Mutant HER2 needs mutant HER3 to be an effective oncogene.

Trenker, Raphael; Diwanji, Devan; Jura, Natalia · Cell Rep Med · 2021

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Hanker et al. reveal that co-occurring missense mutations in the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) and its catalytically inactive homolog HER3 synergize to promote oncogenic signaling by the HER2/HER3 complex.

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