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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Wang YN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5893359 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cancer cell 20180329 4
Pancreatic ribonuclease (RNase) is a secreted enzyme critical for host defense. We discover an intrinsic RNase function, serving as a ligand for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a member of receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK), in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The closely related bovine RNase A and human RNase 5 (angiogenin [ANG]) can trigger oncogenic transformation independently of their catalytic activities via direct association with EGFR. Notably, high plasma ANG level in PDAC ...[more]