Cancer Genes Flashcards
abl
Oncogene
Associated with CML
Gene product: tyrosine kinase
c-myc
Oncogene
Associated with Burkitt’s
Gene Product: Transcription Factor
bcl-2
Oncogene
Associated with follicular and undifferentiated lymphomas (inhibits apoptosis)
Gene product: anti-apoptotic molecule
erb-B2
Oncogene
Associated with breast, ovarian, and gastric carcinomas
Gene product: tyrosine kinase
ras
Oncogene
Associated with colon carcinoma
Gene product: GTPase
L-myc
oncogene
associated with lung cancer
gene product: transcription factor
N-myc
Oncogene
Associated with Neuroblastoma
Gene product: Transcription factor
ret
Oncogene
Associated with MENIIA and IIB
Gene product: Tyrosine kinase
c-kit
Oncogene
Associated with gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Gene product: Cytokine receptor
Rb
Tumor Supressor
Associated with Retinoblastoma and osteosarcoma
Gene Product: blocks G1->S phase of cell cycle
p53
Tumor Suppressor
Associated with most human cancers, Li-Fraumeni syndrome
Gene product: blocks G1->S phase of cell cycle
BRCA1
Tumor suppressor
Associated with Breast adn ovarian cancer
Gene product: DNA repair protein
BRCA2
Tumor Suppressor
Associated with Breast cancer
Gene product: DNA repair protein
p16
Tumor Suppressor
Associated with Melanoma
APC
Tumor Suppressor
Associated with Colorectal Cancer (associated with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis)