MASANORI KAWANO, KAZUHIRO TANAKA*, ICHIRO ITONAGA, TATSUYA IWASAKI, YUTA KUBOTA, HIROSHI TSUMURA
Oncology Research, Vol.31, No.5, pp. 631-643, 2023, DOI:10.32604/or.2023.029745
- 21 July 2023
Abstract Heat shock protein (HSP) 90 plays a crucial role in correcting the misfolded three-dimensional structure of proteins, assisting them in folding into proper conformations. HSP90 is critical in maintaining the normal functions of various proteins within cells, as essential factors for cellular homeostasis. Contrastingly, HSP90 simultaneously supports the maturation of cancer-related proteins, including mesenchymal epithelial transition factor (MET) within tumor cells. All osteosarcoma cell lines had elevated MET expression in the cDNA array in our possession. MET, a tyrosine kinase receptor, promotes proliferation and an anti-apoptotic state through the activation of the MET pathway constructed… More >
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