Rho GTPases in human breast tumours: Expression and mutation analyses and correlation with clinical parameters

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 635-644

  Fritz, G ^a   Brachetti, C ^a   Bahlmann, F ^a   Schmidt, M ^a   Kaina, B ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast tumours; Mutation analysis; Rho GTPases; Tumour progression

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHORUS 32; PROTEIN CDC42; PROTEIN P53; RAC1 PROTEIN; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RHOB GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ONCOGENE NEU; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADP RIBOSE TRANSFERASES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CDC42 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HUMANS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAC1 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; RHOA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; RHOB GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0037048326     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600510     Document Type: Article

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