Stable expression of constitutively-activated STAT3 in benign prostatic epithelial cells changes their phenotype to that resembling malignant cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Signal transducers and activators of transcription (STATs) are involved in growth regulation of cells. They are usually activated by phosphorylation at specific tyrosine residues. In neoplastic cells, constitutive activation of STATs...

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Main Authors: Barton Arnold B, Shu Ping, Murphy Thomas F, Huang Hosea F, Barton Beverly E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-01-01
Series:Molecular Cancer
Online Access:http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/4/1/2