News tagged with oncogene
Cancer: 'Primitive' gene discovered
To find the causes for cancer, biochemists and developmental biologists at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, retraced the function of an important human cancer gene 600 million years back in time. For ...
Feb 11, 2010 |
5 / 5 (7) |
0
|
Researchers make major breakthrough in melanoma research
In a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for patients with malignant melanoma, researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered that a particular protein suppresses the progression of melanoma through ...
Dec 22, 2010 |
5 / 5 (6) |
0
|
Scientists discover first breast cancer 'oncogene' in five years
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have pinpointed a key cancer-causing gene that, when overactive, triggers a particularly aggressive type of breast cancer to develop.
Feb 18, 2011 |
5 / 5 (6) |
0
|
Suppressing activity of common intestinal bacteria reduces tumor growth
A team of University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers has discovered that common intestinal bacteria appear to promote tumor growths in genetically susceptible mice, but that tumorigenesis can be suppressed ...
May 09, 2010 |
4.8 / 5 (6) |
3
|
New melanoma tumor suppressor gene uncovered
National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have identified a gene that suppresses tumor growth in melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The finding is reported today in the journal Nature Genetics as part of a s ...
Mar 29, 2009 |
4 / 5 (5) |
2
Cancer-causing bacterium targets tumor-suppressor protein
Researchers have discovered a mechanism by which Helicobacter pylori, the only known cancer-causing bacterium, disables a tumor suppressor protein in host cells.
Aug 02, 2010 |
5 / 5 (4) |
0
|
UA Researcher Awarded Patent for Breast Cancer Drug Breakthrough
(PhysOrg.com) -- The treatment is designed to block the interaction of two proteins in cells that cause breast cancer to grow and spread. It targets cancer-specific interactions and has shown no toxicity to normal cells ...
Aug 19, 2010 |
5 / 5 (4) |
1
Blocking an oncogene in liver cancer could be potential therapy option
Scientists have found that a synthetic molecule they designed can block activation of a gene in liver cancer cells, halting a process that allows some of those cancer cells to survive chemotherapy.
Oct 12, 2010 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
|
Gene may be good target for tough-to-kill prostate cancer cells
Purdue University scientists believe they have found an effective target for killing late-stage, metastatic prostate cancer cells.
Sep 27, 2011 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
|
New Hope for Deadly Childhood Bone Cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah have shed new light on Ewing’s sarcoma, an often deadly bone cancer that typically afflicts children and young adults. Their research ...
Aug 31, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
New research shows versatility of amniotic fluid stem cells
For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that stem cells found in amniotic fluid meet an important test of potential to become specialized cell types, which suggests they may be useful for treating a wider array of ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 23, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Study sheds light on role of stem cells in children's brain tumor
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from scientists at Queen Mary, University of London shows how the most common type of children's brain cancer can arise from stem cells.
Jan 11, 2010 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
|
Roundworm unlocks pancreatic cancer pathway
The National Cancer Institute estimates that more than 43,000 Americans were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year and more than 36,000 died from the disease. Despite advances in genetic science showing that the Ras ...
Jan 19, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Study unmasks a stem cell origin of skin cancer and the genetic roots of malignancy
A constellation of different stem cell populations within our skin help it to cope with normal wear and tear. By constantly proliferating, the stem cells allow skin to replenish itself, allowing each cell to be replaced by ...
Feb 03, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
|
Study Describes Novel Model of Skin Cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have developed a new model of skin cancer based on the knowledge that a common cancer-related molecule called Src kinase is ...
Dec 09, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Oncogene
An oncogene is a gene that, when mutated or expressed at high levels, helps turn a normal cell into a cancer cell.
Many cells normally undergo a programmed form of death (apoptosis). Activated oncogenes can cause those cells to survive and proliferate instead. Most oncogenes require an additional step, such as mutations in another gene, or environmental factors, such as viral infection, to cause cancer. Since the 1970s, dozens of oncogenes have been identified in human cancer. Many cancer drugs target those DNA sequences and their products.
For more information about Oncogene, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
This text uses material from Wikipedia and is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.
