Inhibition of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Suppresses Telomerase Activity in HSC-1 Human Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1088-1094

  Budiyanto, Arief ^a   Bito, Toshinori ^a   Kunisada, Makoto ^a   Ashida, Masashi ^a   Ichihashi, Masamitsu ^a   Ueda, Masato ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Akt; ERK; Human telomerase catalytic subunit (hTERT); Src

Indexed keywords

4 (3 CHLOROANILINO) 6,7 DIMETHOXYQUINAZOLINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MYC PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN MAD1; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; TELOMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ETS 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0242490106     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.12529.x     Document Type: Article

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