HER2 phosphorylation is maintained by a PKB negative feedback loop in response to anti-HER2 herceptin in breast cancer.
Herceptin (trastuzumab) is used in patients with breast cancer who have HER2 (ErbB2)-positive tumours. However, its mechanisms of action and how acquired resistance to Herceptin occurs are still poorly understood. It was previously thought that the anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody Herceptin inhibits HE...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21203579/?tool=EBI |