Targeting the PDGF signaling pathway in tumor treatment

CH Heldin - Cell Communication and Signaling, 2013 - Springer
Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) isoforms and PDGF receptors have important
functions in the regulation of growth and survival of certain cell types during embryonal …

PDGF receptor signaling networks in normal and cancer cells

JB Demoulin, A Essaghir - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
For about four decades, platelet-derived growth factors (PDGF) and their receptors have
been the subject of intense research, revealing their roles in embryo development and …

Involvement of platelet‐derived growth factor ligands and receptors in tumorigenesis

CH Heldin, J Lennartsson… - Journal of internal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Platelet‐derived growth factor (PDGF) isoforms and their receptors have important roles
during embryogenesis, particularly in the development of various mesenchymal cell types in …

The role of PDGFs and PDGFRs in colorectal cancer

RM Manzat Saplacan, L Balacescu… - Mediators of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. Angiogenesis was reported as one important mechanism activated in colorectal …

PDGFRB gain-of-function mutations in sporadic infantile myofibromatosis

FA Arts, R Sciot, B Brichard, M Renard… - Human molecular …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Infantile myofibromatosis is one of the most prevalent soft tissue tumors of infancy and
childhood. Multifocal nodules with visceral lesions are associated with a poor prognosis. A …

New insights into the mechanisms of hematopoietic cell transformation by activated receptor tyrosine kinases

F Toffalini, JB Demoulin - Blood, The Journal of the American …, 2010 - ashpublications.org
A large number of alterations in genes encoding receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK), namely
FLT3, c-KIT, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) receptors, fibroblast growth factor (FGF) …

PDGFRB mutants found in patients with familial infantile myofibromatosis or overgrowth syndrome are oncogenic and sensitive to imatinib

FA Arts, D Chand, C Pecquet, AI Velghe… - Oncogene, 2016 - nature.com
Recently, germline and somatic heterozygous mutations in the platelet-derived growth factor
receptor β (PDGFRB) have been associated with familial infantile myofibromatosis (IM) …

Tyrosine kinase gene fusions in cancer: translating mechanisms into targeted therapies

S Medves, JB Demoulin - Journal of cellular and molecular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction• Tyrosine kinase inhibitors• Fusion gene structure and expression• Loss of wild‐
type alleles• Oligomerization triggers TK activation• Inhibitory domain deletion• Signalling …

[HTML][HTML] Platelet-derived growth factors and their receptors in normal and malignant hematopoiesis

JB Demoulin… - American journal of blood …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Platelet-derived growth factors (PDGF) bind to two closely related receptor tyrosine kinases,
PDGF receptor α and β, which are encoded by the PDGFRA and PDGFRB genes. Aberrant …

Somatic uniparental isodisomy explains multifocality of glomuvenous malformations

M Amyere, V Aerts, P Brouillard, BAS McIntyre… - The American Journal of …, 2013 - cell.com
Inherited vascular malformations are commonly autosomal dominantly inherited with high,
but incomplete, penetrance; they often present as multiple lesions. We hypothesized that …