AA. Gastric C I 06. ppt - Università degli studi di Pavia
AA. Gastric C I 06. ppt - Università degli studi di Pavia
AA. Gastric C I 06. ppt - Università degli studi di Pavia
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RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASE AND PROLIFERATION AND TISSUE EXPANSION<br />
* receptor tyrosine<br />
kinases (RTKs) = main<br />
positive regulators of<br />
proliferation and tissue<br />
expansion (through<br />
downstream pathways<br />
inclu<strong>di</strong>ng ras - MAPK and<br />
PI3K / Akt cascade);<br />
* RTKs negatively act on<br />
E - cadherin function →<br />
<strong>di</strong>sassembly of adherens<br />
junctions;<br />
- downstream elements of RTK signalling interact and activate Rho family<br />
GTPases (Rac, Rho, Cdc42) system that interfere with cadherin - me<strong>di</strong>ated<br />
adhesion through changes in actin cytoskeleton;<br />
* catenin p120 acts as regulator of cadherin function either promoting or<br />
repressing E - cadherin - dependent adhesion