TAM receptor tyrosine kinases: biologic functions, signaling, and potential therapeutic targeting in human cancer.

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Published in Adv Cancer Res on January 01, 2008

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Rachel M A Linger1, Amy K Keating, H Shelton Earp, Douglas K Graham

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1: Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO, USA.

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Inactivation of the antiapoptotic phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-Akt pathway by the combined treatment of taxol and mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase inhibition. Clin Cancer Res (2002) 0.92

Discovery of Mer specific tyrosine kinase inhibitors for the treatment and prevention of thrombosis. J Med Chem (2013) 0.91

Increased hematopoietic cells in the mertk-/- mouse peritoneal cavity: a result of augmented migration. J Immunol (2010) 0.89

A novel role for c-Src and STAT3 in apoptotic cell-mediated MerTK-dependent immunoregulation of dendritic cells. Blood (2009) 0.89

Capacitative calcium entry contributes to the differential transactivation of the epidermal growth factor receptor in response to thiazolidinediones. Mol Pharmacol (2007) 0.88

Tacrolimus as an alternative to cyclosporine in the maintenance phase of immunosuppressive therapy for severe aplastic anemia in children. Pediatr Blood Cancer (2009) 0.88

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Dendritic cells can be rapidly expanded ex vivo and safely administered in patients with metastatic breast cancer. Cancer Immunol Immunother (2004) 0.87

Late effects of total body irradiation and hematopoietic stem cell transplant in children under 3 years of age. Pediatr Blood Cancer (2012) 0.86

UNC569, a novel small-molecule mer inhibitor with efficacy against acute lymphoblastic leukemia in vitro and in vivo. Mol Cancer Ther (2013) 0.86

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HER4 D-box sequences regulate mitotic progression and degradation of the nuclear HER4 cleavage product s80HER4. Cancer Res (2007) 0.85

Inherited retinal dystrophy in Mer knockout mice. Adv Exp Med Biol (2003) 0.85

Constitutive induction of pro-inflammatory and chemotactic cytokines in cystathionine beta-synthase deficient homocystinuria. Mol Genet Metab (2011) 0.83

The C-mer gene is induced by Epstein-Barr virus immediate-early protein BRLF1. J Virol (2004) 0.83

Defining the expressed breast cancer kinome. Cell Res (2012) 0.82

Transactivation of the EGF receptor: is the PDGF receptor an unexpected accomplice? Mol Interv (2002) 0.82

Research for North Carolina: The University Cancer Research Fund. N C Med J (2008) 0.82

Prolactin and ErbB4/HER4 signaling interact via Janus kinase 2 to induce mammary epithelial cell gene expression differentiation. Mol Endocrinol (2008) 0.81

TAM receptors are dispensable in the phagocytosis and killing of bacteria. Cell Immunol (2009) 0.79

Moderate aplastic anemia in children: preliminary outcomes for treatment versus observation from a single-institutional experience. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol (2013) 0.78

Dual ALK and MYC rearrangements leading to an aggressive variant of anaplastic large cell lymphoma. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol (2013) 0.78

Pre-clinical evaluation of tyrosine kinase inhibitors for treatment of acute leukemia. J Vis Exp (2013) 0.77

Precursor natural killer cell leukemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer (2008) 0.76