Activity and regulation by growth factors of calmodulin-dependent protein kinase III (elongation factor 2-kinase) in human breast cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-64

  Parmer, T G ^a   Ward, M D ^a   Yurkow, E J ^b   Vyas, V H ^a   Kearney, T J ^a   Hait, W N ^a,c  

^a RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast cancer mitogens; Ca2+ calmodulin dependent protein kinase III (elongation factor 2 kinase); Cell cycle; Protein synthesis

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; MITOGENIC AGENT; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN) II; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CA(2+)-CALMODULIN DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032889570     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690012     Document Type: Article

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