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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-7-6
pubmed:abstractText
The Ca2+- and phospholipid-dependent protein kinase, protein kinase C (PKC), is a critical enzyme in the regulation of cell growth. In this report, we demonstrate elevated expression of PKC activity in surgical specimens of eight of nine spontaneous human breast tumors, as compared with the expression of PKC activity in normal breast tissue obtained from the same patients. The mean PKC specific activity in histologically normal breast tissue was 166 +/- 63 pmol 32P/min/mg, whereas the mean PKC specific activity in the breast tumors was 460 +/- 182 pmol 32P/min/mg (P = 0.0003; Student's t test). The low interpatient variability among the PKC levels observed in the histologically normal breast tissue specimens and the significant elevation of PKC levels observed in the tumors indicate that elevated expression of PKC activity in breast tissue is a potential marker for malignant disease in the breast.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0008-5472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3215-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Elevated protein kinase C expression in human breast tumor biopsies relative to normal breast tissue.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.