| Literature DB >> 30525086 |
Klaus Strebhardt1,2, Monika Raab1, Mourad Sanhaji1.
Abstract
Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) mutations cause aneuploidy and are responsible for familial adenomatous polyposis characterized by chromosomal instability. PLK1 contributes to sustain an intact spindle assembly checkpoint ensuring genomic stability. In our work using independent ApcMin/+ mouse models we revealed that PLK1 functions as tumor suppressor in APC-mutated colorectal cancers.Entities:
Keywords: Adenomatous polyposis coli; Biology of malignant cells; chromosomal instability; colon cancer; polo-like kinase; protein kinase
Year: 2018 PMID: 30525086 PMCID: PMC6276849 DOI: 10.1080/23723556.2018.1485539
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Oncol ISSN: 2372-3556