Merlin Is a Negative Regulator of Human Melanoma Growth
Merlin is encoded by the neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) gene and is a member of the Band 4.1 protein family. This protein acts as a linker that connects cell surface proteins to the actin cytoskeleton. Defects caused by mutations of the NF2 gene give rise to NF2 disease, which is generally character...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3422319/ |