... Kinetic analysis of epidermal
growth factor receptor somatic mutant proteins shows
increased sensitivity to the epidermal growth factor
receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, erlotinib. Cancer Res
66, ... Japan
Identification of epidermal growth
factor, epidermal growth factor
receptor and ERBB family proteins
Epidermal growth factor (EGF) was originally isola...
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Epidermal growth factor receptor in relation to tumor
development: EGFR-targeted anticancer therapy
Isamu Okamoto
Department of Medical Oncology, Kinki University School of Medicine, ... sensitivity to
therapy with mAb to epidermal growth
factor receptor in colorectal cancer
Cetuximab is a chimeric mouse–human mAb that tar-
gets the extracell...
... that
includes a DNA-binding domain, a ligand-binding
domain and a transactivation domain. The DNA-bind-
ing domain is responsible for DNA binding specificity
and dimerization, and the ligand-binding ... selective and inde-
pendent roles within the hematopoietic system, main-
taining quiescence in HSCs and promoting proliferation
in progenitors [23]. Similarly, in an independent study
usi...
... cobalamin; intrinsic factor; recom-
binant.
Vitamin B
12
(cobalamin, Cbl) is the most complex of the
vitamins [1]; it is a complicated system with three trans-
porting proteins and several receptors ... IF.
Binding of IF to cubilin
Specific binding of IF–Cbl complex to the immobilized
receptor cubilin was conducted on a BIAcore 2000
equipment as described earlier [24]. In short, recom...
... listed in
Table 1, we blocked EGFR signaling with gefitinib.
Gefitinib is an inhibitor of tyrosine kinase that competes
with ATP for binding to the intracellular kinase domain,
preventing receptor ... diseases. In severe cases,
aberrant growth factor signaling may even give rise to
tumors. Among these pathways, epidermal growth
Keywords
epidermal growth factor receptor;...
... domain–domain interactions.
Abbreviations
AD, Alzheimer’s disease; DTNB, 5,5¢-dithiobis-(1-nitrobenzoic acid); GIF, neuronal growth- inhibitory factor; hGIF, human neuronal
growth- inhibitory factor; ... a-domain is not directly
involved in neuronal growth- inhibitory activity
[5,6,17,18]. However, it has been well documented that
the two domains of MT do not work independently,
and do...
... growth- inhibitory factor (GIF) [1] because of the
discovery that it is a factor in brain extract with the
ability to inhibit neuronal outgrowth. Moreover, MT3
or GIF was reported to be down-regulated in ... [M(II)
3
-
Cys
9
], including three bridging and six terminal cyste-
ines. The C-terminal a-domain (amino acids 31-61)
binds four divalent metal ions by 11 deprotonated
cyste...
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Neuronal growth- inhibitory factor (metallothionein-3):
evaluation of the biological function of growth- inhibitory
factor in the injured and neurodegenerative brain
Claire ... distinct biological properties. In this review, we examine
the recent developments regarding the function of neuronal growth- inhibi-
tory factor within the brain, particularly in response to...
... shown that interactions between
KCs and endotoxin comprise the initiating event lead-
ing to hepatotoxicity in liver injury, including endotox-
emia and ischemia ⁄ reperfusion injury [14]. In our
studies, ... con-
centrations of tumor necrosis factor- a and interleukin-6, and increased
hepatic mRNA levels of tumor necrosis factor- a and interleukin-6 were
decreased by depletion of...