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SUBMITTER: Chiasson-MacKenzie C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4621825 | biostudies-other | 2015 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
The Journal of cell biology 20151019 2
The proliferation of normal cells is inhibited at confluence, but the molecular basis of this phenomenon, known as contact-dependent inhibition of proliferation, is unclear. We previously identified the neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) tumor suppressor Merlin as a critical mediator of contact-dependent inhibition of proliferation and specifically found that Merlin inhibits the internalization of, and signaling from, the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in response to cell contact. Merlin is ...[more]