Cdk4 and nek2 signal binucleation and centrosome amplification in a her2+ breast cancer model.

Centrosome amplification (CA) is a contributor to carcinogenesis, generating aneuploidy, and chromosome instability. Previous work shows that breast adenocarcinomas have a higher frequency of centrosome defects compared to normal breast tissues. Abnormal centrosome phenotypes are found in pre-malign...

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Main Authors: Mary Kathryn Harrison Pitner, Harold I Saavedra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3679029?pdf=render