Signatures guide drug choice
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The issue of predicting the best treatment for a particular tumour is addressed in different ways and a potential strategy is given for deciding the most effective combination of therapies based on the gene expression signature of a tumour. From a single microarray, it should be possible to determine the extent to which different signalling pathways are activated and what combination of pathway-specific drugs might be most effective.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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New exchange, new target
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The Ras guanine-nucleotide-binding (G) family of proteins controls cellular behaviour such as proliferation, survival, morphology and membrane transport. Their common mechanism is the opposing effect of stimulatory guanine-nucleotide-exchange factors (GEFs). Researchers have made a study showing control of Ras family proteins is more varied than thought and provides molecular information on that control.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1998
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The ins and outs of signalling
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The key issues relating to biological signalling, including specificity and signal integration, are discussed. The availability of full genome sequences will have a very significant impact on scientists' understanding of the signalling pathways.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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