, and endocrine systems, especially the mammary glands. It is activated through ligand binding and activates MAPKs and PI3K/AKT pathways. HER4 is commonly expressed in many human tissues, both adult and fetal. It is important to understand the role of HER4 in the treatment of many disorders. Many studies were also conducted on the role of HER4 in tumors and its tumor suppressor function. Mostly, overexpression of HER4 kinase results in cancer development. In the present article, we reviewed the structure, location, ligands, physiological functions of HER4, and its relationship to different cancer types. HER4 inhibitors reported mainly from 2016 to the present were reviewed as well.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansNeoplasmsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptor, ErbB-4Signal TransductionERBB4 protein, humanPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptor, ErbB-4cancerErbB4HER4kinase inhibitorsstructure-activity relationship

Identifiers

PMID34885957
PMCPMC8659013
OpenAlexW4200295058

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