Alternative Names
Receptor tyrosine-protein kinase erbB-2; Epidermal growth factor receptor-related protein; Proto-oncogene Neu; Proto-oncogene c-ErbB-2; p185erbB2; p185neu; CD340; ERBB2
Background
ERBB2 belongs to the protein kinase superfamily, Tyr protein kinase family and EGF receptor subfamily. It contains a protein kinase domain. ERBB2 is widely expressed in epithelial cells, and amplification and/or overexpression of ErbB2 has been reported associated with malignancy and a poor prognosis in numerous carcinomas, including breast, prostate and ovarian cancers. Rat ERBB2 is an essential component of a neuregulin-receptor complex, although neuregulins do not interact with it alone. ErbB2 mediates signalling pathways which involve mitogen-activated protein kinase and phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase, this receptor plays a key role in development, cell proliferation and differentiation.
Note
For Research Use Only , Not for Diagnostic Use.
