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1 online resource (252 pages), The Advances in Cancer Research series provides invaluable information on the exciting and fast-moving field of cancer research. This volume presents outstanding and original reviews on a variety of topics including RUNX Genes in Development and Cancer; The RNA Continent; The c-myc Promoter; Designer Self-Assembling Peptide Nanofiber Scaffolds for Study of 3-D Cell Biology and Beyond; and Dendritic Cells in Cancer Immunotherapy, Print version record, Front Cover; Advances in Cancer Research; Copyright Page; Introduction; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Met-Related Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Ron in Tumor Growth and Metastasis; I. Ron Structure and Function; III. Ron Chromosomal Location and Cancer; VII. Oncogenic Potential of the Ron Receptor; VIII. Loss of Function Mouse Models for Ron; IX. Loss of Ron Function and Tumorigenesis; X. Gain of Function Mouse Models for Ron Overexpression in Tumors; XI. Mechanisms of Ron-Induced Tumorigenesis: Signaling Through the Ron Receptor; XII. Receptor Cross-Talk and Ron Activity in Tumorigenesis, XIII. AngiogenesisXIV. Genomic Instability and Cell Cycle Disruption; XVII. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Chapter 2: TAM Receptor Tyrosine Kinases: Biologic Functions, Signaling, and Potential Therapeutic Targeting in Human Cancer; I. Introduction; IV. Potential Therapeutic Applications; V. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Chapter 3: Epithelial Morphogenesis and Intestinal Cancer: New Insights in Signaling Mechanisms; I. The Intestinal Epithelium; II. Wnt Signaling in the Intestine; VI. PTEN (Phosphatase and Tensin Homologue) in the Intestine; VII. Receptor Tyrosine Kinases, VIII. An Example of Integration Between Signaling Pathways: K-Ras Promotes Wnt SignalingIX. Metastasis; X. Initial Step of Metastasis-Invasion Through the EMT or Collective Cell Migration?; XII. beta-Catenin Target Genes at the Invasive Front; XIV. Concluding Remarks and Perspectives; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4: Molecular