dc.contributor.author | Mc Cormack, O | |
dc.contributor.author | Chung, W Y | |
dc.contributor.author | Fitzpatrick, P | |
dc.contributor.author | Cooke, F | |
dc.contributor.author | Flynn, B | |
dc.contributor.author | Harrison, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Fox, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Gallagher, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Goldrick, A Mc | |
dc.contributor.author | Dervan, P A | |
dc.contributor.author | Mc Cann, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Kerin, M J | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-20T16:16:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-09-20T16:16:23Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008-02-19 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Mc Cormack, O; Chung, W Y; Fitzpatrick, P; Cooke, F; Flynn, B; Harrison, M; Fox, E; Gallagher, E; Goldrick, A Mc; Dervan, P A; Mc Cann, A; Kerin, M J (2008). Growth arrest-specific gene 6 expression in human breast cancer. British Journal of Cancer 98 (6), 1141-1146 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0007-0920,1532-1827 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10379/12693 | |
dc.description.abstract | Growth arrest- specific gene 6 ( Gas6), identified in 1995, acts as the ligand to the Axl/ Tyro3 family of tyrosine kinase receptors and exerts mitogenic activity when bound to these receptors. Overexpression of the Axl/ Tyro3 receptor family has been found in breast, ovarian and lung tumours. Gas6 is upregulated 23- fold by progesterone acting through the progesterone receptor B ( PRB). Recently, Gas6 has been shown to be a target for overexpression and amplification in breast cancer. Quantitative real- time PCR analysis was used to determine the levels of Gas6 mRNA expression in 49 primary breast carcinomas. Expression of PRB protein was evaluated immunohistochemically with a commercially available PRB antibody. The results showed a positive association between PRB protein and Gas6 mRNA levels ( P =0.04). Gas6 correlated positively with a number of favourable prognostic variables including lymph node negativity ( P =0.0002), younger age at diagnosis ( P =0.04), smaller size of tumours ( P =0.02), low Nottingham prognostic index scores ( P =0.03) and low nuclear morphology ( P =0.03). This study verifies for the first time the association between PRB and Gas6 in breast cancer tissue. | |
dc.publisher | Springer Nature | |
dc.relation.ispartof | British Journal of Cancer | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ | |
dc.subject | growth arrest-specific gene 6 | |
dc.subject | axl tyrosine kinase receptor | |
dc.subject | progesterone receptor b | |
dc.subject | breast cancer | |
dc.subject | tyrosine kinase receptor | |
dc.subject | arrest-specific gene-6 | |
dc.subject | gas6 receptors | |
dc.subject | axl receptor | |
dc.subject | growth | |
dc.subject | identification | |
dc.subject | cells | |
dc.subject | stabilization | |
dc.subject | coexpression | |
dc.subject | activation | |
dc.title | Growth arrest-specific gene 6 expression in human breast cancer | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604260 | |
dc.local.publishedsource | http://www.nature.com/bjc/journal/v98/n6/pdf/6604260a.pdf | |
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