Mutations in ERBB3 drive tumorigenesis

Cancer Discov. 2013 Jul;3(7):OF26. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-RW2013-107. Epub 2013 May 23.

Abstract

Somatic ERBB3 hot-spot mutations promote oncogenic signaling in a subset of human tumors.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Breast Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Carcinogenesis*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mutation
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / genetics
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / metabolism
  • Receptor, ErbB-3 / genetics
  • Receptor, ErbB-3 / metabolism*
  • Signal Transduction / genetics
  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

Substances

  • ERBB2 protein, human
  • ERBB3 protein, human
  • Receptor, ErbB-2
  • Receptor, ErbB-3