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Sci. STKE, 20 January 2004
Vol. 2004, Issue 216, p. re2
[DOI: 10.1126/stke.2162004re2]

REVIEWS

G Proteins in Cancer: The Prostate Cancer Paradigm

Yehia Daaka*

Department of Surgery and Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.

Gloss: This STKE Review discusses molecular signaling pathways that contribute to prostate cancer progression. With 5 figures, 2 tables, and 112 citations, the article provides an in-depth analysis of the role of heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) in stimulating androgen-independent growth of prostate cancer cells. Many of the proposed pathways that contribute to androgen-independent cell proliferation appear to involve the extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2 (ERKs). G proteins may be activated in response to excessive ligand production for their receptors and may subsequently activate growth factor receptors that themselves activate ERKs, or they may promote the androgen-independent activation of androgen receptors.

Contact information. DUMC 2607, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Telephone, 919-684-8440; fax, 919-684-9990; e-mail, daaka001{at}mc.duke.edu

Citation: Y. Daaka, G Proteins in Cancer: The Prostate Cancer Paradigm. Sci. STKE 2004, re2 (2004).

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