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ReviewTumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine2011

PDGF: the nuts and bolts of signalling toolbox.

Ammad Ahmad Farooqi, Salman Waseem, Asma M Riaz, Bilal Ahmed Dilawar, Shahzeray Mukhtar, Sehrish Minhaj, Makhdoom Saad Waseem, Suneel Daniel, Beenish Ali Malik, Ali Nawaz and 1 more

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Review in Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  11. Implementing neuronal plasticity in NeuroAIDS: the experience of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and other neurotrophic factors.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2014
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  15. Platelet-derived growth factor may be a potential diagnostic and prognostic marker for cholangiocarcinoma.Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Ammad Ahmad FarooqiInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), The University of Lahore, 1 km defence road, Lahore, Pakistan. ammadahmad638@yahoo.com
Salman Waseem
Asma M Riaz
Bilal Ahmed Dilawar
Shahzeray Mukhtar
Sehrish Minhaj
Makhdoom Saad Waseem
Suneel Daniel
Beenish Ali Malik
Ali Nawaz
Shahzad Bhatti

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PDGF is a growth factor and is extensively involved in multi-dimensional cellular dynamics. It switches on a plethora of molecules other than its classical pathway. It is engaged in various transitions of development; however, if the unleashed potentials lead astray, it brings forth tumourigenesis. Conventionally, it has been assumed that the components of this signalling pathway show fidelity and act with a high degree of autonomy. However, as illustrated by the PDGF signal transduction, reinterpretation of recent data suggests that machinery is often shared between multiple pathways, and other components crosstalk to each other through multiple mechanisms. It is important to note that metastatic cascade is an intricate process that we have only begun to understand in recent years. Many of the early steps of this PDGF cascade are not readily targetable in the clinic. In this review, we will unravel the paradoxes with reference to mitrons and cellular plasticity and discuss how disruption of signalling cascade triggers cellular proliferation phase transition and metastasis. We will also focus on the therapeutic interventions to counteract resultant molecular disorders.

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Signal TransductionHumansModels, BiologicalNeoplasmsPhosphorylationPlatelet-Derived Growth FactorProtein BindingProtein IsoformsReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alphaReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor betaPlatelet-Derived Growth FactorProtein IsoformsReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alphaReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor beta

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