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    An oncogene is a gene that has the potential to cause cancer. In tumor cells, these genes are often mutated, or expressed at high levels. Most normal cells...
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  • Myc is a family of regulator genes and proto-oncogenes that code for transcription factors. The Myc family consists of three related human genes: c-myc...
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  • Oncogene addiction is a process in which cancers with genetic, epigenetic, or chromosomal irregularities become dependent on one or several genes for maintenance...
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    Proto-oncogene c-KIT is the gene encoding the receptor tyrosine kinase protein known as tyrosine-protein kinase KIT, CD117 (cluster of differentiation...
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    into the host cell or to enhance already existing oncogenic genes (proto-oncogenes) in the genome. For example, it has been shown that vFLIP and vCyclin...
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  • Oncogene is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published under the Springer Nature addressing cancer cell genetics and the structure and function of oncogenes...
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    positive regulator of cell migration. Akt1 was originally identified as the oncogene in the transforming retrovirus, AKT8. Akt2 is an important signaling molecule...
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    the MET gene are associated with papillary renal carcinoma. MET proto-oncogene (GeneID: 4233) has a total length of 125,982 bp, and it is located in the...
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    produce a functional fusion protein. Many important cancer-promoting oncogenes are fusion genes produced in this way. Examples include: Gag-onc fusion...
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    The RET proto-oncogene encodes a receptor tyrosine kinase for members of the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) family of extracellular...
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    ABL (gene) (redirect from Abl oncogene)
    initially isolated from the Abelson murine leukemia virus. The ABL1 proto-oncogene encodes a cytoplasmic and nuclear protein tyrosine kinase that has been...
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    BOC Identifiers Aliases BOC, CDON2, BOC cell adhesion associated, oncogene regulated, Boi External IDs OMIM: 608708; MGI: 2151153; HomoloGene: 32819; GeneCards:...
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    RAF proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase, also known as proto-oncogene c-RAF or simply c-Raf or even Raf-1, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded...
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  • Tpr-Met fusion protein is an oncogene fusion protein consisting of TPR and MET. Tpr-Met was generated following a chromosomal rearrangement induced by...
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    cause cancer. But simultaneous over-expression of Bcl-2 and the proto-oncogene myc may produce aggressive B-cell malignancies including lymphoma. In follicular...
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    This growth factor receptor is called c-kit and is produced by a proto-oncogene (c-kit). Mutation of c-kit causes the constitutive activity of tyrosine...
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    Ras GTPase (redirect from Ras oncogene)
    three Ras genes in humans (HRAS, KRAS, and NRAS) are the most common oncogenes in human cancer; mutations that permanently activate Ras are found in...
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    to specificity of downstream signaling. It has been shown that the sis oncogene is derived from the PDGF B-chain gene. PDGF-BB is the highest-affinity...
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    called B-Raf. The gene is also referred to as proto-oncogene B-Raf and v-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B, while the protein is more formally known...
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    Protein c-Fos is a proto-oncogene that is the human homolog of the retroviral oncogene v-fos. It is encoded in humans by the FOS gene. It was first discovered...
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    "The human homologue of the putative proto-oncogene Spi-1: characterization and expression in tumors". Oncogene. 5 (5): 663–668. PMID 1693183. Oikawa T,...
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    MYB proto-oncogene like 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYBL1 gene. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000185697 – Ensembl, May 2017 GRCm38:...
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    protein that in humans is encoded by the FBJ murine osteosarcoma viral oncogene homolog B (FOSB) gene. The FOS gene family consists of four members: FOS...
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    myocardial fibrosis, chronic kidney disease). The identification of EGFR as an oncogene has led to the development of anticancer therapeutics directed against...
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    ROS1 (redirect from C-ros oncogene 1)
    Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase ROS is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ROS1 gene. This proto-oncogene, highly expressed in a variety...
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    Transcription factor Maf, also known as proto-oncogene c-Maf or V-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog, is a transcription factor that in...
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    A tumor suppressor gene (TSG), or anti-oncogene, is a gene that regulates a cell during cell division and replication. If the cell grows uncontrollably...
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    KRAS because it was first identified as a viral oncogene in the Kirsten RAt Sarcoma virus. The oncogene identified was derived from a cellular genome,...
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  • The MAS1 oncogene (MAS receptor) is a G protein-coupled receptor which binds the angiotensin II metabolite angiotensin (1-7). The MAS1 receptor, when activated...
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    known as proto-oncogene c-Fes/Fps is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FES gene. FES was originally cloned as a retroviral oncogene from feline...
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