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SUBMITTER: Krisenko MO
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4254495 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Krisenko Mariya O MO Geahlen Robert L RL
Biochimica et biophysica acta 20141104 1
SYK (spleen tyrosine kinase) is well-characterized in the immune system as an essential enzyme required for signaling through multiple classes of immune recognition receptors. As a modulator of tumorigenesis, SYK has a bit of a schizophrenic reputation, acting in some cells as a tumor promoter and in others as a tumor suppressor. In many hematopoietic malignancies, SYK provides an important survival function and its inhibition or silencing frequently leads to apoptosis. In cancers of non-immune ...[more]