Receptor tyrosine kinase
| Receptor tyrosine kinase | |
|---|---|
| Term | Receptor tyrosine kinase |
| Short definition | receptor tyrosine kinase - (pronounced) (reh-SEP-ter TY-ruh-seen KY-nays) member of a group of proteins called tyrosine kinases found on the surface of cells. Receptor tyrosine kinases play important roles in many cellular functions, including cell-to-cell communication and cell division, maturation, movement, metabolism, and survival. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
receptor tyrosine kinase - (pronounced) (reh-SEP-ter TY-ruh-seen KY-nays) member of a group of proteins called tyrosine kinases found on the surface of cells. Receptor tyrosine kinases play important roles in many cellular functions, including cell-to-cell communication and cell division, maturation, movement, metabolism, and survival. Sometimes the genes that make receptor tyrosine kinases have mutations (changes) that cause receptor tyrosine kinases to be overactive or found at higher levels than normal. This can cause cancer cells to grow. Drugs that block the mutated receptor tyrosine kinases are used to treat some types of cancer. Also called RTK
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