Why does uncontrolled growth result from mutations affecting growth factor receptor tyrosine kinases in cancer cells?

💡 Explanation

Cancer cells with mutated growth factor receptors exhibit constitutive activation of downstream signaling, because the mutated receptors signal even without growth factor binding; therefore, pathways promoting cell division are constantly active, rather than being regulated, resulting in uncontrolled growth.

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