Molecular Oncology
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 297-307 , August 2009

Ras/MAPK signaling from endomembranes

  • Nicole Fehrenbacher

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
    • Department of Pharmacology, NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
    • Cancer Institute, NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
    • ,
  • Dafna Bar-Sagi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
    • Cancer Institute, NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
    • ,
  • Mark Philips

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
    • Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
    • Department of Pharmacology, NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
    • Cancer Institute, NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Smilow Research Building, Rm. 1205, NYU School of Medicine, NYU Cancer Institute, 522 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA. Tel.: +1 212 263 7404; fax: +1 212 263 9210.

Received 8 June 2009 ,Accepted 10 June 2009.

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Molecular Oncology
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 297-307 , August 2009

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