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The Under-Appreciated Promiscuity of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Family

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Title
The Under-Appreciated Promiscuity of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Family
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Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, August 2016
DOI 10.3389/fcell.2016.00088
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Sean P. Kennedy, Jordan F. Hastings, Jeremy Z. R. Han, David R. Croucher

Abstract

Each member of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family plays a key role in normal development, homeostasis, and a variety of pathophysiological conditions, most notably in cancer. According to the prevailing dogma, these four receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs; EGFR, ERBB2, ERBB3, and ERBB4) function exclusively through the formation of homodimers and heterodimers within the EGFR family. These combinatorial receptor interactions are known to generate increased interactome diversity and therefore influence signaling output, subcellular localization and function of the heterodimer. This molecular plasticity is also thought to play a role in the development of resistance toward targeted cancer therapies aimed at these known oncogenes. Interestingly, many studies now challenge this dogma and suggest that the potential for EGFR family receptors to interact with more distantly related RTKs is much greater than currently appreciated. Here we discuss how the promiscuity of these oncogenic receptors may lead to the formation of many unexpected receptor pairings and the significant implications for the efficiency of many targeted cancer therapies.

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Country Count As %
Poland 1 1%
Unknown 89 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 17 19%
Student > Bachelor 16 18%
Student > Master 14 16%
Researcher 10 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 4%
Other 14 16%
Unknown 15 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 27 30%
Medicine and Dentistry 13 14%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11 12%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 5 6%
Engineering 5 6%
Other 10 11%
Unknown 19 21%
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