Functional characterization of human cancer-derived TRKB mutations.

ABSTRACT: Cancer originates from cells that have acquired mutations in genes critical for controlling cell proliferation, survival and differentiation. Often, tumors continue to depend on these so-called driver mutations, providing the rationale for targeted anticancer therapies. To date, large-scale sequencing analyses have revealed hundreds of mutations in human tumors. However, without their functional validation it remains unclear which mutations correspond to driver, or rather bystander, mutations and, therefore, whether the mutated gene represents a target for therapeutic intervention. In human colorectal tumors, the neurotrophic receptor TRKB has been found mutated on two different sites in its kinase domain (TRKB(T695I) and TRKB(D751N)). Another site, in the extracellular part of TRKB, is mu

SUBMITTER: Geiger TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3040757 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature