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tumor suppressor gene or anti-oncogene

Tumor suppressor genes are involved in cell cycle checkpoints. Inactivation of tumor suppressor genes usually occurs by loss of one allele followed by a point mutation in the remaining allele. Homozygous deletions are rare.

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anti-oncoprotein (tumor suppressor protein)

Specific

CDKN2C gene CYLD1 (cylindromatosis) gene Deleted in Colon Carcinoma [DCC] tumor suppressor gene deleted in neuroblastoma 5 drosophila discs large [dlg] gene familial adenomatous polyposis [FAP] gene KCNRG gene malignant transformation suppression-1 (MTS1) gene; suppressor of anchorage independence-1 gene; transformation suppressor-1 (TFS-1) gene MMAC1 or PTEN gene multiple tumor suppressor-1 (MTS1); INK4; CDKN2A gene multiple tumor suppressor-2 (MTS2) gene; CDKN2B Mutated in Colon Carcinoma [MCC] tumor suppressor gene neurofibromatosis type-1 gene or NF1 gene neurofibromatosis type-2 gene or NF2 gene p53 gene p63 gene p73 gene ras GAP gene retinoblastoma [Rb] gene (Rb1) SAS gene WAF1 gene, PIC1, CIP1, SDI1 Wilms tumor gene, WAGR gene or wt1

General

gene

Properties

TEMPLATE-FOR: messenger RNA TEMPLATE-FOR: anti-oncoprotein MOTIF: transcription factor binding site transcriptional start site exon intron transcriptional termination site

References

  1. Cordon-Cardo C. Mutations of cell cycle regulators. Biological and clinical implications for human neoplasia. Am J Pathol. 1995 Sep;147(3):545-60. Review. PMID: 7677168