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Tumor Oncogene Signaling
Tumor Oncogene Signaling
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10th Grade
05/29/2012

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Term
PDGFB
Platelet derived growth factor
Definition
Overexpression of a growth factor, autocrine loop
Term
ERBB2 [Her2/neu]
Definition
Growth factor receptor

Breast carcinomas
Term
RET
Definition
Growth factor receptor

MEN2A, MEN2B, sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma
Term
KIT
Definition
Growth factor receptor

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Term
RAS gene family
Definition
Signal transducer (from membrane to the nucleus via GTP binding protein)

Mutated Ras inhibits the activity of GTPase activating protein (wont shut off from GTP to GDP)

Carcinomas, melanoma, and lymphoma
Term
ABL
Definition
Signal transducer (from membrane to the nucleus via tyrosine kinase)

CML and some types of ALL
t(9;22) with BCR
Term
c-MYC
Definition
Nuclear regulator (upregulates genes, and growth promoting proteins via transcription factor)

Burkitt Lymphoma
t(8;14) involving IgH
Term
N-MYC
Definition
Nuclear regulator (upregulates genes, and growth promoting proteins via transcription factor)

Neuroblastoma
Term
L-MYC
Definition
Nuclear regulator (upregulates genes, and growth promoting proteins via transcription factor)

Lung carcinoma (small cell)
Term
CCND1 (Cyclin D1)
Definition
Cell cycle regulator (proteins that assist in movement through the cell cycle)

Mantle Cell lymphoma
t(11;14) involving IgH
Term
CDK4
Definition
Cell cycle regulator (proteins that assist in movement through the cell cycle) via Cyclin-dependent kinase

Melanoma for example
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