ملخص
Analysis of 501 melanoma exomes identified RASA2, encoding a RasGAP, as a tumor-suppressor gene mutated in 5% of melanomas. Recurrent loss-of-function mutations in RASA2 were found to increase RAS activation, melanoma cell growth and migration. RASA2 expression was lost in ≥30% of human melanomas and was associated with reduced patient survival. These findings identify RASA2 inactivation as a melanoma driver and highlight the importance of RasGAPs in cancer.
| اللغة الأصلية | English |
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| الصفحات (من إلى) | 1408-1410 |
| عدد الصفحات | 3 |
| دورية | Nature Genetics |
| مستوى الصوت | 47 |
| رقم الإصدار | 12 |
| تاريخ مبكر على الإنترنت | 26 أكتوبر 2015 |
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| حالة النشر | Published - ديسمبر 2015 |