"Epiregulin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A member of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family of peptide growth factors that is synthesized as a transmembrane protein which can be cleaved to release a soluble active form. Epiregulin has specificity for the EGF RECEPTOR and the ERBB-4 RECEPTOR.
| Descriptor ID |
D066260
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.382.562 D12.776.467.382.562 D23.529.382.562
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epiregulin" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of lapatinib on the development of estrogen receptor-negative mammary tumors in mice. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2009 Jan 21; 101(2):107-13.
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Hormone-induced expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha-converting enzyme/A disintegrin and metalloprotease-17 impacts porcine cumulus cell oocyte complex expansion and meiotic maturation via ligand activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor. Endocrinology. 2007 Dec; 148(12):6164-75.
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Paracrine and autocrine regulation of epidermal growth factor-like factors in cumulus oocyte complexes and granulosa cells: key roles for prostaglandin synthase 2 and progesterone receptor. Mol Endocrinol. 2006 Jun; 20(6):1352-65.