High cell-surface density of HER2 deforms cell membranes

HER2 is frequently overexpressed in breast cancer in association with increased metastatic potential. Here, the authors show that HER2 overexpression causes deformation of cell membranes in a signalling-independent manner that contributes to the disease phenotype by disrupting epithelial features.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Inhee Chung, Mike Reichelt, Lily Shao, Robert W. Akita, Hartmut Koeppen, Linda Rangell, Gabriele Schaefer, Ira Mellman, Mark X. Sliwkowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12742