When RASSF1A RAN into tumor suppression: Ran GTPase is a RASSF1A effector involved in controlling microtubule organization
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RAN GTPase Is a RASSF1A Effector Involved in Controlling Microtubule Organization
RASSF1A is a tumor suppressor gene that is inactivated by hypermethylation of its promoter region in most types of human cancers. The incidence of spontaneous or induced tumors is significantly higher in Rassf1a(-/-) mice than in wild-type mice, confirming the tumor suppressor function of RASSF1A. RASSF1A promotes apoptosis mainly through its interaction with the proapoptotic serine/threonine S...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cell Cycle
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1538-4101,1551-4005
DOI: 10.4161/cc.8.23.10024