ErbB receptors and cell polarity: New pathways and paradigms for understanding cell migration and invasion |
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Authors: | Michael E. Feigin |
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Affiliation: | a Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, One Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA b Ontario Cancer Institute, University of Toronto, 610 University Ave, Toronto, Canada |
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Abstract: | The ErbB family of receptor tyrosine kinases is involved in initiation and progression of a number of human cancers, and receptor activation or overexpression correlates with poor patient survival. Research over the past two decades has elucidated the molecular mechanisms underlying ErbB-induced tumorigenesis, which has resulted in the development of effective targeted therapies. ErbB-induced signal transduction cascades regulate a wide variety of cell processes, including cell proliferation, apoptosis, cell polarity, migration and invasion. Within tumors, disruption of these core processes, through cooperative oncogenic lesions, results in aggressive, metastatic disease. This review will focus on the ErbB signaling networks that regulate migration and invasion and identify a potential role for cell polarity pathways during cancer progression. |
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Keywords: | ErbB Cell polarity Migration Invasion Metastasis Signaling Cell architecture |
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