The term oncogene was introduced in the middle of the 1960s to denote special parts of the genetic material of certain viruses. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 - Press Release] Reference
Experts identified a smoke-induced mutation in GPA or glycophorin A - an 'oncogene' which changes normal cells into cancerous tumours. From Wordnik.com. [Home] Reference
Once more unto the breach, dear friends oncogene oncology. From Wordnik.com. [Entry Index: Native Americans to opera] Reference
The difference between an oncogene in a virus and in a cell. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 - Press Release] Reference
In the cytoplasm there is one more group of oncogene products. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 - Press Release] Reference
Herceptin targets the oncogene peculiar to certain individuals. From Wordnik.com. [Candidates Lay Out Ideas On Health Care In Vegas] Reference
The vast majority of funding continues to back oncogene research. From Wordnik.com. [Chasing Cancer] Reference
How about when the final gene mutation in the proto-oncogene occurs?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Shouldn’t Donations to the American Cancer Society] Reference
The effect of aspartame administration on oncogene and suppressor gene expressions. From Wordnik.com. [Alcohol] Reference
In these children the retroviral vector inserted next to an oncogene, activating it. From Wordnik.com. [That's another fine mess you've made Jonathan! - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
The drug Herceptin, for instance, successfully targeted an oncogene in breast cancer. From Wordnik.com. [The Most Insidious Illness] Reference
The RET proto-oncogene in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 and Hirschsprung's disease. From Wordnik.com. [Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2] Reference
The cellular gene is split (a mosaic gene) whereas the oncogene in the virus is continuous. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 - Press Release] Reference
Segments have been exchanged between chromosomes 8 and 14 which has activated the oncogene myc. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 - Press Release] Reference
The original discovery of a cellular oncogene led to an intensive search for further similar genes. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 - Press Release] Reference
This may result in an increased turn-over of the oncogene which may lead to abnormal cellular growth. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 - Press Release] Reference
The localization of different oncogene products (Sis, ErbB, Ras, Src, Myc) is schematically indicated. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 - Press Release] Reference
There are examples of oncogene products, viz. proteins produced in the cytoplasm, which can act as growth factors. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 - Press Release] Reference
These findings led to the remarkable conclusion that the oncogene in the virus did not represent a true viral gene but. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 - Press Release] Reference
Cellular oncogene products with different properties act in different positions of elaborate signal systems (Figure 2). From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 - Press Release] Reference
Finally, there is a large number of oncogene products which are located in the nucleus of the cell, i.e. Myc, Myb, Fos. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 - Press Release] Reference
Another oncogene product shows similarity with a later discovered growth factor derived from the blood platelets (PDGF). From Wordnik.com. [Physiology or Medicine 1986 - Press Release] Reference
He is most widely known for his discoveries of the first human oncogene -- a gene that causes normal cells to form tumors. From Wordnik.com. [Susan Sawyers: Cancer Research and the Stimulus] Reference
However, in many cases it was found that alterations of the transferred oncogene contributed to its accentuated expression. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 - Press Release] Reference
There are several oncogene products which represent receptors in the cytoplasmic membrane of the cells, e.g. ErbA, Fms, Kit. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 - Press Release] Reference
This infers that genetic control elements in the virus itself can be responsible for the abnormal expression of the oncogene. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 - Press Release] Reference
The virus's potential to express itself is in our genomes, sort of like an oncogene has the power to express itself as a cancer. From Wordnik.com. [Invasion]
Thus, oncogene products function as links in signal chains stretching from the surface of the cell to the genetic material in the nucleus. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 - Press Release] Reference
Professor Evans then turned his attention to an oncogene called. From Wordnik.com. [Cancer Research UK - RSS Feed] Reference
If an oncogene is downstream of the retroviral insertion site, youre screwed. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
Lee YS, Dutta A (2007) The tumor suppressor microRNA let-7 represses the HMGA2 oncogene. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
Murray's team looked at the role the oncogene PKC-iota (PKCi) plays in pancreatic cancer. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
The BMI1 oncogene is overexpressed in several human malignancies including gastric cancer. From Wordnik.com. [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference
Cancer cells fueled by mutant KRAS oncogene can be killed by blocking genetic partner of KRAS. From Wordnik.com. [THE MEDICAL NEWS] Reference
Cancer cells fueled by the mutant KRAS oncogene can be killed by blocking its genetic partner. From Wordnik.com. [THE MEDICAL NEWS] Reference
In some cases of breast cancer the NRG1 gene has been damaged in a way that suggests it could be acting as an oncogene. From Wordnik.com. Reference
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