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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Kawano S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2749152 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kawano Satoshi S Ikeda Wataru W Kishimoto Megumi M Ogita Hisakazu H Takai Yoshimi Y
The Journal of biological chemistry 20090626 35
ErbB2 and ErbB3, members of the EGF receptor/ErbB family, form a heterodimer upon binding of a ligand, inducing the activation of Rac small G protein and Akt protein kinase for cell movement and survival, respectively. The enhanced ErbB3/ErbB2 signaling causes tumorigenesis, invasion, and metastasis. We found here that the ErbB3/ErbB2 signaling is regulated by immunoglobulin-like Necl-2, which is down-regulated in various cancer cells and serves as a tumor suppressor. The extracellular region of ...[more]